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Tennis: Murray, Del Potro set up French Open blockbuster
PARIS (AFP) – World number one Andy Murray set up a French Open blockbuster against Juan Martin del Potro on Thursday, the latest chapter in what has developed into an epic rivalry.Murray, the 2016 runner-up, reached the third round with a bruising 6-7 (3/7), 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 (7/3) win over Martin Klizan of Slovakia.Del Potro, playing in Paris...
Putin, Modi talk up trade at Russia’s economic showcase
SAINT PETERSBURG (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian premier Narendra Modi looked to bolster declining trade Thursday, as the defiant Russian strongman sought to burnish a fragile recovery at the Kremlins economic showcase despite tensions with the West.Among the deals Modi and Putin oversaw on the third leg of the Indian...
Malaysia Airlines plane forced to turn back after man tries to enter cockpit
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA: A Sri Lankan man who tried to enter an airline cockpit with what he said was a bomb, before terrified passengers managed to overpower him, had just been released from psychiatric care when he boarded the plane, Australian police said Thursday. Those on board the Malaysian Airlines flight from Melbourne to Kuala Lumpur said...
Putin hosts Modi at Russia’s economic showcase
SAINT PETERSBURG (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin hosts Indian premier Narendra Modi on Thursday on the sidelines of the Kremlins annual economic forum, as Moscow looks to burnish a fragile recovery despite tensions with the West.Modi and Putin will meet on the third leg of the Indian leaders four-nation tour of Europe with the pair...
Ukraine doctor pioneering ?three-parent? babies
KIEV: A 34-year-old woman tried to have a baby for 15 years before she turned to a pioneering doctor in Ukraine and a groundbreaking but ethically disputed “three-parent” procedure. She became the mother of a healthy baby boy in January at a private clinic in Kiev using a process called pronuclear transfer that inserts the...
Malaysia Airlines plane turns back after ‘bomb threat’
SYDNEY, May 31, 2017 (AFP) – A Malaysia Airlines flight was forced to return to Melbourne airport Wednesday after a passenger tried to force his way into the cockpit claiming he had a bomb, officials said.Malaysian Deputy Transport Minister Abdul Aziz Kaprawi said the passenger, who he identified as a Sri Lankan national, appeared to have...
Ukraine doctor pioneering ‘three-parent’ babies
KIEV (AFP) – A 34-year-old woman tried to have a baby for 15 years before she turned to a pioneering doctor in Ukraine and a groundbreaking but ethically disputed three-parent procedure.She became the mother of a healthy baby boy in January at a private clinic in Kiev using a process called pronuclear transfer that inserts the couples genes...
CCTV footage of Ukraine water pipe explosion goes viral
WEB DESK – The exploding of an underground water pipe in Kiev, Ukraine on Monday for reasons unknown being captured by CCTV footage is going viral over the internet these days.As per details, CCTV cameras have captured the moment when an underground water pipe exploded in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev.Meanwhile, it is still unclear as to what was...
Putin bigger threat to world security than ISIS: says John McCain
Sydney: Russian President Vladimir Putin is a bigger threat to world security than the so-called Daesh, according to veteran US Senator John McCain who also admits Donald Trump makes him “nervous”. Republican McCain — one of US President Trump´s most outspoken critics in his own party — said Russia´s alleged meddling in elections was a danger to...
Tennis: Murray looks for French Open tonic
PARIS (AFP) – Andy Murray targets a French Open tonic in the broiling heat of Roland Garros on Tuesday as the 2016 runner-up seeks to get his season back on track.World number one Murray, who was the first British man to reach the Paris final since 1937 when he lost to Novak Djokovic 12 months ago, faces Andrey Kuznetsov, the world number 85, in...
