Новости за 04.03.2023

The UN nuclear watchdog chief was in Iran on Saturday for expected talks with President Ebrahim Raisi and other officials after the discovery of uranium particles enriched to near weapons-grade level.

Marine biologists were alerted to the find by beach walkers who stumbled upon the grim sight last week in Gansbaai, a small fishing port 150 kilometres (93 miles) south east of Cape Town. "The dead sharks are torn open at the pelvic girdle, they have Orca teeth marks known as rake marks on their pectoral fins and their liver is missing," said Alison Towner, 37, a shark scientist with the Dyer Island Conservation Trust. All evidence points to "Port" and "Starboard", an infamous pair of killer whales... Читать дальше...

At the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), held through Saturday in suburban Washington, exhibit stands offer blue pamphlets calling on people to refute the idea that climate change is caused by humans. "We know that climate is changing, but at this catastrophic level, we kind of debate that in our organization," said Gabriella Hoffman, a spokeswoman for CFACT, the Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow. At a stand located between a replica of the Oval Office and a display of cookies in the red... Читать дальше...

It was 1993 and Louboutin, then 30, was examining a pink and purple shoe prototype. The black sole was too dominant, he felt, and so called for his assistant. "I took the nail polish and erased the black. I wasn't thinking to add the red," he recalled to AFP in his brightly decorated Paris apartment. "But suddenly it was a revelation!" The earlier idea of releasing a different colour sole each season never materialised. "People who don't like to wear colours still like red," he said. "The... Читать дальше...

Vinoly's death Thursday was announced by his son Roman on the website of the family firm, Rafael Vinoly Architects. "He was a visionary who will be missed by all those whose lives he touched through his work," the son's statement said. Vinoly's sometimes controversial work features more than 600 structures around the world, including office and residential buildings, hotels, concert halls, stadiums and airports. One of his better known works is the so-called Walkie Talkie building in London --... Читать дальше...

The PGA Tour announced the field for their flagship event at Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, on Friday, and Woods -- who won the Players in 2001 and 2013 -- was not on the list. Woods, still limited by the severe lower right leg injuries he suffered in a February 2021 car accident, last played at the Genesis Invitational at Riviera in February. He made the cut and finished tied for 45th, acknowledging on Sunday that it "certainly was a little bit more difficult than I probably let on." Woods had offered... Читать дальше...

"Elected officials targeting pharmacies and their ability to provide women with access to safe, effective and FDA-approved medication is dangerous and just unacceptable," said White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre. The comments came following confirmation from Walgreens that it wouldn't sell the pill in states represented by 20 Republican attorneys general who advised Walgreens in a February 1 letter that the pill was illegal under state laws. The battle over the so-called "abortion pills"... Читать дальше...

The damning report on child sexual abuse last month reported that clergy had abused nearly 5,000 children since 1950. The Portuguese inquiry, commissioned by the Church in the staunchly Catholic country, published its findings after hearing from more than 500 victims last year. "It is with sorrow that we once again ask forgiveness from all the victims of sexual assaults within the Catholic Church in Portugal," the bishops' conference said in a statement after a meeting in Fatima, central Portugal. Читать дальше...

During a protest against oil company Emerald Energy in San Vicente del Caguan on Thursday, locals clashed with security forces. A villager and a police officer were killed in the violence while protesters took 78 police and six employees of the oil company hostage, the defense ministry said. An earlier statement from the rights ombudsman's office had said there were 79 police and nine employees. "I insist that the unilateral release of the police and the protection of their integrity is essential for the government," Petro wrote on Twitter. Читать дальше...

The total included a $6 billion commitment from the United States, announced on Thursday by White House climate envoy John Kerry. Panamanian deputy foreign minister Yill del Carmen Otero announced the total pledge figure at the two-day Our Ocean Conference before details emerged about the make up of specific offers. The US package features 77 projects to protect the high seas in 2023. Almost $5 billion of that will be dedicated to combatting climate change, the US Embassy in Panama said in a statement. Читать дальше...

The lesion, detected during a routine medical examination, was a basal cell carcinoma, which "do not tend to 'spread' or metastasize," Biden's physician, Kevin O'Connor, said in a report made public by the White House, adding that "no further treatment is required." The lesion was removed during Biden's annual medical checkup on February 16, after which the president was declared "fit for duty." "The site of the biopsy has healed nicely and the president will continue dermatologic surveillance... Читать дальше...