Новости за 24.03.2023

Fury at President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to bypass parliament on pension reform has sparked days of unrest across the country, reviving scrutiny of police’s heavy-handed tactics and leaving French cities shrouded in tear gas and smoke – with no end in sight to an increasingly bitter standoff.

2023-03-24 19:10 DEBAT EN

With an escalation in violence and at least 457 people arrested, and 441 security forces injured in France in protests against Macron's pension reform, guests on The World This Week, Paul Moreira, Richard Werly, and Emma-Kate Symons provide insight into the crowd control policy in France, whether violence pays, and the danger of playing into the hands of the far-right National Rally.

Miller clocked a best time of 1min 37.709sec on a KTM, setting a new lap record at the Portimao circuit. Maverick Vinales, of Aprilia, and reigning world champion Francesco Bagnaia, on a Ducati, filled out the top three. However, the high-speed crash suffered by 31-year-old Espargaro on his KTM Tech3 GASGAS bike caused a long interruption to the session which eventually finished around two hours late. The Spaniard, who moved to his new team after two disappointing seasons at Honda, lost control... Читать дальше...

Mohamed ElBaradei was director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) from 1997 until 2009. In an interview with FRANCE 24, he reflected on the US-led invasion of Iraq 20 years ago this week, which he opposed. "If I now look in hindsight, it was not really about weapons of mass destruction. It was about regime change," he said. ElBaradei added: "They (the US) thought the best pretext was to say that Saddam Hussein was linked to al Qaeda and had WMDs (...) They didn't really have any evidence. Читать дальше...

Little-known in his native Finland before he threw his hat into the ring on Thursday, the 69-year-old Singapore resident is a passionate football fan, former owner of a hockey club, and the founder and chairman of tech investment group Mobile FutureWorks Inc (MFW). MFW, which is an unlisted company, says it builds businesses in fields ranging from social media to online payment services, eSports, streaming video and real estate. "Companies controlled by MFW have operations and offices in more than 20 countries in Asia... Читать дальше...

French authorities arrested more than 450 people on Thursday in the most violent day of demonstrations since the start of the year against the bill to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. In the days leading up to Thursday's protests, rights watchdogs had expressed worries over what they termed "arbitrary" detentions and the police's excessive use of force. But security officials have defended their actions, saying they are responding to violent rioters and anarchist groups which frequently... Читать дальше...

London's Westminster Abbey said visitors will get the chance this summer to follow King Charles' coronation footsteps, getting access for the first time in living memory to an area sealed off to the public. Charles will be crowned on May 6 at the church where coronations for English and British monarchs have been held for the past 1,000 years.

Scotland open their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign against Cyprus at Hampden Park on Saturday and host Spain three days later. Clarke, 59, has immediately set his sights on returning to a major tournament after his team featured at Euro 2020 -- the first time Scotland had qualified for the final stages of a top-level event since 1998. The former West Brom and Reading manager, whose side were last year promoted to UEFA League Group A, said he was "proud" to sign an extension to his Scotland contract. Читать дальше...

Rwanda said on Friday it has commuted the 25-year jail sentence against ailing "Hotel Rwanda" hero Paul Rusesabagina, a fiercely outspoken critic of President Paul Kagame who has been held behind bars for more than 900 days.

Bailey is training attendees in the use of Narcan, a drug that reverses overdoses caused by opioids such as fentanyl, a narcotic 50 times more powerful than heroin. Narcan will "bring someone back from basically the dead," the 47-year-old recovered drug addict said at the offices of HIPS, an organization that provides "harm reduction" services to sex workers and drug users. The drug's nasal spray form, which has been authorized in the United States since 2015, has become an indispensable tool in... Читать дальше...

It recounts the historic moment in 1972 when US president Richard Nixon travelled to Beijing and established diplomatic ties with Chinese leader Mao Zedong. The irreverent opera received mixed reviews when first performed in 1987 but has since become a beloved part of the canon in the United States. It is increasingly a hit abroad, playing in at least five European opera houses this year. It carries a new poignancy at a time of growing East-West tensions. An illustrious Paris production opens... Читать дальше...

The unassuming hotel manager in a smartly pressed suit became the world's most famous Rwandan after the film's release, but angered his government by using the Hollywood limelight to crusade for political change in his tightly controlled homeland. Outside the country, his journey from celebrated hero to government nemesis went mostly unnoticed until August 2020 when Rusesabagina suddenly reappeared in Kigali, frail and bald in handcuffs and the pink uniform worn by prisoners in Rwanda. A year later... Читать дальше...

The announcement comes less than two weeks after Kagame said Kigali was looking into resolving Rusesabagina's case, which has been a cause of concern for the West and global rights groups. "Paul Rusesabagina and (co-defendant) Callixte Nsabimana have had their prison sentences commuted by presidential order, after consideration of their requests for clemency," government spokeswoman Yolande Makolo told AFP. The sentences of another 18 people convicted of terrorism offences alongside Rusesabagina in September 2021 have also been commuted... Читать дальше...

French President Emmanuel Macron strongly condemned violence that erupted in Thursday's demonstrations against raising the French retirement age and said he would not give in to it.

France will ban the use of Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok on the work phones of civil servants, Civil Service Minister Stanislas Guerini said on his Twitter account.

Hundreds of protesters rallied Friday outside Downing Street in central London to heckle the arrival of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a meeting with his British counterpart Rishi Sunak.

In the world's highest mountain range, global warming threatens thousands of glaciers, resulting in increasingly frequent natural disasters: landslides, avalanches and glacier collapses. Our reporters Alban Alvarez and Navodita Kumari travelled to the small northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, where these disasters are compounded by a rush to develop infrastructure such as hydroelectric dams.

Malian authorities have questioned the “credibility” of a UN report that claimed a significant increase in the number of people killed in 2022 and blamed more than a third of human rights violations on the army.

DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi appointed former militia leader Jean-Pierre Bemba as minister of defence in a cabinet reshuffle on Friday, as the country grapples with armed conflict in its restive east.

The United States finished second behind Russia in the team competition but no medal ceremony was held because of the doping scandal involving Kamila Valieva. The International Olympic Committee decided not to award the medals until the case involving the then 15-year-old -- who played a starring role for the Russian team -- had been investigated. It was the first time in Olympic history that medals for an event were not awarded. More than a year later, the matter has still not been resolved and... Читать дальше...

The 48-year-old was tapped on Tuesday to lead New Zealand after this year's World Cup in France, replacing Ian Foster, and capped a memorable week with his team's confident 35-17 win in Christchurch. Leicester Fainga'anuku bagged two tries with Braydon Ennor, Codie Taylor and Christian Lio-Willie also crossing against a Brumbies team missing a stack of Test players. Tom Wright, James Slipper, Rob Valetini, Pete Samu and Nic White were all rested, in accordance with Wallabies policy, while Len Ikitau and Darcy Swain were injured. Читать дальше...

A total of 457 people were arrested and 441 security forces injured on Thursday during nationwide protests against French President Emmanuel Macron’s pensions reform, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said.

The company specialises in conducting investigations into fraud, corruption and workplace misconduct allegations, as well as background checks. "Chinese authorities have detained the five staff in Mintz Group's Beijing office, all of them Chinese nationals, and have closed our operations there," the company said in a statement emailed to AFP. The firm has "retained legal counsel to engage with the authorities and support our people and their families", it added. Mintz said it has not "received... Читать дальше...

Citizens affected by climate change are suing the governments of more than 30 European countries in three separate cases before the European Court of Human Rights, alleging that state inaction has violated their human rights.