Section: Africa&ME
Stars struggle at Oz Open
MELBOURNE – World No. 1 Andy Murray was tested and Stan Wawrinka lost his cool as stars struggled on a hot first day at the Australian Open Monday. Roger Federer and Angelique Kerber, the defending women’s champion, both dropped sets on a day which threatened a host of upsets at Melbourne Park. In the event, fourth seed Simona Halep was the...
Adriano: Russians sign Brazilian from Milan
No financial details of the deal were disclosed but Russian media reported a fee of one million euros ($1.06 million) for the 29-year-old striker. Russian Premier League table-toppers Spartak Moscow have signed Brazilian international forward Luiz Adriano from AC Milan, the Moscow club said on Monday.No financial details of the deal were...
US President-elect Trump stirs concern among allies
Frankfurt, Monday President-elect Donald Trump, in remarks likely to rattle US allies, described North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) as “obsolete” in an interview published in today editions of two European newspapers. He also hailed Britain’s exit from the European Union (EU) and backed a speedy trade deal with the United Kingdom...
Heat is on as stars struggle at Aussie Open
World number one Andy Murray was tested and Stan Wawrinka lost his cool as stars struggled on a hot first day at the Australian Open yesterday. Roger Federer and Angelique Kerber, the defending women’s champion, both dropped sets on a day which threatened a host of upsets at Melbourne Park. In the event, fourth seed Simona Halep was the...
Australia Open: Murray beats Marchenko to reach 2nd round
The world no.1 Andy Murray has started his campaign at the 1st grand slam of the season with a straight sets victory over Ukraine’s Illya Marchenko. …read more Source:...
Europe raps Trump over ‘obsolete’ Nato remarks
Angela Merkel led a sharp European response to US President-elect Donald Trump yesterday after he branded the Nato alliance “obsolete” and criticised the German chancellor’s open-door refugee policy. In a hard-hitting interview with two European newspapers, Trump unleashed a volley of verbal attacks on Europe, hailing Britain’s...
Europe hits back at Trump over ‘obsolete’ Nato
BRUSSELS // Angela Merkel led a sharp European response to Donald Trump on Monday after he branded the Nato alliance “obsolete” and criticised the German chancellor’s open-door refugee policy.In a hard-hitting interview with two European newspapers, the US president-elect unleashed a volley of verbal attacks on the European...
Serbia wants to annex part of Kosovo using ‘Crimea model’: president
PRISTINA (Reuters) – Serbia plans to seize a slice of northern Kosovo just as Russia annexed Ukraine’s Crimea region in 2014, Kosovo’s president told Reuters on Monday, as the two Balkan neighbors trade accusations of wanting to ignite a new regional war. …read more Source: Libya...
Biden: Sanctions against Russia should remain
US VP was on official visit in Ukraine …read more Source: Anadolu...
World must resist Russian ‘coercion and aggression,’ Biden says in Ukraine
Visiting Ukraine, US VP Joe Biden says the world must resist Russian “coercion and aggression.” …read more Source:...
