Section: Africa&ME
Supreme Serena
MELBOURNE — A jubilant Serena Williams said it was “awesome” to finally clinch a record 23rd Grand Slam title after beating her sister Venus in the Australian Open final, a result which also took her back to world number one. The dominant American won her seventh Aussie title 6-4, 6-4 to finally surpass Steffi Graf’s Open-era milestone of...
Sania aims for seventh major title
Sania Mirza will be bidding for her seventh major tennis title, and first with Croatian partner Ivan Dodig, in the Australian Open mixed doubles final where the second seeds take on unseeded American Abigail Spears and Colombian Juan Sebastian Cabal here today. Sania-Dodig overcame a tough one-hour-18-minute battle in the semi-final against...
Pro-Kiev activists block railway to Ukraine’s rebel-held east
Ukraine in 2015 banned almost all trade with the rebel-controlled areas, prompting a boom in smuggling. The government only made it legal to buy coal from the separatist regions. …read more Source: World...
Pro-Kiev activists block railway to Ukraine’s rebel-held east
Ukraine in 2015 banned almost all trade with the rebel-controlled areas, prompting a boom in smuggling. The government only made it legal to buy coal from the separatist regions. …read more Source: World...
Russia Sanctions Must be Tied to Progress on Ukraine Peace: Gabriel
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Germany and France agree that any moves to lift sanctions against Russia must be tied to progress in the peace process for eastern Ukraine, German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said on Saturday. …read more Source: Tasnim News...
Russia sanctions must be tied to progress on Ukraine peace: Gabriel
PARIS (Reuters) – Germany and France agree that any moves to lift sanctions against Russia must be tied to progress in the peace process for eastern Ukraine, German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said on Saturday. …read more Source: Libya...
Russia sanctions must be tied to progress on Ukraine peace: Gabriel
Germany and France agree that any moves to lift sanctions against Russia must be tied to progress in the peace process for eastern Ukraine, German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said Saturday …read more Source: The Daily...
2 Ukrainian troops killed in fresh scuffles with pro-Russia forces
The latest outburst of fighting with pro-Russia forces has claimed the lives of two Ukrainian servicemen in the country’s volatile eastern area. …read more Source: Iran...
Ruto’s hostile crowds: He should focus on people, not numbers
Over the last few days, the Deputy President William Ruto has encountered hostile crowds in his quest to get people registering as voters. Hostile crowds is democracy by voice and it is probably the politician’s worst nightmare. It is embarrassing and quite demeaning particularly for holders of high office. It sends the message that you are...
Trump vows ‘new vetting’ to weed out Islamic radicals
Making good on one of his most controversial campaign promises US President Donald Trump suspends the entire US refugee resettlement program for at least 120 days © AFP / Mandel NganWashington, United States, Jan 28 – US President Donald Trump signed a sweeping new executive order to suspend refugee arrivals and impose tough new controls on...
