Новости за 23.03.2023

Expansion side St. Louis have emerged as the early feel-good story in MLS this season, with a 100% record after four straight victories in what is the club's debut campaign. Former South Africa international Bradley Carnell has forged a tight-knit squad made up largely of players who struggled to establish themselves elsewhere, and Carnell believes that has left his team with a point to prove. That fierce determination to confound pre-season scepticism about City's chances in the league has carried... Читать дальше...

Israeli divisions over the government's judicial reform programme widened Thursday as police fired water cannon at protesters blocking a highway in Tel Aviv and right-wing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to restore unity.

AFP Sport looks at five sportspeople who have previously found themselves at the heart of the gender debate. Caster Semenya: hyperandrogeny A double Olympic champion and triple world champion in the 800m, South Africa's Caster Semenya raised all manner of questions about her hyperandrogenism, which causes an elevated level of testosterone. After a controversial victory at the 2009 world championships when she was just 18, the IAAF -- as World Athletics was previously known -- introduced rules two years later... Читать дальше...

The annual list of MLB team values came a week before the start of the 2023 campaign and showed the Yankees atop MLB's 30 clubs as they have been every year since Forbes began the ratings in December 1998. The new figures boost the Yankees above a $6 billion valuation that was fourth overall last September in the Forbes list of all richest sports teams. The new mark would trail only the NFL Dallas Cowboys at $8 billion from six months ago. Manchester United was listed 19th overall last September... Читать дальше...

Demonstrators fear the proposed reforms, which would increase the power of politicians over the courts and are already moving through parliament, are a threat to Israeli democracy. Israel's allies abroad have also raised concerns about the overhaul. Tens of thousands of Israelis protested in Tel Aviv and other cities, according to crowd estimates by Israeli media. Similar-sized crowds have taken to the streets on other occasions during routine protests over the past few months since the proposals were introduced. Читать дальше...

Four soldiers and 10 volunteers with the military were killed on Wednesday in northern Burkina Faso, in a terrorist attack that coincided with a visit by the country's military leader in the same Centre-North region, a security source said Thursday.

The International Monetary Fund warned on Thursday that Lebanon was in a very dangerous situation a year after it committed to reforms it has failed to implement and said the government must stop borrowing from the central bank.

The Ethiopian government said Thursday it has appointed a senior official in the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) as head of an interim government for Tigray after a peace deal ended a brutal two-year conflict.

Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 disappeared on March 8, 2014, prompting a widespread search effort and global concern. In the wake of the tragedy, a number of theories began surfacing online, as people tried to explain the mysterious disappearance. After the release of a new Netflix documentary on the topic in mid-February, some of these theories have resurfaced, including several misleading videos. The FRANCE 24 Observers team took a closer look at two of them which are circulating widely on TikTok.

The 21-stage cycling race frequently embarks outside France. It started in nearby San Sebastian in 1992. This year's race gets underway with three days of racing in the green hills and seaside towns of one of cycling's heartlands. "Cycling is in our DNA," said Juan Mari Aburto, Mayor of Bilbao in the autonomous Basque region of Spain. Aburto said the Basque Country was ready to "show the world that we can host an event of this magnitude." He said the Tour would put Bilbao in the global spotlight. Читать дальше...

UEFA said its ethics and disciplinary inspectors would probe "a potential violation of UEFA's legal framework by FC Barcelona in connection with the so-called 'Caso Negreira'", referring to the Spanish league's former refereeing chief Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira. Barcelona have already been charged with corruption by Spanish prosecutors for payments between 2001 and 2018 to a company owned by Negreira, totalling around 7.3 million euros ($7.95 million). The club say they were paying for reports... Читать дальше...

The 40-year-old Singaporean addressed the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee for hours of serious grilling by both Republicans and Democrats who fear that Beijing could subvert the site for spying or to push propaganda. TikTok, owned by Chinese company ByteDance, is under immense pressure across Western countries, with government officials in Washington, the United Kingdom and Canada forced to delete the app from their devices. The app's gravest threat is from the United States, where... Читать дальше...

Liton was unbeaten on 50 alongside Tamim with 41, both untroubled by an Irish bowling attack that served up 10 wides and a leg bye. Pacer Hasan Mahmud claimed his maiden five-wicket ODI haul while conceding only 32 runs after the tourists elected to bat first. Taskin Ahmed and Ebadot Hossain also shone with the ball to claim 3-26 and 2-29 respectively, with Ireland recording the lowest one-day score against Bangladesh. "The way we played the whole series was very nice. Now I can proudly say we have a solid... Читать дальше...

French public sector trade unionists have warned they will not provide red carpets during the visit of Britain's King Charles III to Paris next week, but non-striking workers are expected to roll them out.

French unions on Thursday staged a new day of disruption against President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform after he defiantly vowed to implement the change, with refineries at a standstill and mass transport cancellations. All the while, Macron said he was prepared to accept unpopularity because the bill was "in the general interest of the country." For more on the French pension reform showdown, FRANCE 24 is joined by Paul Smith, Associate Professor in French History and Politics at the University of Nottingham.

Trains were disrupted and a new day of nationwide protests expected in France on Thursday after a defiant President Emmanuel Macron pledged to implement a contentious pensions overhaul by year-end. Paris municipal garbage collectors have also pledged to uphold a rolling strike until Monday, as thousands of tonnes of rubbish linger in the streets. FRANCE 24's Catherine Norris Trent reports from Paris.

Trains were disrupted and a new day of nationwide protests kicked off in France on Thursday after a defiant President Emmanuel Macron pledged to implement his contentious pensions overhaul by year's end in a televised interview on Wednesday. Read our live blog for all the latest developments. All times are Paris time (GMT+1).

Traffic permitting, it is barely an hour's drive from Weiswampach in the far north of Luxembourg near the German and Belgian borders to Dudelange in the south, next door to France. So the wealthy country of just 650,000 people appeared the perfect place for a bold experiment -- making public transport on trains, trams and buses free nationwide. But Luxembourg, despite its lack of long-distance highways, has one of the highest rates of car ownership in Europe, with only Poland exceeding its rate of 681 vehicles per 1,000 residents. Читать дальше...

Modi's government has been widely accused of using the law to target and silence critics, and the case in the premier's home state of Gujarat is one of several lodged against his chief opponent in recent years. Gandhi, the leading face of the opposition Congress party, was sentenced to two years imprisonment but immediately granted bail after his lawyers announced their intention to appeal. The case stemmed from a remark made during the 2019 election campaign in which the 52-year-old had asked... Читать дальше...

French President Emmanuel Macron drew an angry response from unions and opposition parties on Wednesday when he said he would press on with plans to raise the pension age, rejecting calls for a U-turn in response to growing public anger.

"Honduras ignored more than 80 years of friendship between (Taiwan and Honduras) when they sent their foreign minister to China, which has seriously damaged the feelings of our government and people," said a foreign ministry statement. "We have decided to immediately recall our ambassador in Honduras to express our strong dissatisfaction." The announcement came as Honduran Foreign Minister Eduardo Enrique Reina was heading to China to hold talks on the establishment of diplomatic relations with Beijing, government officials said. Читать дальше...

Ludwig van Beethoven died in Vienna nearly 200 years ago after a lifetime of composing some of the most influential works in classical music.

The Chinese military said it warned a US warship to "leave" waters in the disputed South China Sea on Thursday, claims swiftly denied as "false" by American forces.

Hundreds of thousands of people were set to strike and demonstrate in France on Thursday after President Emmanuel Macron vowed to push on with a deeply unpopular pension reform despite escalating anger across the country.

A burgeoning row between France and Germany fired by differences over nuclear energy and combustion engines threatens to spill over into a gathering of the 27 European Union leaders on Thursday.