Новости за 05.04.2024

No one was hurt, though, and New York's iconic skyline remained intact. "I AM FINE," reported the Empire State Building on its X account. The tremor had a 4.8 magnitude, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). Near the epicenter in Lebanon, New Jersey, store supervisor Dominika Uniejewska, 50, said "I'm still shaking" after being woken up by the quake. "I've never experienced such a strong earthquake. I did experience some before, but it was nothing compared to that. The whole house was really shaking. Читать дальше...

The 15-year-old teenager was badly beaten Thursday near his school in a town south of Paris and rushed to hospital following a cardiac arrest. He died of his wounds early on Friday afternoon, a prosecutor said. Police on Friday afternoon detained five people linked to the attack, including three 17-year-olds, a 15-year-old and a 20-year-old, a prosecutor said. It was the second such assault this week, after a 13-year-old girl was left temporarily comatose after being attacked outside her school... Читать дальше...

Some 120,000 people descended on the shrine, which dominates the Old City, officials said, with grand mufti Muhammad Ahmad Hussein urging the faithful to brave the heavy police presence because of the war in Gaza. Adli al-Agha, 53, from Jerusalem, told AFP that many people "had to flee dawn prayers" after Israeli police deployed a mini-drone spraying tear gas to disperse people chanting "Glory to God". "In our soul and our blood, we sacrifice for you Al-Aqsa," worshippers declared, according to Agha. Читать дальше...

The United Nations said Friday it has begun distributing food in Sudan’s restive western Darfur region for the first time in months, following two successful cross-border deliveries in March, but the population still faces widespread hunger unless more help arrives.

A French schoolboy on Friday died from wounds sustained in a violent assault, as President Emmanuel Macron warned schools should be protected from "uninhibited violence" among some youths.

A large tanker vehicle transporting the young salmon -- or smolts -- was travelling in a mountainous area of the northwestern state of Oregon last week when it rolled on its side and skidded off the road. The 53-foot-long truck ended up on its roof -- fortuitously for its slippery passengers, right next to a small creek. "About 77,000 smolts made it into the creek when the tanker overturned," said the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife in a statement. The truck driver suffered only minor injuries. Читать дальше...

Many were reluctant to admit that the 4.8 magnitude earthquake rattling New York on Friday was just an unimpressive little shake. This is New York after all. And with a rare total eclipse set to blot out the sun up the eastern United States on Monday, some are already looking for answers. "God is sending America strong signs to tell us to repent. Earthquakes and eclipses and many more things to come," Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene -- a noted conspiracy theorist even in normal times -- wrote on X. Читать дальше...

Asked as he left the White House whether he had threatened to stop military aid to Israel in the call with Netanyahu, Biden replied: "I asked them to do what they're doing." In a tense call on Thursday, Biden warned Netanyahu that US policy on Israel was dependent on the protection of civilians and aid workers in Gaza, following an Israeli strike that killed seven aid workers. Hours after the two leaders spoke, Israel announced that it would allow "temporary" aid deliveries into famine-threatened... Читать дальше...

According to a report in independent Israeli-Palestinian magazine +972, Israel has used AI to identify targets in Gaza -- in some cases with as little as 20 seconds of human oversight. Guterres said that he was "deeply troubled by reports that the Israeli military's bombing campaign includes Artificial Intelligence as a tool in the identification of targets, particularly in densely populated residential areas, resulting in a high level of civilian casualties." "No part of life and death decisions... Читать дальше...

Vingegaard, the double defending champion, and Evenepoel, the 2022 Spanish Vuelta winner, had their preparations for the Tour turned upside down in a split second on a Basque mountainside on Thursday. The Tour, which starts on 29 June in Florence, has been billed as the battle of cycling's 'Fantastic Four'. A third member of that quartet, Primoz Roglic, was also among the fallers as a dozen riders slid off on a downhill corner, some of them landing in a roadside ditch. Roglic, a Slovenian... Читать дальше...

James said on Instagram that he would enter the draft while also entering the NCAA transfer portal that would allow him to move to another college team. "I've had a year with some ups and downs but all added to growth for me as a man, student and athlete," he wrote. He also thanked USC and their staff for their support in his freshman season. Bronny James collapsed suddenly during training with the USC team in Los Angeles in July. The cardiac arrest episode and subsequent treatment for a heart... Читать дальше...

The former England captain will be absent for Saturday's European Champions Cup last-16 tie away to French side Bordeaux-Begles after suffering the injury in last week's English Premiership defeat by Northampton. Saracens said Friday that 32-year-old Farrell, England's record points-scorer, had a "minor hamstring injury" which will "keep him out for the next few weeks". That timeframe would include the Champions Cup quarter-finals, were Saracens to qualify for the last eight, which are staged next weekend. Читать дальше...

Eight out of 10 schools in Gaza are damaged or destroyed, UNICEF says, but it is the psychological damage the war has done to the territory's nearly 1.2 million children that has experts really worried. As Gaza's children face a long road to healing, including possible PTSD and potential cognitive disabilities from malnutrition, FRANCE 24's Gavin Lee is joined by Tess Ingram, UNICEF Spokesperson and Communications Specialist, on the ground in Rafah.

Roger Hallam and other protesters wanted to shut down the busy aviation hub to publicise their opposition to the construction of a third runway, their trial at a court in west London was told. But police swooped to thwart the climate activists' plans, throwing up a sweeping security cordon and making several arrests. Hallam, 57, was found guilty by a jury at Isleworth Crown Court of conspiracy to cause a public nuisance after a four-week trial that ended in December. Co-defendant Larch Maxey... Читать дальше...

Spurs published their 2022/23 financial results on Wednesday showing total revenue had increased to £549.6 million ($694 million), up from £444 million. A loss of £86.8 million was attributed to "significant and continued investment in the playing squad". Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy also said Spurs are in discussions with prospective investors in a bid to "capitalise on our long-term potential". Postecoglou said he was focussed on football. "My discussions around those kinds of issues are... Читать дальше...

Spread across several floors in Milan's opulent Palazzo Reale, "From the Heart to the Hands: Dolce & Gabbana" is the first exhibition dedicated to one of fashion's most successful partnerships. Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana met in Milan in the early 1980s before launching a design consulting studio and then their own label in 1985. But the brand's identity stemmed not from the stylish fashion capital -- Gabbana's birthplace -- but the heritage of Dolce's Sicily, which set it apart from other luxury rivals. Читать дальше...

Khan, who has been living and playing in the United Arab Emirates with the intention of representing the Gulf country, was called up to the Pakistan camp after blazing back-to-back centuries last month in the Pakistan Super League. The 28-year-old was "found to have breached his obligations owed to Emirates Cricket Board", said a statement from the UAE governing body. "After a detailed investigation, Usman was found to have misrepresented to ECB about his decision to play for the UAE team and has... Читать дальше...

After his brother was murdered in anti-Muslim riots, Pervez Qureshi watched the videos he believes incited the killers, part of a wave of hatred being fomented on social media ahead of India's elections. India has a long and grim history of sectarian clashes between the country’s Hindu majority and its largest minority group, but analysts warn that increasingly available modern technology is being used to deliberately exploit divisions.

Young Rwandans born after the genocide in 1994 when extremist Hutu slaughtered an estimated 800,000 Tutsi are increasingly looking to traditional dance to heal generational trauma. The traditional Rwandan dances share a common goal: to help future generation break ethnic barriers and live as one people.

The European Union on Friday pledged a 270-million-euro ($290-million) financial package for Armenia, seeking along with Washington to boost ties with Yerevan as its relations with Russia crumble. Amid talks aimed at ramping up cooperation between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, FRANCE 24's William Hilderbrandt is joined by Roland Freudenstein, Director of the Brussels Office of the Free Russia Foundation and Senior Associate Fellow at GLOBSEC.

The pair were unused substitutes in midweek as the defending champions brushed Aston Villa aside 4-1, with Phil Foden bagging a hat-trick. City are third in the Premier League after the midweek fixtures, three points behind leaders Liverpool and one behind second-placed Arsenal. Top goalscorer Haaland and playmaker De Bruyne could be kept on ice once again this weekend with the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final against Real taking place in Spain on Tuesday. "I don't know yet," Guardiola said on Friday... Читать дальше...

"Be certain that Iran's response to the targeting of its Damascus consulate is inevitable," Hassan Nasrallah said in a televised speech marking Quds (Jerusalem) Day -- an annual day of pro-Palestinian rallies held by Iran and its allies. Monday's strike in the Syrian capital levelled the five-storey consular annex of the Iranian embassy and killed seven Iranian Revolutionary Guards, two of them generals. Nasrallah, whose fighters have been exchanging near-daily cross-border fire with Israel since the Gaza war began in October... Читать дальше...

Two-time Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard suffered lung damage, broken ribs and a broken collarbone on Thursday, while Remco Evenepoel also broke his collarbone in the same incident. Primoz Roglic, who had been leading the general classification, retired despite not sustaining fractures in Thursday's crash, while Jay Vine, Sean Quinn and Steff Cras were also hospitalised. Soudal Quick-Step riders Landa and Gil Gelders were forced out of the race on Friday after another crash. It was a... Читать дальше...

Around 300 faithful attended the first mass in the 80-year-old church of Um al-Mauna -- "Our Lady of Perpetual Help" after it was fully renovated. They prayed and took photos on mobile phones. "I've been waiting for this day," 74-year-old former school director Ilham Abdullah said. "We hope that Christian families will come back and life will return to what it used to be" in Mosul, the capital of Nineveh province, home to one of the world's oldest Christian communities. Mosul, Iraq's second city... Читать дальше...

Cole Palmer's strike in the 11th minute of stoppage-time, the latest winning goal in Premier League history, sparked joyful scenes at Stamford Bridge on Thursday that were in marked contrast to the vocal anger of many Blues supporters during a disappointing Premier League season. Chelsea have been booed off their own ground several times this campaign, with the most severe reaction coming following a 4-2 defeat by Wolves in February. Pochettino's men, however, are unbeaten in the league since that... Читать дальше...