Cori Gauff roars into the main draw at Wimbledon for another huge record

Photo/Tennis World By JOVICA ILIC Twelve months ago, Cori Gauff came to Wimbledon as a teenage sensation and Roland Garros junior winner, standing as one of the favorites at the All England Club as well. The champion in Roehampton a week earlier, Cori lost to Xiyu Wang in three close sets in the quarter-final, returning

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G20 Leaders’ Summit kicks off in Japan

Leaders of the world’s leading and emerging economies to discuss world politics, economy, trade, climate The two-day G20 summit of the leaders of powerful nations kicked off in the Japanese port city of Osaka on Friday. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, also the term president of the summit, welcomed the leaders along with the heads

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Impeach me, I’ll jail you – Philippines’ Duterte dares foes to test him

Photo/Reuters Attention to strong language in paragraphs five and six. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened opponents with prison if they try to impeach him, the latest in what a top U.N. official and an Asian lawmakers’ group this week called a pattern of persecution and assaults on free speech. Duterte vented his anger late

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Abdi Sharif signs first professional contract with Liverpool FC

Photo/Liverpool Football Club Abdi Sharif has signed his first professional contract with Liverpool Football Club. The 18-year-old midfielder has been training with the Reds since the age of six and formally joined the club three years later. Born in Somalia but raised in Toxteth,  Sharif’s footballing journey began in earnest after his family emigrated to

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US: Muslim ban continues to ‘devastate’ lives

Muslim ban has nothing to do with national security, says Maryland senator The Muslim ban in the U.S. continues to have a “devastating” impact on nationals from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria, and Yemen, and on their families many of whom are U.S. citizens and Green Card holders, a new report revealed. Georgetown University’s “Muslim Ban”

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Twin suicide attacks target police in Tunis; 1 dead, 8 hurt

People are prevented to enter a security area after an explosion in Tunis, Thursday June 27, 2019. The Tunisian Interior ministry said one police officer has died in the suicide bombing targeting a police patrol in a busy commercial street in central Tunis. (AP Photo/Riadh Dridi) Twin suicide attacks targeting security forces struck Tunisia’s capital

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Trade, climate change, Iran focus as G-20 leaders meet

President Donald Trump waves after arriving at Osaka International (Itami) Airport, in Osaka, Japan, Thursday, June 27, 2019. Trump is in Osaka to attend the G20 summit. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) OSAKA, Japan (AP) — Trade and geopolitical tensions, and the looming threat of climate change, are on the agenda as the presidents of the United

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New UN envoy lauds AU troops for stabilizing Somalia

The newly appointed UN envoy in Somalia on Wednesday lauded the critical role played by the African Union troops in ongoing efforts to stabilize Somalia. James Swan, special representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia who arrived in Mogadishu on Tuesday, pledged to collaborate with the African Union Mission in Somalia to help support peace

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Two killed, seven injured as Russian plane makes emergency landing in Siberia

An Antonov An-24 passenger plane is seen on fire after an emergency landing in the town of Nizhneangarsk, Russia June 27, 2019. Russian Emergencies Ministry/Handout via REUTERS Two people were killed and seven injured when an Antonov An-24 passenger plane made an emergency landing on Thursday at an airport in Russia’s Buryatia region in Siberia,

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Somalia celebrate the 59th anniversary independence day

Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu, The Security has been beefed up in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, on Wednesday with heavy deployment of troops as Somalia marks the 26th June celebrations when the country’s northern region gained its independence from Britain. Last night, Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed attended a ceremony to mark the independence day at Banadir

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