Новости за 18.11.2016

Pope Francis has said he is not losing any sleep over a challenge from a group of conservative cardinals who have accused the Argentine of contradicting Church teaching.

The Scottish and Welsh governments will be allowed to intervene in the upcoming Supreme Court case to decide how Britain will begin negotiations to leave the European Union, the court said Friday.

La paire française Nicolas Mahut et Pierre-Hugues Herbert a terminé le Masters sur une troisième défaite en trois matches vendredi à Londres où elle est désormais assurée de perdre sa place de N.1 mondiale de la spécialité.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes "killer" striker Marcus Rashford will help Manchester United cope without suspended team-mate Zlatan Ibrahimovic when the Premier League giants meet at Old Trafford on Saturday.

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Jeff Sessions, a conservative senator who was one of his early backers in the race for the White House, to be attorney general, US media reported Friday.

Benoît Hamon, candidat à la primaire initiée par le PS, a dévoilé vendredi une première liste de soutiens parlementaires, qui compte outre lui-même 18 frondeurs, soit la majorité d'entre eux selon son entourage.

La pneumologue Irène Frachon, qui a révélé le scandale sanitaire du Mediator, espère que "La fille de Brest", le film qui retrace avec beaucoup d'authenticité son combat contre les laboratoires Servier, va "à nouveau bousculer le monde médical".

Le parquet de Nice a engagé vendredi une procédure pour modifier le prénom d'un petit garçon déclaré à l'état civil sous le nom de "Mohamed, Nizar Merah" évoquant celui du tueur jihadiste de Toulouse et Montauban en 2012.

Avec "La Fille de Brest", en salles mercredi, la réalisatrice Emmanuelle Bercot brosse un portrait à l'énergie contagieuse, celui de la pneumologue Irène Frachon qui a révélé le scandale sanitaire du Mediator, interprétée par l'actrice danoise Sidse Babett Knudsen.

Several people were hurt Friday when a train partly derailed after smashing into a milk tanker in the northeastern Netherlands, police said.

Music icon Bob Dylan is expected to come to Stockholm next spring, as the winner of this year's Nobel prize in literature will skip the award ceremony in December, a Swedish academy member said on Friday.

Il était seul, il avait 16 ans, il a eu quelques minutes pour se décider. L'officier birman lui a laissé le choix: aller en prison ou bien rejoindre l'armée birmane et venir grossir les rangs des enfants soldats du pays.

Le président de la BCE Mario Draghi s'est montré vendredi très prudent concernant l'économie en zone euro, dont les perspectives ne portent pas selon lui à l'optimisme, nourrissant les attentes d'un nouvel assouplissement à venir de la politique monétaire ultra-accommodante.

A major earthquake devastated the UNESCO world heritage city of Bam in Iran in December 2003. 26,000 people died and 30,000 were injured. Much of the city was destroyed, including its famed ancient citadel which dates back to the 7th century. Still grieving for their lost loved ones, today's inhabitants are nonetheless battling to rebuild their celebrated city. FRANCE 24 went to meet Bam's citizens, who are hoping that tourists will return to this important historical city.

Next time you're at the Taj Mahal, find yourself standing on a precarious cliff or see an approaching train, maybe just enjoy the moment rather than trying to capture the perfect selfie.

A bill to quash the convictions of men convicted of child sex assaults if they marry their victim being debated by Turkey's parliament provoked fury on Friday with critics accusing it of encouraging child rape.

Amnesty International on Friday called on Russia to abolish a law targeting overseas-backed campaign groups, which has been used to crack down on more than 100 organisations labelled "foreign agents."

La société Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) a annoncé vendredi l'arrêt du Critérium international, qui se déroulait chaque année suivant la formule d'un triptyque sur deux journées, fin mars à Porto-Vecchio (Corse du Sud).

Le ministre de l'Agriculture Stéphane Le Foll a annoncé vendredi le versement d'aides supplémentaires aux éleveurs laitiers en difficulté, ainsi qu'aux éleveurs bovins afin de limiter la baisse des cours sur le marché de la viande.

La Turquie poursuit sa purge. La police turque a arrêté vendredi 18 novembre 73 universitaires soupçonnés de proximité avec le prédicateur Fethullah Gülen.

Gianni Infantino wants a radical shake-up to the Club World Cup, increasing the number of teams taking part in the annual event from seven to 32.

Buckingham Palace will get a £369 million overhaul to replace leaky pipes and old cabling under a taxpayer-funded plan unveiled on Friday by royal officials and the government.

Ask the people of Pinkafeld what makes them proud of their pastel-coloured town set amid pine-strewn hills and many will reply "Our flowers", followed by "...and our Norbert".

The International Monetary Fund said Friday its team had ended a visit to Kiev without seeing sufficient economic restructuring progress to release a new loan to Ukraine this year.

A Chinese conglomerate has won the rights to broadcast the English Premier League in the Asian country for three years, it said Friday, with reports putting the deal's value at $650 million.