Section: Gulf News (United Arab Emirates)
Semenya steals the show with sensational Doha win
Caster Semenya won the 800 metres at the Doha Diamond League meeting yesterday in her first race since losing her appeal over a controversial gender ruling, claiming “actions speak louder than words”.The South African, a two-time Olympic champion, timed 1min 54.98sec to defeat Burundi’s Francine Niyonsaba, who clocked 1min 57.75sec and Ajee...
Ukraine sends in the clown
In the 2000s, The West Wing was everybody’s favourite television show about an aspirational US administration – one that fought terrorism without waging war on an entire region or religion, refused to trample on the rule of law, and generally made decisions that were in the country’s best interest. Many wished the show’s calm...
Qatar team train in Slovakia ahead of U-20 FIFA World Cup
Qatar’s youth team left for Slovakia for a preparation camp ahead of the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland from May 23 to June 15. Qatar are in Group D alongside Ukraine, Nigeria and the United States American and will play their matches in the Polish city of Teche.Coach Bruno Miguel has named a 26-member squad for the training camp. Qatar...
Ukraine’s president-elect counters ‘offer’ by Putin
President-elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy dismissed an offer by Vladimir Putin to provide passports to Ukrainians, and pledged instead to grant citizenship to Russians who “suffer” under the Kremlin’s rule.On Saturday the Russian president said in Beijing that Moscow was considering plans to make it easier for all Ukrainians to obtain Russian...
Moscow ‘thinking’ of simplifying nationality process for all Ukraine: Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday Moscow was ‘thinking’ of making it easier for all Ukrainians to obtain Russian citizenship after the Kremlin moved to grant passports in the country’s separatist east, causing uproar in Kiev. ‘We are actually thinking about providing citizenship in a simplified order to all citizens of...
Most Asian markets decline further
Asian markets mostly fell yesterday with investors treading carefully as global slowdown worries return to the fore, with analysts pointing to an economic divergence between the US and the rest of the world.Traders have been cheered by a string of better-than-expected earnings from corporate titans this reporting season, with Facebook, Microsoft...
Ukraine MPs pass language law
Ukraine’s parliament approved a law yesterday that grants special status to the Ukrainian language and makes it mandatory for public sector workers, a move Russia described as divisive and said discriminated against Russian-speakers. The law, which obliges all citizens to know the Ukrainian language and makes it a mandatory requirement for...
China shows off new destroyer as Xi views naval parade
* China marks 70th anniversary of PLA navy with major parade * President Xi says China ‘longs for’ peace, is no threat * United States sends only low-level delegation to event * China’s military modernisation has rattled region China showed off the first of its new generation of guided missile destroyers on Tuesday as President...
Ukrainians get serious after comedian wins
Ukraine entered uncharted political waters yesterday after near final results showed a comedian with no political experience and few detailed policies had dramatically upended the status quo and won the country’s presidential election by a landslide.Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s win was a bitter blow for incumbent Petro Poroshenko and...
Ukraine enters uncharted new era after comedian wins presidency
* Results show comedian Zelenskiy easily wins presidency * Outcome is bitter blow for incumbent Poroshenko * Investors, West and Russia wondering what he will do * Zelenskiy says win shows anything is possibleUkraine entered uncharted political waters on Monday after near final results showed a comedian with no political experience and few...
