Federer must prepare mentally for final match, says Berdych
Roger Federer has nothing left to prove as he sets his sights on a comeback next year but the 40-year-old must be mentally prepared for playing his final match, according ...
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Inter’s Eriksen starts training at youth club in Denmark
Denmark’s Inter Milan midfielder Christian Eriksen has begun working out at the training ground of his youth club in Denmark following his rehabilitation after suffering a cardiac arrest at ...
S.Africa sees rise in reinfections from Omicron, mild symptoms
South Africa is seeing an increase in COVID-19 reinfections due to the Omicron variant but symptoms for reinfected patients and those infected after vaccination appear to be mild, a scientist ...
Facebook could be sued by consumer groups, EU court adviser says
Facebook (FB.O) could be sued by consumer groups for privacy violations, an adviser to Europe’s top court said on Thursday, in a German online gaming case that could ...
Erdogan picks low-rates champion as finance minister as Turkish lira skids
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan appointed a strong supporter of his low interest rate drive as minister of treasury and finance on Thursday, replacing the last top official seen to favour ...
Blinken urges Russia’s Lavrov to take diplomatic exit from Ukraine crisis
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met his Russian opposite number on Thursday to warn him face-to-face of the “serious consequences” Russia would suffer if it invaded Ukraine and ...
Taiwan looking at chip cooperation with Eastern European nations
Taiwan is looking at cooperating with three Eastern European countries on semiconductors, a minister said on Thursday, a move likely to find favour in Brussels which has been courting Taiwanese ...
Israel calls on world powers to stop Iran nuclear talks immediately
Israel on Thursday urged world powers to halt nuclear talks with Iran immediately, citing a U.N. watchdog’s announcement that Tehran has started producing enriched uranium with more advanced ...
Israel’s top court rejects petition against Omicron phone tracking
Israel’s Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a petition by rights groups seeking to repeal temporary measures allowing the domestic intelligence agency to use mobile phone tracing to curb the ...
EU court told to dismiss Polish, Hungarian cash-for-democracy challenge
By Gabriela Baczynska
The European Union’s top court should dimiss a challenge by Poland and Hungary to a new tool aimed at cutting cash payments to member states violating ...
US has rock solid commitment to help Taiwan defend itself -official
Threats and coercion by China towards Taiwan increase the need for the United States to help Taiwan maintain a credible self-defence, the top US diplomat for Asia said on Thursday.
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WTA suspends tournaments in China over Peng concerns
The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has announced the immediate suspension of all tournaments in China due to concerns about the well-being of former doubles world number one Peng Shuai ...
Carrick dismisses ‘myth’ that Ronaldo can’t press
Michael Carrick said it is a “myth” that Cristiano Ronaldo is not suited to a high-pressing style of play and backed the Portuguese forward to thrive under Manchester United interim ...
GSK says tests show antibody drug works against Omicron
By Ludwig Burger
GlaxoSmithKline on Thursday said that a lab analysis of the antibody-based Covid-19 therapy it is developing with US partner Vir has shown the drug is effective against ...
Covid Science: Brain problems found in 1% of hospitalized Covid-19 patients
Roughly one in every 100 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 will likely have central nervous system complications, researchers reported this week at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America .
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U.S. Supreme Court conservatives appear willing to gut abortion rights
Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices on Wednesday signaled a willingness to dramatically curtail abortion rights in America and perhaps overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized the ...
European insurers fear sanctions coming down Nord Stream 2 pipe
A simmering threat of sanctions against the operator of the $11 billion Nord Stream 2 pipeline risks shutting off cover from European insurers for the politically-sensitive project to bring Russian gas directly ...
Facebook risks meta flop, metaverse developers say
Facebook risks missing the point of metaverse – and a coming shift in consumers’ behaviour – if it fails to permit digital ownership, according to some of the virtual world’s pioneers.
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Liverpool stroll to derby victory, wins for Chelsea and City
Mohamed Salah scored twice as Liverpool thumped Everton 4-1 in the Merseyside derby at Goodison Park on Wednesday to stay two points behind Premier League leaders Chelsea.
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Maupay’s late bicycle kick snatches draw for Brighton at West Ham
A stunning overhead kick by Neal Maupay cancelled out Tomas Soucek’s early goal as Brighton & Hove Albion came back to draw 1-1 at West Ham United in a ...
US tells Russia to pull back from Ukraine or face painful sanctions
The United States urged Russia on Wednesday to pull back its troops from the Ukrainian border, warning that a Russian invasion would provoke sanctions that would hit Moscow harder than ...
Gay player Cavallo has no reason to feel unsafe in Qatar: WC chief
Australia’s first openly gay footballer Josh Cavallo has no reason to feel unsafe at next year’s World Cup in Qatar, the chief executive of the tournament has said ...
Nations harden travel rules over Omicron, EU urges vaccination
The United States ordered airlines to hand over the names of passengers from southern African countries hit by the Omicron COVID-19 variant and other countries tightened their borders as a ...
US CDC to collect data on southern Africa passengers over Omicron
U.S. officials ordered airlines to disclose passenger names and other information about those who have recently been in eight southern African countries and will give it to local and ...