Section: Gulf News (United Arab Emirates)
Russia denies Kiev’s ‘terrorism’ claims at UN court
Ukraine on Monday urged the ICJ to order emergency measures to bring stability to its eastern regions …read more Source: Gulf...
Murray tightens grip on world No. 1
Andy Murray tightened his grip on top spot in the latest ATP world rankings released yesterday following his Dubai Tennis Championships win. Murray, 29, beat Fernando Verdasco in straight sets in the final while his rivals both suffered setbacks. Number two Novak Djokovic slipped up on the hard courts of Acapulco, where he was beaten in the...
Emerging equity prices rebound
Emerging stocks rose half a per cent yesterday, rebounding after two loss-making sessions as investors absorbed the likelihood of slower China growth and a March interest rate rise in the United States.Bourses in Asia and Russia chalked up solid gains while Turkey’s stock index roared 1.4% higher to a two-year high, led by shares of...
Ukraine accuses Russia of terrorism in top UN court
Nearly three years of conflict have claimed about 10,000 lives in eastern Ukraine …read more Source: Gulf...
Russian, Ukrainian sailors freed in Nigeria
Sailors were taken hostage on February 5 after their cargo vessel was attacked by sea pirates off the coast of the volatile Niger delta region …read more Source: Gulf...
Muir at the double at Euro indoors
British runner Laura Muir confirmed her outstanding form this season by clinching 3,000m gold yesterday for a middle-distance double at the European Indoor Championships in Belgrade. Muir, who has already set three European records this year, dominated the race, clocking a championship record of 8min 35.68sec. “I didn’t know what my legs...
American Querrey shocks Nadal to lift Acapulco title
Unseeded American Sam Querrey stunned second-seeded Rafael Nadal 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) on Saturday to win the ATP Mexico Open and end the Spaniard’s run of perfection in Acapulco. Querrey, ranked 40th in the world, fired 19 aces, backed up by powerful, precise groundstrokes, en route to his first career victory over Nadal in five meetings. The...
Tillerson snubs launch of own human rights report
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson came under attack for failing to appear in public to launch his own department’s annual human rights report. President Donald Trump’s chief diplomat, who has all but dropped from public view since taking office a month ago, penned a brief preface to the survey of the rights record of 199 countries....
Nadal roars into ATP showdown with Querrey
Two-time champion Rafael Nadal raced past third-seeded Marin Cilic 6-1, 6-2 to reach the ATP Mexico Open final, where his perfect Acapulco record will be put to the Test by Sam Querrey. Querrey ousted Nick Kyrgios 3-6, 6-1, 7-5 to bring the sixth-seeded Australian’s giant-killing run to a halt a day after Kyrgios stunned world number two...
Gazprom eyeing new gas supply deal with China
Gazprom deputy head Alexander Medvedev is taking solace in old sayings by the founding father of the People’s Republic of China as the natural gas giant pushes ahead with a plan to become its biggest supplier. “Do you know this Chinese saying ‘Hard work for three years, happiness for 10,000′?” Medvedev said in an interview, referring...
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