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'My lucky place': Kvitova to face Kenin in first Roland Garros semi-final in eight years
AFP, Published on 07/10/2020
» PARIS - Petra Kvitova returned to the French Open semi-finals for the first time in eight years on Wednesday after defeating Germany's Laura Siegemund 6-3, 6-3, describing Roland Garros as her "lucky place".
Nobel winning women hope to inspire a new generation of scientists
AFP, Published on 07/10/2020
» PARIS - On hearing that they had been awarded a Nobel Chemistry Prize for their groundbreaking work on gene-editing Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier said they hoped it would inspire a new generation of women in science.
Billionaires' riches reach record highs during pandemic
AFP, Published on 07/10/2020
» ZURICH: The wealth of the world's billionaires reached record heights this year despite the global coronavirus crisis, led by tech, health and industry "innovators and disruptors" like Elon Musk, said a report published Wednesday.
'My lucky place': Kvitova to face Kenin in first Roland Garros semi-final in eight years
AFP, Published on 07/10/2020
» PARIS - Petra Kvitova returned to the French Open semi-finals for the first time in eight years on Wednesday after defeating Germany's Laura Siegemund 6-3, 6-3, describing Roland Garros as her "lucky place".
Kvitova to face Kenin in first Roland Garros semi-final in eight years
AFP, Published on 07/10/2020
» PARIS:Petra Kvitova returned to the French Open semi-finals for the first time in eight years on Wednesday after defeating Germany's Laura Siegemund 6-3, 6-3, describing Roland Garros as her "lucky place".
Germany warns Russia of 'unavoidable' sanctions over Navalny
AFP, Published on 07/10/2020
» BERLIN: Germany warned Russia Wednesday of "unavoidable" targeted sanctions if it failed to shed light on the poisoning of Alexei Navalny, as the Kremlin critic urged the EU to come down hard on Vladimir Putin's inner circle.
UN to step up rights work in Philippines after drug war killings
Reuters, Published on 07/10/2020
» GENEVA: The Philippines pledged on Wednesday to cooperate with the United Nations on human rights issues after UN investigators documented tens of thousands of killings in the so-called war on drugs whose perpetrators were treated with "near impunity".
King endorses budget for fiscal year 2021
Online Reporters, Published on 07/10/2020
» The budget for the 2021 fiscal year has been approved by His Majesty the King.
'It's my lucky place': Kvitova back in Roland Garros semi-finals after eight years
AFP, Published on 07/10/2020
» PARIS: Petra Kvitova returned to the French Open semi-finals for the first time in eight years on Wednesday after defeating Germany's Laura Siegemund 6-3, 6-3, describing Roland Garros as her "lucky place".
Hundreds held in Indonesia on second day of protests
Reuters, Published on 07/10/2020
» JAKARTA: Indonesian police detained nearly 400 protesters on Wednesday, some armed with molotov cocktails and sharp weapons, on a second day of heated demonstrations over a controversial new jobs law in Southeast Asia's largest economy.