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Spanish superstar Rafael Nadal on Sunday pulled out of the Australian Open with a “micro tear on a muscle” barely a week after making his comeback from a year-long injury absence, but said he remained positive. Issued on: 07/01/2024 – 15:26 3 min The 37-year-old had been out of the game since injuring his hip at the 2023 Australian Open, undergoing surgery before making his return at the Brisbane International.He won his opening two matches in straight sets and looked in good touch, but needed a medical timeout towards the end of his quarter-final loss to Australia’s Jordan Thompson after…

U.S. regulators have ordered the temporary grounding of 171 Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft following a cabin panel blowout late Friday that forced a brand-new airplane operated by Alaska Airlines to make an emergency landing. Issued on: 06/01/2024 – 19:24Modified: 07/01/2024 – 09:37 2 min “The FAA is requiring immediate inspections of certain Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes before they can return to flight,” FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker said on Saturday. “Safety will continue to drive our decision-making as we assist the NTSB’s investigation into Alaska Airlines Flight 1282.”The piece of fuselage tore off the left side of the jet…

Back to homepage / Shows / Eye on Africa Issued on: 05/01/2024 – 22:14 12:34 Oscar Pistorius in Pretoria, 4th June 2013. © Reuters / Siphiwe Sibeko South African former athlete Oscar Pistorius has been released from prison, nearly 11 years after killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, as Steenkamp’s mother said her family was “serving a life sentence”. Also, opposition leader Ousmane Sonko’s candidacy for next presidential election has been rejected in Senegal. And in Benin, the Dialysis Life Association has seen an increase in mortality rates since the government stopped the full medical coverage for chronic illnesses.  Read more…

from our special correspondent in Israël – On December 26, Israel’s first conscientious objector since the start of its war against Hamas, Tal Mitnick, was sent to prison after refusing to serve in the army. Mitnick, however, is not alone. A small group of Israelis are refusing to take part in the “oppression of the Palestinians” by refusing to serve in the Gaza conflict. FRANCE 24 met with some of them in Israel.   Young people refusing to serve in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are known as “refuseniks” in Israel. The term dates from the Soviet era and once referred to Jews denied the right to emigrate to Israel from the Soviet…

Taiwan’s defence ministry condemned Beijing on Saturday for sending balloons across the median line that separates the self-ruled island and China, saying they pose a “serious threat” to aviation routes and are a form of harassment.  Issued on: 06/01/2024 – 12:17 1 min China claims Taiwan as part of its territory and has in recent years stepped up military and political pressure – sending in an unprecedented number of fighter jets and naval vessels around the island. In December, Taipei’s defence ministry began reporting the appearance of Chinese balloons around Taiwan, noting at least four incidents in which they flew directly above…

Supermarket chain Carrefour has stopped selling Doritos, Pepsi and other Pepsico brands at its stores in France, Belgium, Italy and Spain amidst a dispute over price hikes, an industry source said Friday.  Issued on: 05/01/2024 – 16:44Modified: 05/01/2024 – 16:45 1 min “We no longer sell this brand due to unacceptable price increases,” say tags on shelves in Carrefour’s French stores where the Pepsico products once stood. The source said the move also affected stores in Belgium, Italy and Spain.It means consumers will no longer be able to find the iconic products alongside PepsiCo names such as Lay’s potato chips, Lipton…

Issued on: 05/01/2024 – 09:30Modified: 05/01/2024 – 10:57 03:02 Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant’s plan for the administration of the Gaza Strip after the conclusion of the Israel-Hamas war, which he submitted to the press on Thursday, says that Palestinian organisations should run the territory, but does not specifiy which. The plan also doesn’t mention whether Gaza residents who left their homes in the north of the enclave to find temporary refuge in the south will be able to return. FRANCE 24’s Andrew Hilliar reports from Tel Aviv. Read more on related topics: Source link

Ukraine said Friday it was so far unable to confirm that Russia had used North Korean missiles to attack it after Washington accused Moscow of using weapons provided by Pyongyang. Issued on: 05/01/2024 – 11:57 2 min The White House laid out the claims late Thursday and also said Moscow was seeking missiles from its ally Iran, as it burns through stockpiles of key munitions nearly two years into its invasion of Ukraine.US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby described the deliveries as a “significant and concerning escalation” but Kyiv hours after the announcement said Ukraine had yet to independently…

Issued on: 04/01/2024 – 15:15Modified: 04/01/2024 – 16:03 02:59 The funeral of Hamas’s deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri, who was killed in an alleged Israeli air strike Tuesday in the southern suburbs of Beirut, took place Thursday in Lebanon. Thousands of mourners gathered to participate in a funeral procession that started in the neighbourhood of Tariq El Jdideh south of Beirut, FRANCE 24’s Rawad Taha said, adding that there is a “sense of anger” among the Palestinian refugees living in the country. Read more on related topics: Source link

A New York judge on Wednesday began to unseal the identities of people linked in court documents to Jeffrey Epstein, the US financier who killed himself in 2019 as he awaited trial for sex crimes. Issued on: 04/01/2024 – 01:39Modified: 04/01/2024 – 07:48 2 min Notably included in the unsealed documents, which include almost 1,000 pages of depositions and statements, were former US presidents Bill Clinton and Donald Trump, who have not been accused of any wrongdoing in the case.The list of around 150 people include a host of Epstein associates previously identified as John or Jane Does in a…