Section: The Himalayan Times (Nepal)
Salah, Origi goals bring Liverpool Champions League redemption
Liverpool beat Tottenham 2-0 to claim Champions League Early Salah penalty and late Origi strike earn win Anfield club secure their sixth European Cup triumph MADRID: Liverpool ended an incredible season by winning Europe’s biggest prize after beating Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 in Saturday’s all-English Champions League final, earning...
Two people missing after blasts at Russian military plant, 22 injured
MOSCOW: At least two people were missing on Saturday after blasts at the explosives plant Kristall in the central Russian town of Dzerzhinsk, Interfax and RIA news agencies reported. A still image, taken from video footage, shows smoke rising from the site of blasts at an explosives plant in the town of Dzerzhinsk, Nizhny Novgorod Region, Russia...
Halep races past Tsurenko to move into fourth round
PARIS: A ruthlessly efficient Simona Halep marched into the fourth round of the French Open on Saturday, dropping just three games against Lesia Tsurenko. Halep, the defending champion from Romania, had been forced to go the distance in the first two rounds. Playing her best match of the tournament, she had no trouble against an error-strewn...
Firmino “will be fine” for final says Klopp
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Lonely Planet’s top destination suffers a blow after blasts
HIKKADUWA: Sipping fresh coconut water while sunbathing on deserted Hikkaduwa beach, Alexi Konchayenko, a sports trainer from Ukraine, struck a stoical note. Bomb blasts can happen “anywhere, anytime,” he said, adding that he was not afraid. “Sri Lanka is an amazing country. This is my first visit and I will tell my friends also to come.” His is...
Liverpool stun Barcelona to reach final with 4-0 comeback win
Liverpool reach second successive final with stunning fightback Origi and Wijnaldum both score twice Barca give up three-goal lead for second straight season …read more Source: The Himalayan...
Trump says he, Putin discussed new nuclear pact possibly including China
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said he and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed on Friday the possibility of a new accord limiting nuclear arms that could eventually include China in what would be a major deal between the globe’s top three atomic powers. Trump, speaking to reporters as he met in the Oval Office with Peter...
Monitors: US-led coalition killed 1,600 civilians in Raqqa
A man removes rubble from his house that was damaged during fighting between US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces fighters and Islamic State militants, in Raqqa, Syria, on April 5, 2018. Photo: AP BEIRUT: The US-led coalition killed more than 1,600 civilians in the northern Syria city of Raqqa during months of bombardment that liberated it from the...
Quarantines at 2 LA universities amid US measles outbreak
LOS ANGELES: More than 200 students and staff at two Los Angeles universities have been placed under quarantine because they may have been exposed to measles and either have not been vaccinated or cannot verify that they are immune, officials said Thursday. The order issued late Wednesday in connection with the University of California, Los...
Comedian Zelenskiy wins Ukrainian presidential race by landslide: exit polls
Exit polls show comedian Zelenskiy easily wins presidency Result is bitter blow for incumbent Poroshenko Investors, West and Russia wondering what he will do Zelenskiy says win shows anything is possible …read more Source: The Himalayan...
