Section: Africa&ME
Federer, Djokovic: Players get free passes at injury-hit Wimbledon
Federer is chasing a record eighth Wimbledon title and he was already well on top at the start of his 19th All England Club campaign. Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic barely had to break sweat to make winning starts at Wimbledon as their injury-hit opponents retired hurt amid a plague of withdrawals that blighted the first round on...
Trial of any MH17 suspects to be held in Dutch court
The trials of any suspects arrested in the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over war-torn eastern Ukraine More… …read more Source: Emirates...
Moscow Extends Countermeasures to Western, Ukraine’s Sanctions until 2018
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Russian government said in statement Wednesday that it has extended the countermeasures against a number of states which previously imposed sanctions on Moscow. …read more Source: Tasnim News...
Trump walks diplomatic tightrope in first Putin encounter
It was a constant refrain on the campaign trail for Donald Trump in his quest for the US presidency: “We’re going to have a great relationship with Putin and Russia.” Now, weighed down by claims that Moscow helped put him in the White House, Trump is set to finally meet his Russian counterpart in an encounter fraught with potential danger...
Trump, world leaders head to G20 summit under North Korea shadow
US President Donald Trump meets other world leaders at Germany’s G20 summit from Friday, with North Korea’s first successful test of an intercontinental ballistic missile casting a long shadow over the gathering at the heavily-fortified venue. The rising global threat posed by Pyongyang is likely to see conflicts over climate and...
Kiev Detected Second Wave of ExPetr Cyberattacks – Interior Minister
KIEV (Sputnik) — The large-scale hacker attack took place on June 27 and targeted businesses as well official bodies in Ukraine, Russia and other countries. On Friday, Ukrainian police said that it had received a total of 2,108 reports of cyberattacks and opened 66 criminal cases in relation to the incident. “The attack’s peak was planned...
All efforts on to ensure supply of food products
Concerted efforts are being made by the government, importers and retailers to ensure the smooth supply and availability of food products in the local market. Steps are also being taken to keep prices under check and prevent manipulation by sellers, it is found. The launch of shipping lines and the continued arrival of cargo vessels have helped...
Can ‘Mercron’ deliver for Europe?
Confidence has returned to Europe’s chancelleries just in the nick of time, what with US President Donald Trump due in Europe in a few days. During the annus horribilis of 2016, many feared for the European Union’s survival. But in 2017, there is renewed hope for the European project, owing to Emmanuel Macron’s election as...
Wimbledon as a mom, a whole new game: Azarenka
The Wimbledon championships are tough enough, but new mothers face unexpected challenges, as one former world No 1 player has discovered during this year’s tournament.As Serena Williams awaits the birth of her first child, the experience of unseeded Belarussian player Victoria Azarenka, 27, who gave birth on 19 December to her son Leo, is...
Federer, Djokovic get free passes at Wimbledon
Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic barely had to break sweat to make winning starts at Wimbledon as their injury-hit opponents retired hurt from their first round matches yesterday.Federer is chasing a record eighth Wimbledon title and he was already well on top at the start of his 19th All England Club campaign when Alexandr Dolgopolov was forced...
