Новости за 28.01.2016

More than 1.4 billion smartphones were shipped worldwide last year in a new high for the sector with Chinese handset makers racking up the biggest gains, an industry tracker said.

French Ecology Minister Segolene Royal on Wednesday made the case for higher carbon pricing to promote green technology at a UN gathering of investors.

Former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo goes on trial Thursday charged with crimes against humanity, as five years after 3,000 people died in post-election unrest his supporters and foes hope to finally uncover the truth behind the crisis.

Britain will take in an unspecified number of migrant children who have been separated from their parents by conflicts in Syria and other countries, the government said Thursday.

World Rugby forecasts a "game-changing" 2016 for the sport with sevens making its Olympic debut in Rio. But interest in the game's short-form is waning in the 15-a-side code's New Zealand stronghold, despite the appearance of superstar World Cup winner Sonny Bill Williams at the Wellington Sevens this week.

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has his back to the wall once again ahead of his side's FA Cup fourth-round tie at second-tier Derby County on Friday.

Britain announced Thursday a £250 million (325 million euro, $350 dollar) package of funding to boost the oil industry in northeast Scotland, which has been hit hard by slumping prices.

The leader of the month-long armed occupation of a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon urged remaining protesters on Wednesday to leave the site and go home, a day after his arrest and the death of a supporter.

The Organization of American States gave a green light to sending a mission to Haiti to work on easing the political crisis over its delayed presidential runoff vote.

President Barack Obama used an event honoring Holocaust heroes to warn of rising anti-Semitism and to stress America's "unbreakable" bonds with Israel.

Portugal's second division clubs are disturbed over plans to impose Chinese players on the league as part of a sponsorship deal with a Chinese company.

Everton manager Roberto Martinez complained that his team had been unjustly denied a place in the League Cup final after a controversy-flecked semi-final loss to Manchester City.

Health risks faced by National Football League players were back in the spotlight Wednesday after research revealed that former New York Giants safety Tyler Sash suffered brain damage before his death.

Australia diver Matthew Mitcham announced his surprise retirement on Thursday after winning gold at the Beijing Olympics and 2014 Commonwealth Games.

L'élimination des handballeurs français avant les demi-finales de l'Euro mercredi soir en Pologne "n'est pas un dérapage" a estimé leur sélectionneur Claude Onesta même si son équipe a manqué de "flamme" et "d'efficacité" lors de la défaite contre la Norvège (24-29).

La Suède entend expulser jusqu'à 80.000 migrants arrivés sur son sol en 2015 et dont la demande d'asile a été ou sera rejetée, a déclaré mercredi le ministre de l'Intérieur Anders Ygeman.

Plus de 15 millions de personnes touchées par la crise du logement: la Fondation Abbé Pierre dresse le tableau d'une France "malade du mal-logement" et appelle, dans son rapport annuel publié jeudi, à plus de "volontarisme politique".

Christiane Taubira, qui a démissionné mercredi du ministère de la Justice, se disait samedi dernier lors de l'enregistrement d'une émission télévisée "absolument sûre" de ne pas participer à une primaire à gauche.

Une conférence des donateurs pour la Syrie prévue à Londres la semaine prochaine va faire pression sur les Etats pour qu'ils doublent leur contribution financière pour venir à bout de la crise humanitaire, a annoncé mercredi la Grande-Bretagne.

The 2016 LPGA season opens Thursday at the Bahamas LPGA Classic with top-ranked New Zealand teen Lydia Ko absent and players mindful about women's golf returning to the Olympics.

Alvaro Morata answered his critics with a brace for Juventus in a thrilling 3-0 win in the first leg of their Italian Cup semi-final against Inter Milan in Turin on Wednesday.

Holders Paris Saint-Germain moved into the French League Cup final after seeing off a stubborn Toulouse 2-0 at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday.

La ministre française de l'Ecologie Ségolène Royal a plaidé mercredi devant des investisseurs réunis à l'ONU pour un prix du carbone élevé susceptible d'inciter les entrepreneurs à privilégier l'économie verte.

Encore mené par Angel Di Maria, merveilleux buteur, le Paris SG, double tenant du titre, pourra tenter la passe de trois en finale de la Coupe de la Ligue contre Lille, après s'être débarrassé de Toulouse (2-0), mercredi.

Le Parlement français a adopté, mercredi, une proposition de loi qui permet de plonger dans une sédation "profonde et continue" des patients en phase terminale. Le texte n’autorise en revanche ni l’euthanasie ni le suicide assisté.