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Svitolina beats Wozniacki to win Dubai title
Elina Svitolina, the seventh seed, gave a tennis masterclass to win her first Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships title on Saturday. Her opponent in the final, former world number one and 2011 Dubai champion Carolina Wozniacki, had no answer to her brilliance as the 22-year-old Ukrainian won the final 6-4 6-2 to win her sixth WTA singles title....
Russian writer sparks war of words by joining Ukraine rebels
MOSCOW: One of Russia’s best known novelists, Zakhar Prilepin, has sparked a bitter row among top writers by revealing he is now fighting with pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine. Prilepin is acclaimed for novels drawing on his experiences of serving with Russian forces in Chechnya and as a member of a banned radical nationalist group, and...
Why does China need a second aircraft carrier?
Defence over offence should be key According to Chinese media, China is close to completing its second aircraft carrier, which will begin service by 2020, is likely to be named Shandong, after a Chinese port city. China Central Television (CCTV) reported that the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy’s Type 001A class aircraft...
Tennis: Kerber into Dubai semis, stays on target for top spot
DUBAI (Agencies) – Angelique Kerber hammered out a 6-3, 6-2 defeat of Ana Konjuh on Thursday to stay in contention for a return to the top WTA ranking at the Dubai Tennis Championships.Germanys double Grand Slam winner from 2016 can take back the top spot from Serena Williams through a title at the Aviation club on Saturday.The 29-year-old...
Kerber moves closer to top ranking comeback in Dubai
DUBAI (AFP) – Angelique Kerber dominated Monica Puig 6-2, 6-3 in barely an hour at the Dubai Tennis Championships on Wednesday to move a step closer to returning to the number one ranking.The top-seeded German who held the top WTA spot in 2016 before Serena Williams took it back in September, could regain the number one ranking were she to...
Situation still uncertain after ceasefire in Eastern Ukraine
WEB DESK (Dunya News) – After the ceasefire, peace still remains a fragile phenomenon in Eastern Ukraine as a wave of violations continued overnight.The head of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) revealed that the ceasefire didn’t have the desired outcomes that his organization was hoping for.General Lamberto...
Trump’s new security advisor differs from him on Russia, other key issues
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has shown little patience for dissent, but that trait is likely to be tested by his new national security adviser, Army Lieutenant General HR McMaster. McMaster is joining the White House staff with views on Russia, counterterrorism, strengthening the military and other major security issues that diverge not...
Trump’s new security advisor differs from him on Russia, other key issues
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has shown little patience for dissent, but that trait is likely to be tested by his new national security adviser, Army Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster.McMaster is joining the White House staff with views on Russia, counterterrorism, strengthening the military and other major security...
Top seed Nishikori suffers shock first-round loss in Rio
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Top seed Kei Nishikori crashed out of the Rio de Janeiro Open on Tuesday after suffering a 6-4, 6-3 first-round loss to Brazils Thomaz Bellucci.The Japanese world number five, who was stunned by unseeded Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov in the Argentina Open final two days ago, was broken in the first game en route...
Europe dodges Trump?s defence spending ultimatum
‘We want … a broader understanding that the word ‘stability’ in the world means defence expenditure, human aid and development aid’ BRUSSELS: US President Donald Trump sent top US officials to Europe with a familiar warning from Washington that allies must spend more on defence, this time with the ultimatum “or...
