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Federer reaches French Open fourth round, Pliskova out
PARIS (Agencies): Roger Federer became the oldest man to reach the French Open fourth round in 47 years on Friday by winning his record 400th Grand Slam match in straight sets against Norwegian Casper Ruud, while women’s second seed Karolina Pliskova was dumped out. The 37-year-old Federer, playing at Roland Garros for the first time since...
Factbox: New Ukraine president picks top reformist, men with oligarch ties
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s new President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has appointed a mix of people to his core team, which includes a reformist former finance minister, men with ties to a controversial oligarch and people from his TV production company. …read more Source: The...
Ukrainian president appoints man with ties to oligarch as security chief
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has picked as a top security chief a man who Reuters has reported as having ties with tycoon Ihor Kolomoisky, an appointment that underscores links between the two. …read more Source: The...
Nadal, Federer target second week at Roland Garros
PARIS: Roger Federer continues his first French Open campaign in four years on Friday with a third-round match against Norway’s Casper Ruud, while reigning champion Rafael Nadal faces Belgian David Goffin. Here, AFP Sport takes a look at three matches to watch on the sixth day of the tournament: FIRST MEETING: Federer heads into his 15th...
Tottenham and Liverpool chase biggest win of all to drop loser tag for good
MADRID: Among the rewards for the Champions League winners on Saturday will be silverware, status and history but the greatest prize awaiting Liverpool or Tottenham might be an end to the agonising wait. Combined, it has been 18 years – seven for Liverpool, 11 for Tottenham – since either lifted a trophy, despite huge strides made in recent years...
Ukraine president hopes EU sanctions on Russia remain
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday he hopes that European Union sanctions on Russia will remain in place until Ukrainian territories are returned, according to a statement released on the presidential website. …read more Source: The...
Skipper of cruiser that sank Budapest tour boat arrested
Budapest, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian police detained the captain of a cruise ship that collided with and sank a sightseeing boat packed with South Korean tourists, as rescue crews geared up to raise the vessel from the bottom of the Danube River in the heart of Budapest while scouring the waters for 21 people still missing. Seven people are...
US risks losing measles elimination status with record cases
WASHINGTON: The United States risks losing its measles “elimination status” if current outbreaks continue, US health authorities said Thursday.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Thursday there have been 971 cases of measles reported in the US so far this year, which means more people have caught the disease in the last five...
Ukrainian parliament rejects PM’s resignation
KIEV: Ukraine’s parliament Thursday rejected the prime minister’s resignation, despite new president Volodymyr Zelensky urging the government to quit their posts ahead of a snap election.Volodymyr Groysman, considered close to ex-president Petro Poroshenko, presented his resignation to newly inaugurated Zelensky last week, pending...
Ukrainian parliament defies new president, keeps Cabinet
KIEV, Ukraine – Ukrainian lawmakers on Thursday refused to accept the Cabinet’s resignation in another snub to the nation’s newly sworn-in president. The post Ukrainian parliament defies new president, keeps Cabinet appeared first on Inquirer News. …read more Source: The Philippine Daily...
