Russia beat USA to reach BJK Cup final

Prague, Nov 5 (AFP/APP):Unlikely heroine Liudmila Samsonova won both her rubbers to lead Russia to the Billie Jean King Cup final past the United States in Prague on Friday. The lowest-placed Russian player at the tournament, the 40th-ranked Samsonova beat Sloane Stephens 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 […]

How climate summit pledges may, or may not, affect heating

Glasgow, Nov 5 (AFP/APP):After a week of negotiations filled with grand announcements from nations promising to accelerate the decline of fossil fuels, where do the pledges put projected emissions halfway through the COP26 climate summit? Countries came in to the UN-led negotiations with their latest […]

ATP Paris Masters results — 1st update

Paris, Nov 5 (AFP/APP):ATP Paris Masters results on Friday (x denotes seeded player): Quarter-finals Novak Djokovic (SRB x1) bt Taylor Fritz (USA) 6-4, 6-3 Hubert Hurkacz (POL x7) bt James Duckworth (AUS) 6-2, 6-7 (4/7), 7-5 […]

One dead, offices torched in eastern DR Congo city

Goma, DR Congo, Nov 5 (AFP/APP):One person was killed and government and police service offices set on fire on Friday in a city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo by residents angry at kidnappings, an official said. “All the state service offices were set on […]

Thunberg labels COP26 ‘failure’ as youth demand action

Glasgow, Nov 5 (AFP/APP):Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg on Friday branded the UN climate summit in Glasgow a “failure” during a mass protest in the Scottish city demanding quicker action from leaders to address the emergency. Thunberg said pledges from some nations made during COP26 to […]

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