Gauff outshines Raducanu to win battle of the prodigies
Coco Gauff battled past Emma Raducanu 6-3 7-6(4) on Wednesday to reach the third round of the Australian Open, but not before the two prodigies offered fans a good glimpse ...
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Lavrov compares West’s approach to Russia with Hitler’s ‘Final Solution’
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that the United States had assembled a coalition of European countries to solve “the Russian question” in the same way that Adolf ...
Why weeks of rain in California will not end historic drought
By Daniel Trotta
California has been deluged since Dec. 26 by seven atmospheric rivers that have dumped up to 76 cm of rain over some areas, but the drought that has gripped ...
Europeans dial down the heating, heed calls to save energy
Europeans have dialled down their heating this winter, apparently heeding government calls to conserve energy amid the Ukraine crisis, with some delaying switching it on by almost a month and ...
Microsoft to cut thousands of jobs across divisions
Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) plans to cut thousands of jobs with some roles expected to be eliminated in human resources and engineering divisions, according to media reports on Tuesday.
The ...
Ukraine interior minister among 18 killed in helicopter crash
Ukraine’s interior minister and a child were among at least 14 people killed on Wednesday when a helicopter crashed into a nursery and set it ablaze in a suburb of ...
Millions of Chinese workers on the move ahead of Friday travel peak
Millions of urban workers were on the move across China on Wednesday ahead of the expected Friday peak of its Lunar New Year mass migration, as China’s leaders looked ...
Whirlpool partners with Turkish Arcelik in Europe, quits MidEast and Africa
US home appliances maker Whirlpool (WHR.N) is folding its European business into a new company controlled by Turkish rival Arcelik (ARCLK.IS), reducing its exposure to a market where ...
Defending champion Nadal bows out of Australian Open
Defending champion Rafa Nadal bowed out of the Australian Open second round on Wednesday after sustaining an injury during his 6-4 6-4 7-5 defeat to American Mackenzie McDonald.
The 22-times ...
Porn clip interrupts BBC’s FA Cup coverage
The BBC issued an apology on Tuesday after their FA Cup coverage was interrupted by a pornographic audio clip.
Audio of a woman moaning was played at high volume just ...
Sakkari wins after silencing Shnaider’s ‘inappropriate’ celebrations
Maria Sakkari took umbrage with opponent Diana Shnaider’s vocal celebrations after winning points at the Australian Open on Wednesday but silenced the teenage qualifier with a finger-wagging rant on ...
Goldman misses profit estimates as dealmaking, asset management take a hit
Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N) on Tuesday reported a bigger-than-expected 69 per cent drop in fourth-quarter profit as it struggled with a slump in dealmaking and weakness in its wealth ...
German online bank N26 to expand crypto trading
German online bank N26 said on Tuesday that it would expand the list of countries where its customers may trade cryptocurrencies to include those in Germany and Switzerland.
In addition, ...
Elliott strike sends Liverpool past Wolves in FA Cup replay
A thumping strike from Harvey Elliott was enough to give FA Cup holders Liverpool a 1-0 win away to Wolverhampton Wanderers in a third-round replay on Tuesday.
Teenage midfielder Elliott ...
U.S. Supreme Court mulls Turkish lender Halkbank’s bid to avoid charges
U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday grappled with thorny questions of sovereign immunity as they weighed a bid by Turkey’s state-owned lender Halkbank HALKB.IS to avoid criminal ...
Suspect in EU graft probe to cooperate with Belgian authorities – prosecutor
Belgium’s federal prosecutor said on Tuesday that former Italian member of the European Parliament Pier Antonio Panzeri agreed to work with Belgian authorities over a cash-for-influence corruption scandal in ...
Greta Thunberg released after brief detention at German mine protest, police say
Climate campaigner Greta Thunberg was detained alongside other activists on Tuesday during protests against the demolition of a village to make way for a coal mine expansion but was released ...
Finland hopes Turkish minister’s U.S. trip will boost its NATO membership bid
Finland said on Tuesday it hoped that Turkey’s foreign minister’s trip to the United States this week would bring positive impetus for it and Sweden’s bids to ...
Raducanu faces Gauff in ‘next generation’ battle at Australian Open
Emma Raducanu taking on Coco Gauff in the second round of the Australian Open is not a match one would have predicted a year ago when the two prodigies were ...
Big Oil’s good times set to roll on after record 2022 profits
The West’s top energy firms are expected to rake in a combined record profit of $200 billion from a turbulent 2022 marked by huge volatility in oil and gas prices after ...
Davos 2023: EU to counter game changing US climate move with own law
By Maha El Dahan and Jan Strupczewski
The European Union responded on Tuesday to US moves to boost its energy transition with plans to make life easier for the bloc’...
Djokovic back in old routine as weather disrupts Aussie Open
Novak Djokovic returned to the Australian Open nearly 700 days since winning the title for a ninth time and continued exactly where he left off at the Grand Slam he has ...
Recession casts long shadow over Davos opening
The prospect of imminent global recession cast a long shadow over Davos on Monday as participants gathering for the opening of the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting counted the ...
Six dead in California home shooting, including 6-month-old baby
Six people including a six-month-old baby cradled in the arms of her 17-year-old mother were shot dead at a home in California’s main agricultural valley on Monday in what ...