Новости за 15.03.2024

Boniface injured his adductor while preparing for the Africa Cup of Nations with Nigeria in January and has been out since. Originally scheduled to return sometime in April, Alonso said the 23-year-old could be fit for Leverkusen's home clash with Hoffenheim on March 30. "He's not ready yet, but next week we have an international break and we'll use the time to take a step forward with him. "Maybe for Hoffenheim if everything goes well, but we'll see. "We need to have a bit more patience but... Читать дальше...

Should coach Luis de la Fuente hand Cubarsi some time on the pitch, the 17-year-old will become the youngest central defender to play for Spain, surpassing Sergio Ramos who debuted when he was 18. Cubarsi was integrated into Barca's first team this season and made his Champions League debut as a starter in the club's 3-1 victory over Napoli on Tuesday, a result that guaranteed the Catalan club a quarter-final against Paris Saint-Germain. He has made nine appearances for Barcelona in La Liga and two more in the Copa del Rey. Читать дальше...

Returning on a six-month loan to Dortmund after an unhappy time at Manchester United, Sancho has scored in his past two games. The English winger scored his first goal since May 2023 in Saturday's 2-1 victory at Werder Bremen and scored again in Wednesday's 2-0 Champions League last-16 win over PSV Eindhoven, which sent Dortmund to the last eight. Sancho was subbed off with 15 minutes remaining against PSV but Terzic said Friday "on Thursday we did some tests and thank god it's nothing big".... Читать дальше...

US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Thursday that Israel must make "significant course corrections" to achieve lasting peace with the Palestinians. In a Senate speech he said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government "no longer fits the needs of Israel" after Oct. 7.

Tuilagi, 32, has been linked with a move to French clubs Perpignan, Bayonne and Montpellier at the end of the season, which would make him ineligible for England. "Every time I get to represent England it could be the last game," Tuilagi told reporters before Saturday's game in Lyon. "Every game could be your last game, so you have got to make the most of it and enjoy it," he added. Tuilagi has been named on the bench to face Les Bleus and is set for his first England appearance since October's Rugby World Cup third place play off victory.

Gunfire rang out Thursday in Haiti's capital and "bandits" set a police official's house ablaze, ending three days of relative calm as politicians pressed on with talks to form an interim governing body. The country has been convulsed for two weeks by a gang uprising, with the well-armed groups saying they wanted to topple Prime Minister Ariel Henry, an unpopular and unelected leader.

Arsenal will face Harry Kane's Bayern Munich, while Paris Saint-Germain meet Barcelona and Atletico Madrid will take on Borussia Dortmund in the other ties. Pep Guardiola's City will travel to the Spanish capital for the first leg on April 6 or 7, with the return in Manchester a week later. City beat Madrid in the semi-finals last season on the way to winning the Champions League for the first time, following a 1-1 draw at the Santiago Bernabeu with a stunning 4-0 victory at home in the second leg. Читать дальше...

The three-time Olympic medallist was rushed to hospital with a heavy concussion, a broken femur, fractured pelvis and fractured ribs after falling off his horse during a cross-country ride on Thursday. "Shane had surgery this morning to stabilise the femur and pelvis," said a statement on his Instagram page, adding that he was in intensive care. "While the timing is unfortunate we are hopeful there is adequate time for him to recover and still be able to continue his preparation schedule for the... Читать дальше...

Neuer last played for Germany at the World Cup in Qatar in December 2022, breaking his leg shortly after and missing almost a year of football. Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann said Thursday no decision had been made on whether Neuer or Barcelona keeper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen would be the team's number one. The 2014 World Cup winner returned to the field for a home match against Darmstadt in October -- Bayern's same opponents this weekend. "Once he made it back on the pitch I really knew he'd be back for the home Euros. Читать дальше...

Defending champions Manchester City will play record winners Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-finals while Barcelona take on Paris St Germain after the draw was held at UEFA’s headquarters in Nyon on Friday.

In Iran, the death of 22-year-old student Mahsa Amini triggered an unprecedented uprising that is still having repercussions. Arrested on September 13, 2022 by Iran's morality police for wearing an "ill-fitting" headscarf that did not fully cover her hair, Amini died three days later in hospital, provoking a wave of anger and protests across the country. A new generation of women is now daring to defy the mandatory Islamic veil law imposed by the mullahs. Who are these young women ready to break the law... Читать дальше...

Russia began three days of voting Friday in a presidential election that is all but certain to extend President Vladimir Putin’s rule by six more years after he stifled dissent. The election takes place against the backdrop of a ruthless crackdown that has crippled independent media and prominent rights groups and given Putin full control of the political system. FRANCE 24's Chief Foreign Editor Rob Parsons tells us more.

US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Shumer called on Thursday for new elections in Israel, harshly criticising Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as an obstacle to peace. Democrat Schumer, long a supporter of Israel and the highest-ranking Jewish elected official, told the Senate that Netanyahu's government "no longer fits the needs of Israel" five months into a war that began with attacks on Israel by Hamas militants on Oct. 7.

Efforts mounted on Thursday to get more aid into the war-devastated Gaza Strip, where the UN warns of famine and desperate residents have stormed relief convoys. After mediators failed to reach a truce between Israel and Hamas for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which started Monday, fighting continued with at least 69 deaths over the previous 24 hours, the Hamas-run territory's health ministry said.

Australia's McKeown touched in 2mins 04.21sec at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre to beat the field by seven seconds -- the second-fastest time this year behind American arch-rival Regan Smith and the ninth quickest ever. It was at the same championships last year that McKeown set the current world record of 2:03.14, bettering Smith's previous mark. McKeown also owns the best times in history over 50m and 100m -- the first woman to hold world records in all three backstroke disciplines. ... Читать дальше...

The seven-time defending champion Crusaders couldn't hold on as they crashed to four straight defeats for the first time, heaping more pressure on new coach Rob Penney. Playing their first match at home in Christchurch after three losses on the road, Penney's team hit the front against the competition leaders in the 71st minute through a penalty to fly-half Riley Hohepa. However, the Crusaders were reduced to 14 men soon afterwards when reserve lock Jamie Hannah was shown a yellow card. The Hurricanes... Читать дальше...

The transport plane rumbled above the besieged territory, as airmen from the 26th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron readied pallets of desperately needed food aid destined for Palestinians in northern Gaza. But the three tonnes of humanitarian assistance provided by Jordan is just a "drop in the bucket" of what is needed, said co-pilot Lieutenant Colonel Jeremy Anderson. "There are so many people that need aid out there," he said, during the 10th US aid drop over the territory. Gazans are experiencing... Читать дальше...

"I was waiting a long time," said the 49-year-old, who used to work in public transport maintenance in the Uzbek capital, Tashkent. Shermatova now drives the number 51, an electric bus, around Tashkent -- the biggest city in Central Asia with a population of three million. She said her husband, also a bus driver, was concerned at first but has given her "full support" although he "tells me every day to be careful". Seeing a woman bus driver is an unusual sight in Uzbekistan -- a highly patriarchal country of around 35 million people. Читать дальше...

France’s parliament on Thursday backed a string of measures making low-cost fast fashion, especially from Chinese mass producers, less attractive to buyers.

Hong Kong is fast-tracking a homegrown national security law, following the one Beijing imposed in 2020 after quashing huge and sometimes violent pro-democracy protests. The government bill -- expected to be put to a legislature vote within days -- proposes a maximum jail term of 14 years for any person who knows that someone will commit treason but fails to report it to the police. The Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong said in a statement Friday that it "recognises that citizens have an obligation to ensure national security". Читать дальше...

The 79-year-old in 2022 became the first South Korean to win a Golden Globe Award for best supporting actor in a series for his performance as a seemingly vulnerable old man in the mega-hit Netflix dystopian thriller. The actor was sentenced to eight months in prison, suspended for two years, the Seongnam Branch of the Suwon District Court told AFP. He has been also ordered to complete 40 hours of classes on sexual violence, the court added. The victim's own records of the assault and her claims... Читать дальше...

Analysts said the move was aimed at catching up with Chinese competitors who have stolen a march in EVs while Japanese firms have lost ground by focusing more on hybrid vehicles. "We are not competing only with the traditional car makers, but also with new players... with innovative products and new business models" as well as "overwhelming price competitiveness and amazing speed," said Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida. "We cannot win the competition as long as we stick to conventional wisdom and traditional... Читать дальше...

The city topped air monitoring website IQAir's table of the world's most polluted cities early Friday. Levels of PM2.5 pollutants -- cancer-causing microparticles small enough to enter the bloodstream through the lungs -- were classified as "very unhealthy" and hit more than 35 times the World Health Organization's annual guideline. "It's very high. All I have is this mask which is the same one I used for Covid," orange seller Kamol, 62, told AFP at the city's Warorot Market. Thailand's former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra... Читать дальше...

With their performances in the 1960s, Vienna's "Actionists" -- Guenter Brus, Otto Muehl, Hermann Nitsch and Rudolf Schwarzkogler -- pushed the limits, not shying away from using blood, urine and excrement as they defied the confines of traditional painting. "There is hardly anything comparable to the radicalism of the Viennese Actionists," said art historian Eva Badura-Triska. She picked the close to 100 works on display for the opening of the Museum of Vienna Actionism (WAM). "They dealt with both the body and the human psyche... very... Читать дальше...

The Rengo union said that in spring wage talks so far, its members had secured pay rises of nearly 5.3 percent on average, compared with 3.8 percent at this point last year. Wage growth has been sluggish in Japan for decades, and the government partly blames this for the economy's woes. Hopes had been high for Rengo's bargaining after major firms including Toyota and Panasonic ceded fully to their workers' demands. The announcement will be closely watched by economists looking for signs that the... Читать дальше...