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London, United Kingdom (AFP) by John WEAVER Rafael Nadal admits he does not know whether he will be fit to face Nick Kyrgios in Friday’s Wimbledon semi-finals after an abdominal injury nearly forced him to quit against Taylor Fritz. The second seed had to take a medical time-out in the second set but battled through to win 3-6, 7-5, 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (10/4) in a gruelling contest lasting four hours and 21 minutes. Earlier, Australian […]
Three-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert said Wednesday his mission with new team Minnesota is simple. “The goal is to win a championship, that’s what I came here to do,” the 30-year-old French center said at an introductory press conference days after reports of his trade from the Utah Jazz shook up the NBA off season. The Timberwolves confirmed they had acquired Gobert “in exchange for guards Patrick Beverley, Malik Beasley and […]
by Robin MILLARD Geneva, Switzerland (AFP) – The World Health Organization said Wednesday it will reconvene its monkeypox experts to decide if the worsening outbreak now constitutes a global public health emergency — the highest level of alert. The UN health agency’s director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he would hold a second meeting of the emergency committee on monkeypox, with more than 6,000 cases now confirmed in 58 countries. A surge in monkeypox infections has […]
by Nicolas GARCIA SLOVIANSK, Ukraine (AFP) – The evacuation of desperate civilians from Sloviansk pressed on Wednesday as Russian troops pushed towards the eastern Ukrainian city in their campaign to control the Donbas region. Sloviansk has been hit by heavy bombardment as Russian forces advance westwards on day 133 of the invasion. “Twenty years of work; everything is lost. No more income, no more wealth,” Yevgen Oleksandrovych, 66, told AFP as he surveyed the […]
“Fastest accession process in NATO’s history so far,” says NATO’s Stoltenberg by Marc BURLEIGH and Alex PIGMAN Agence France Presse BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — NATO on Tuesday kicked off momentous accession procedures for Sweden and Finland, aiming to expand the military alliance to 32 countries in reaction to Russia’s war in Ukraine. “This is an historic day, for Finland, for Sweden, for NATO, and for Euro-Atlantic security,” NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said after protocols were […]
SINGAPORE (AFP) — A Singapore court on Wednesday dismissed a last-ditch appeal by a convicted Malaysian drug trafficker, clearing the way for him to be hanged within hours. Kalwant Singh, 32, is due to be put to death early Thursday, two months after the execution of a mentally disabled man in Singapore sparked international outrage. Kalwant, who was convicted in 2016 of trafficking heroin into the city-state, had lodged a last-gasp attempt with the […]
China’s top diplomat extends Pres. Xi’s greetings to PBBM (Eagle News) – Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi paid a courtesy call on Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos Jr., on Wednesday, July 6, extending to him the message of congratulations of Chinese president Xi Jinping. China’s top diplomat wore a barong Tagalog when he visited Malacanang for his courtesy call on President Marcos Jr. President Marcos said that they discussed several matters including the commitment to […]
(Eagle News) – The government said that it would expedite the release of the second tranche of fuel subsidies for the transport sector, considering the continuing high prices of fuel, Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno said on Wednesday, July 5. The Finance chief also said that the distribution of the first tranche of the P6,500 fuel subsidy for public utility vehicle drivers would be finished within the week. His pronouncements came after President Ferdinand Marcos […]
by Amal JAYASINGHE Agence France Presse NEHINNA, Sri Lanka (AFP) — As once relatively wealthy Sri Lanka suffers a dire economic crisis with shortages of everything from medicines to gas, people are returning to cooking with firewood. The switch began at the beginning of the year when more than 1,000 kitchens exploded across the country, killing at least seven people and injuring hundreds more. The reason was suppliers looking to cut costs and increasing […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Oil prices rose Wednesday after suffering a painful drop the previous day, though the euro remained wedged at a 20-year low and equities mostly fell in Asia as recession fears continue to flow through trading floors. Both main crude contracts were pummelled Tuesday as investors grow increasingly worried that leading economies will contract this year or next owing to sharp central bank interest rate hikes aimed at fighting decades-high […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Tens of millions of people were under lockdown in China on Wednesday as businesses in a major tourist city were forced to shut their doors and fresh clusters sparked fears of a return to blanket restrictions. Health authorities reported over 300 infections Wednesday, with clusters found in the historic northern city of Xi’an — home to the Terracotta Army — as well as the country’s biggest city Shanghai. The fresh […]
(Eagle News) — Authorities seized P340,000 worth of illegal drugs in a buy-bust operation in Talisay City, Cebu on Tuesday, July 6, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, also arrested during the operation in Barangay Bulacao at 12:38 a.m. was Ronnel Ladesma Cabaron, 42. The PNP said Cabaron was a “high-value drug personality.” Recovered from him were the ten plastic sachets containing 50 grams of shabu and the buy-bust money, the PNP […]
