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Tennis-Fed Cup gets revamp with 12-nation Finals in Budapest in 2020
The Fed Cup's existing format will be scrapped next year when a 12-nation Finals week will be staged in Budapest in April, the International Tennis Federation confirmed on Thursday. The move follows a revamp of the men's Davis Cup which will culminate in an 18-nation event in Madrid in November. At a news conference held at Queen's Club it was confirmed that Budapest would host the event until 2022. Thu, 27 Jun 2019 05:02:00 -0400
Here’s the one thing Democratic candidates want you to remember about them after tonight’s debate
Here's the one thing Democratic candidates want you to remember about them after Thursday night's debate. Thu, 27 Jun 2019 05:00:00 -0400
UPDATE 1-G20 members at odds over climate change for summit meeting -sources
G20 negotiators are wrangling over the wording of a summit communique on combatting climate change, with the United States pushing to downgrade the language against European opposition, according to sources and drafts of the text. The arguments are a reprise of tussles over global warming that have stymied talks in multilateral forums since U.S. President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of a landmark agreement to limit the effects of climate change. The latest draft, seen by Reuters, includes language supporting implementation of the 2015 Paris Agreement, and saying the accord signed by 200 nations is "irreversible". Thu, 27 Jun 2019 04:54:50 -0400
Election for Welsh lawmaker to be held on August 1 in early test for new PM
Voters in a Welsh parliamentary seat will head to the polls on August 1 to elect a new lawmaker just over a week after Theresa May hands over to her successor, in an early test for the new prime minister. Earlier this month, voters in Brecon and Radnorshire backed a petition to oust their Conservative lawmaker Chris Davies, who was convicted in March of falsifying two invoices. Former foreign minister Boris Johnson and current foreign minister Jeremy Hunt are both vying to replace May. Thu, 27 Jun 2019 04:53:29 -0400
UN looks for U.S.-Russia understanding to spur Syria peace process
U.N. Syria envoy Geir Pedersen is working on fostering "a deeper understanding" between Russia and the United States to move the Syrian peace process forward, he said in an interview published on Thursday. In an interview published by the Geneva-based Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, Pedersen also said he wanted to convene a group of influential states, including the five permanent U.N. Security Council members and two groups of countries that have been politically active on Syria, to support the process. Thu, 27 Jun 2019 04:53:09 -0400
Germany arrests two more suspects linked to politician's murder
German police have detained two suspects in connection with the murder of a pro-immigration politician shot by a far-right sympathizer, who has confessed to the crime, the Federal Prosecutor's Office said on Thursday. The prosecutors said one of the men, identified as Elmar J., had sold the gun Stephen E. used to shoot Walter Luebcke, who was found lying outside his home in the state of Hesse on June 2. The second suspect, Markus H., is believed to have been a middleman who introduced Stephen E. to the gun dealer. Thu, 27 Jun 2019 04:51:30 -0400
UPDATE 1-Germany arrests two more suspects linked to politician's murder
German police have detained two suspects in connection with the murder of a pro-immigration politician shot by a far-right sympathiser, who has confessed to the crime, the Federal Prosecutor's Office said on Thursday. The prosecutors said one of the men, identified as Elmar J., had sold the gun Stephen E. used to shoot Walter Luebcke, who was found lying outside his home in the state of Hesse on June 2. The second suspect, Markus H., is believed to have been a middleman who introduced Stephen E. to the gun dealer. Thu, 27 Jun 2019 04:46:55 -0400
UPDATE 1-Ethiopia police arrest 56 members of Amhara political party - party spokesman
Thu, 27 Jun 2019 04:46:50 -0400
Five issues likely to dominate the G20 summit in Japan
World leaders are descending on Osaka, west Japan, for a summit on Friday and Saturday of the Group of 20 (G20) big economies. Here are five issues likely to dominate the meeting, hosted by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Overshadowing the G20 meeting, U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet on Saturday amid hopes for a breakthrough in the trade war between the world's two biggest economies, which has already dented global growth. Thu, 27 Jun 2019 04:45:52 -0400
Five issues likely to dominate the G20 summit in Japan
World leaders are descending on Osaka, west Japan, for a summit on Friday and Saturday of the Group of 20 (G20) big economies. Here are five issues likely to dominate the meeting, hosted by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Overshadowing the G20 meeting, U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet on Saturday amid hopes for a breakthrough in the trade war between the world's two biggest economies, which has already dented global growth. Thu, 27 Jun 2019 04:40:47 -0400
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