Paris Saint-Germain-coach Mauricio Pochettino verwijt Xavi Simons niets na diens cruciale gemiste strafschop in het bekerduel met OGC Nice. De Parijse topclub werd door de misser van de Nederlander uitgeschakeld. De achttienjarige Simons nam Paris Saint-Germains zesde strafschop en zag Nice-keeper Marcin Bulka redden op zijn inzet. Het betekende de uitschakeling van PSG in de achtste finales van de Coupe de France. “We hebben alleen de eerste vijf penaltynemers aangewezen. We dachten dat we met die vijf strafschoppen konden winnen. Daarna kwam het aan op hoe elke speler zich voelde. Ik heb Xavi Simons dus niet aangewezen”, zei Pochettino naderhand.(NU)…[+]
Monthly Archives: February 2022
Duitse politie ontdekt na dood agenten wapenarsenaal bij verdachten
De Duitse politie heeft een wapenarsenaal aangetroffen bij de verdachten van de dood van twee agenten. Op de locatie zijn onder meer pistolen, geweren, een kruisboog, geluidsdemper en munitie aangetroffen. Het wapenarsenaal werd ontdekt bij een huiszoeking in Spiesen-Elversberg in de deelstaat Saarland, melden bronnen rond veiligheidsdiensten aan persbureau DPA. De inval volgde op een fatale schietpartij in de buurt van Kusel. Daar werden in de nacht van zondag op maandag twee agenten van 24 en 29 jaar doodgeschoten terwijl ze een voertuig controleerden. Ze konden vlak voor hun dood nog via de radio doorgeven dat ze onder vuur lagen. Een van de omgekomen politiemensen zou ook nog hebben geschoten.(NU)…[+]
Amerikaanse staatsgevangenissen volledig afgesloten na dodelijk bendegevecht
Meer dan 120 staatsgevangenissen in de Verenigde Staten zijn volledig van de buitenwereld afgesloten nadat maandag twee gedetineerden werden gedood en twee anderen gewond waren geraakt bij een bendegevecht in een strafinrichting in de staat Texas, meldt persbureau AP. Het incident vond maandag rond 11.30 uur (lokale tijd) plaats in een staatsgevangenis in Beaumont, waar 1.372 mannelijke gedetineerden zijn ondergebracht. Bij de uit de hand gelopen woordenwisseling waren leden van een gewelddadige straatbende betrokken, verneemt AP uit een goed ingevoerde bron. De staatsgevangenis in Beaumont wordt beheerd door het zwaar bekritiseerde Bureau of Prisons, dat al jaren worstelt met een groot personeelstekort, ernstig wangedrag van medewerkers, een reeks ontsnappingen, sterfgevallen en andere problemen.(NU)…[+]
Gray-rapport: Regering-Johnson faalde ernstig rond feestjes in lockdowntijd
De eerste resultaten van het onderzoek naar feestjes in de ambtswoning van de Britse premier Boris Johnson zijn kritisch. Hoofdonderzoeker en topambtenaar Sue Gray spreekt onder meer van een “ernstig falen van leiderschap”. Het schandaal ‘partygate’ is de ernstigste bedreiging voor het premierschap van Johnson tot nu toe. Meerdere bijeenkomsten van Brits overheidspersoneel in en rond de ambtswoning van Johnson hadden niet mogen plaatsvinden, schrijft Gray in haar langverwachte onderzoek naar partygate. Johnsons leiderschap heeft gebreken vertoond, staat in het rapport van twaalf bladzijden. Het gedrag van de medewerkers is niet goed te rechtvaardigen en er moeten lessen worden getrokken die de regering onmiddellijk moet toepassen.(NU)…[+]
Whoopi Goldberg suspended by ABC for two weeks over Holocaust remarks
Whoopi Goldberg has been suspended from a US talk show after saying the Holocaust involved “two groups of white people”. ABC News said Goldberg would be off-air for two weeks after her “wrong and hurtful comments”. The actress and TV personality said on ABC’s The View that the Nazi genocide of the Jews was “not about race”. She apologised but then caused further offence while attempting to explain her remarks on a late-night show. In a note to staff on Tuesday night, ABC News president Kim Godwin wrote: “Effective immediately, I am suspending Whoopi Goldberg for two weeks for her wrong and hurtful comments. “While Whoopi has apologised, I’ve asked her to take time to reflect and learn about the impact of her comments.(BBC)…[+]
DR Congo: Power cable collapse at Kinshasa market kills 26 in
At least 26 people have died after they were electrocuted by a falling power cable at a market in the Democratic Republic of Congo, police say. The high-voltage cable snapped and fell onto houses and people shopping near the capital Kinshasa on Wednesday. Unverified footage posted to social media appeared to show the aftermath of the incident, with several motionless bodies in puddles of water. It is not yet clear what caused the power cable to break. Police said the collapse happened at the Matadi-Kibala district on the outskirts of Kinshasa and that a number of people died on the spot. “The cable snapped and the live end of it fell into a ditch that was filled with water after morning rain,” Charles Mbutamuntu, spokesman for the Kinshasa provincial government, told AFP news agency. Local media report that the majority of the victims are female market traders.(BBC)…[+]
Tonga enters Covid lockdown after aid delivered
Tonga will go into lockdown after several cases of Covid were recorded in the capital city Nuku’alofa.
Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni said on Tuesday two port workers had tested positive. Officials later confirmed three more cases in family members. The South Pacific nation had previously managed to stay virus-free. The outbreak comes as Tongans try to recover from a deadly volcanic eruption and tsunami which left three dead and damaged homes and infrastructure. Tonga had avoided Covid outbreaks by closing its borders to the outside world in early 2020. But since the eruption it has since been heavily dependent on foreign aid for supplies of fresh drinking water, shelter kits and rescue equipment.(BBC)…[+]
Ecuador: Deadly landslide after heaviest rainfall in almost 20 years
A huge landslide triggered by the heaviest rainfall in Ecuador for almost 20 years has killed at least 11 people in the capital, Quito, officials say. Mud and rocks were carried down the slopes of the Pichincha volcano, which overlooks the city, engulfing a recreation ground and eight houses, and sweeping away cars. At least 32 people were injured. Weather experts said the amount of rain that hit the mountain was almost 40 times as much as forecast. “I saw how the current took a man and a child. It was horrible,” local resident Belén Bermeo was quoted as saying by Ecuador’s El Universo newspaper. Local emergency services published a dramatic video showing the devastation caused by the flooding.(BBC)…[+]
Denmark Covid restrictions lifted despite increase in cases
Denmark has lifted all of its domestic Covid-19 restrictions, including the wearing of face masks, making it the first European Union country to do so. Nightclubs have reopened, late-night alcohol sales have resumed, and the contact-tracing app is no longer needed to enter venues. While cases are still relatively high, the authorities say the virus no longer qualifies as a “critical threat”. That is due to the country’s high vaccination rate, experts say. “We have an extremely high coverage of adults vaccinated with three doses,” epidemiologist Lone Simonsen of the University of Roskilde told the AFP news agency. “With Omicron not being a severe disease for the vaccinated, we believe it is reasonable to lift restrictions,” she said.(BBC)…[+]
NZ to allow in pregnant reporter who sought Taliban help
A pregnant New Zealand journalist who said she turned to the Taliban for help after being unable to return home has been granted re-entry after an outcry. Charlotte Bellis said she had flown to Afghanistan after being unab le to get an entry spot under New Zealand’s strict Covid border rules. Her story highlighted Wellington’s tough border measures which are designed to keep out the coronavirus. But others took issue with her privileged connections to the Taliban. The Taliban has been regularly criticised for brutally clamping down on women’s rights in recent months. They have been accused of arresting, torturing and even killing activists and campaigners. On Tuesday, following significant public attention around the case, the New Zealand government said they had offered a quarantine spot to Ms Bellis and set up flight arrangements. “There is a place in managed isolation and quarantine for Ms Bellis and I urge her to take it up,” Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson told reporters at a daily Covid briefing.(BBC)…[+]
