Новости за 23.02.2018

GANGNEUNG, South Korea — First curling, now this. Canada’s topsy-turvy Olympics was dealt a heavy blow Friday night as Germany stunned the two-time defending Olympic champion Canadians 4-3 in the semifinals. It came a day after Canada’s women’s hockey team was denied a fifth-straight gold in a shootout against the rival Americans and amid the

JOHANNESBURG — The language of the “Black Panther” fictional kingdom of Wakanda is very real, including the “click” sounds that are making audiences murmur, impressed. Wrapping the tongue around the distinctive sounds of what’s otherwise known as isiXhosa (ih-sih-HO-sah), one of South Africa’s 11 official languages, put some cast members in knots. Oscar-winning actress Lupita

TAMPA, Fla. — A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press a proposal collapsed that would have had a runner on second base at the start of 10th innings in spring training games. The players’ association refused to sign the spring-training deal Wednesday. Major league spring training games start Friday. The person spoke

Here’s where to watch the Oscar best-picture nominees: “The Shape of Water”: 13 nominations, including best actress and best director. Where to see it: in theaters. “Get Out”: four nominations, including best actor and best director. Where to see it: Amazon, iTunes, DVD Netflix, Redbox, Google Play, YouTube Movies, HBO Go, HBO Now. “Call Me

PARIS — France has unveiled a vast new program to counter radicalization, as jihadis return from the battlefields of Syria and Iraq and the watch list of people showing risk signs grows. Prime Minister Edouard Philippe on Friday announced the program of 60 measures that puts the accent on prevention. It is the third effort

LONDON — British comedian and actor Stephen Fry has revealed that he is suffering from prostate cancer. The 60-year-old Fry said Friday on his Twitter page that he has been fighting the disease for the past two months. He says he had surgery in January to remove the prostate. “It all seemed to go pretty

LOS ANGELES — The original singers of the year’s five Oscar-nominated songs will reprise their performances live on the Oscar stage. Academy Awards producers said Friday that supporting actress nominee Mary J. Blige, Common, Andra Day, Gael Garcia Bernal, Miguel, Natalia Lafourcade, Keala Settle and Sufjan Stevens will perform during the March 4 ceremony. Blige

MADRID — Authorities say the riot police officer who died of cardiac arrest during crowd trouble before a Europa League match in Spain collapsed on his own and not in a direct confrontation with fans. Basque Country officials say doctors dismissed the possibility the cardiac arrest was caused by any type of trauma sustained by

BEIRUT — The Latest on developments in Syria (all times local): 5 p.m. Turkey’s military has said it hit a convoy carrying weapons and ammunition in the countryside of a Kurdish-held enclave in northern Syria. In a statement published Friday, the army said Turkish artillery hit the 30 to 40-vehicle convoy of the Syrian Kurdish

BEIRUT — The Latest on developments in Syria (all times local): 2:25 p.m. A main Syrian opposition group is calling on the international community to prevent Russia from voting on a new U.N. Security Council resolution saying Moscow is part of the conflict in the Arab country. Russia has been a main backer for Syrian

LONDON — Brexit is a little more than a year away but there is mounting evidence it’s having a major impact on the number of European citizens looking to live and work in Britain. Figures released this week show net migration — the difference between those coming into Britain and those leaving — from other

BRUSSELS — The Latest on European Union meeting on West Africa’s Sahel region (all times local): 1:05 p.m. The European Union’s top diplomat says donors have pledged 414 million euros ($510 million) to five impoverished countries in West Africa’s Sahel region, much of it to fund a counterterror force. EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini

GANGNEUNG, South Korea — Czech Republic captain Martin Erat has played in the Olympics when the NHL sent it stars to the Winter Games, and he’s here now without the NHL’s best. He sees every Olympic hockey tournament as an opportunity to win gold no matter who shows up. That makes falling short of gold

NEW YORK — The maker of Cheerios also wants to fill dog bowls. General Mills said Friday that it plans to buy high-end pet food maker Blue Buffalo for $8 billion. It’s a return to the pet business for the more than 150-year-old company, which used to sell food for cats, dogs and birds back

BRANDYWINE, Md. — Court records say the man who fatally shot a Maryland police officer earlier this week had been court-ordered to surrender his guns at least three times in the last five years. The Washington Post reports three different judges ordered Glenn Tyndell to “immediately surrender all firearms” after they found his wife, ex-wife

LANSING, Mich. — Flooding that prompted evacuations in parts of the Midwest persisted Friday in Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio and was expected to last through the weekend in areas that have been swamped by high water from heavy rains and melting snow. Waters receded in South Bend and Goshen, Indiana, but flooding remained there and

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A bipartisan group of governors working to strike compromise on hot-button policy issues will take on the health care question at an event Friday. Republican Gov. John Kasich, of Ohio, Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper, of Colorado, and Alaska Gov. Bill Walker, an independent, are among governors scheduled to headline a briefing at

JERUSALEM — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says he has undergone medical tests while in the United States and that he is in good health. Speaking on Palestine TV late Thursday night Abbas said “it was a good opportunity to be here to do some medical tests.” He says: “thank God all the results are positive

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — Norway’s mixed doubles curling team will be presented Saturday night with the Olympic bronze model that was stripped from the Russian team. The International Olympic Committee said in a Twitter post that Kristin Skaslien and Magnus Nedregotten will receive their medals at the medals plaza in Pyeongchang. It’s a rare quick

BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel has shown her conservative party that she’s still very much in charge and keen to shape its future, installing a close ally who’s popular in her own right in a top party post following weeks of muttering over a difficult coalition deal. A congress of Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union

SOUTH NYACK, N.Y. — A New York man says he kicked Chevy Chase in self-defense after the comedian climbed into a vehicle and tried to punch him during a profanity-laced traffic dispute. Chase told police he was cut off by another driver on Feb. 9. Thinking his car might be damaged, he followed the car

GANGNEUNG, South Korea — The Russians will play for the Olympic men’s hockey gold medal for the first time in 20 years thanks to a 34-year-old goaltender on a roll. Veteran goaltender Vasily Koshechkin stopped all 31 shots he faced to put the “Olympic Athletes from Russia” into the final with a 3-0 victory over

NEW DELHI — Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of the U.S. president, is to make a foreign policy speech at a business summit during his whirlwind trip to India where he has been promoting Trump-brand real estate. The business summit in New Delhi on Friday evening will be headlined by Indian Prime Minister Narendra

MILAN — Claudio Falciola joined millions of Italians who faced economic uncertainty when he lost his job as a technician in 2012 amid a long recession in the eurozone’s third-largest economy. Facing a tough job market in his early 50s, Falciola got back on his feet thanks to his own resourcefulness. He retrained as a

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Terre Haute native Mike Ralston has been using his artistic talents to help children and teenagers living with diabetes for more than 10 years. This year, the 73-year-old former U.S. Penitentiary and Terre Haute wastewater treatment plant worker helped raise $9,325 to support the Diabetes Youth Foundation of Indiana’s mission. Other