Section: The Himalayan Times (Nepal)
Trump portrays G-7 as a lovefest, papering over differences
BIARRITZ, FRANCE: Never mind his differences with world leaders on China, trade, Russia, Iran and more. President Donald Trump’s takeaway message from the Group of Seven summit in France was “unity.” In fact, “flawless” unity. During this year’s gathering of leaders of the world’s wealthiest democracies, Trump went to great...
G-7 achievement: Trump declares, ‘We got along great
BIARRITZ, FRANCE: Never mind his differences with world leaders on China, trade, Russia, Iran and more. US President Donald Trump’s takeaway message from the Group of Seven summit in France was “unity.” In fact, “flawless” unity. During this year’s gathering of leaders of the world’s wealthiest democracies, Trump went to great...
Homophobia seen rising in European countries without gay marriage
LONDON: Homophobia has risen in European countries that do not legally recognise same-sex relationships, while acceptance of gay and lesbian people has jumped in states where they can marry, research released on Wednesday showed. Most European countries saw a rise in acceptance of same-sex relationships between 2002 and 2016, according to...
Iranian tanker sought by US heads to unknown destination
GIBRALTAR: An Iranian supertanker hauling $130 million worth of light crude oil that the US suspects to be tied to a sanctioned organisation lifted its anchor and begun moving away from Gibraltar late on Sunday. The trail left by GPS data on Marinetraffic.com, a vessel-tracking service, showed the Iran-flagged Adrian Darya 1, previously known as...
Eight die in fire at hotel in Ukraine
KIEV: Eight people died and 10 more were injured in a fire early on Saturday in a private hotel in the southern Ukrainian port of Odessa, Ukraine’s emergencies service said. The fire occurred shortly after midnight, the service said in its statement, which gave no cause for the incident and did not say how many people had been staying at...
Kremlin lauds “hero” pilots after emergency landing near Moscow
A still image, taken from a drone video footage, shows the Ural Airlines Airbus 321 passenger plane following an emergency landing in a field near Zhukovsky International Airport in Moscow Region, Russia August 15, 2019. Photo: Reuters MOSCOW: The Kremlin lauded two Russian pilots as heroes and said they would be handed state awards after they...
Serena rolls past Osaka in Toronto, Halep retires
Williams never faced a break point the entire match Holder Halep retires from match with left Achilles issue Osaka to replace Ash Barty as world number one next week TORONTO: Serena Williams moved into the Rogers Cup semi-finals on Friday with a maiden career victory over Naomi Osaka in their first meeting since the American’s infamous row...
Serena Williams reaches Rogers Cup quarters in Toronto
TORONTO: Serena Williams won for the second straight night at the Rogers Cup, beating Russia’s Ekaterina Alexandrova 7-5, 6-4 on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals. Playing her first event since losing the Wimbledon final, Williams opened with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Elise Mertens of Belgium on Wednesday. The 37-year-old Williams won the...
Serena storms into third round in Toronto
Defending champion Halep survives second-round scare Osaka or Pliskova will replace Barty as world No. 1 TORONTO: Serena Williams made a solid start to her first US Open tune-up with a 6-3 6-3 victory over Elise Mertens on Wednesday while Naomi Osaka took a step closer to regaining her world No. 1 ranking by reaching the last 16. Three-times...
Konta, Sharapova fall at Rogers Cup in Toronto
Upsets bookended the Rogers Cup on Monday with Ukrainian teen Dayana Yastremska beating British 13th seed Johanna Konta 6-3 6-2 early on in Toronto before Maria Sharapova fell 4-6 6-3 6-4 to Anett Kontaveit under the lights in the evening session. Estonian Kontaveit battled back from a set and a break down in the first-round match to defeat the...
