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18yo Russian Potapova tasked with derailing Serena’s record Grand Slam quest in Aus Open 1st round

18yo Russian Potapova tasked with derailing Serena’s record Grand Slam quest in Aus Open 1st round Russia's Anastasia Potapova has had the responsibility of halting Serena Williams’ charge for a 24th Grand Slam title bestowed upon her 18-year-old shoulders as the two have been paired in the Australian Open 2020 1st round. READ MORE: Medvedev and Nadal eye semifinal blockbuster as pair learn fate in Australian Open draw Eighteen-year-old Potapova earned her place in the Australian Open by virtue of her top-100 world ranking, where she sits in a respectable but not exceptional 90th place, considering she achieved a career-high 64th last year. //www.instagram.com/p/BrLBwEij4h9 The question is could Potapova do what compatriot and court starlet Maria ...

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Libya’s Haftar ‘committed to ceasefire’ even though he didn’t sign it – German FM Maas

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Libya’s Haftar ‘committed to ceasefire’ even though he didn’t sign it – German FM Maas Commander of eastern Libyan forces Khalifa Haftar is committed to a ceasefire in the northern African country, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Thursday. General Haftar has signaled his readiness to contribute to the success of the Libya conference in Berlin and is willing to participate, the German Foreign Ministry tweeted. The commander “has repeated his commitment to observe the existing ceasefire,” the ministry tweeted Maas as saying after meetings in Benghazi. Haftar failed to sign a binding truce accord with the Tripoli-based government at talks in Moscow this week. Libya’s Haftar ‘committed to ceasefire’ even though he didn’t sign it – German FM Maas...

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Scientists discover 6 mysterious objects near supermassive black hole, unlike anything we’ve seen before

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Scientists discover 6 mysterious objects near supermassive black hole, unlike anything we’ve seen before Astronomers have found six strange objects orbiting the Sagittarius A* supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way, which are unlike anything else in the galaxy. They are so strange, in fact, that scientists have had to create a new class of celestial object for them, called ‘G objects.’ G1 and G2 were actually spotted in 2005 and 2012 respectively, but now a team of astronomers led by UCLA astronomer Anna Ciurlo have identified four more of these objects: G3, G4, G5 and G6. They initially appeared to be giant gas clouds measuring roughly 100 AUs (9.3 billion miles) across. However, as the astronomers observed them over time, they real...

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Russia's forex reserves reach pre-crisis levels, topping $555 billion

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Russia's forex reserves reach pre-crisis levels, topping 5 billion Russian gold and foreign currency reserves have hit $557.5 billion in the first 10 days of the new year, according to the latest figures released by the country's central bank. Since the end of the 2019, Moscow has added $7.7 billion to its forex holdings, increasing them by 1.4 percent. As of December 27, they stood at $549.8 billion. The current level is 10 percent higher than the target level set by the regulator and the highest since October 2008, when foreign reserves amounted to nearly $547 billion. Russia spent a significant part of its reserves supporting the ruble in the aftermath of the financial crisis and after the West hit Moscow with sanctions in wake of the 2014 confli...

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No kidding: Hardcore Dutch football fan ‘made wife give birth in Belgium so he could legally name son Feyenoord’

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No kidding: Hardcore Dutch football fan ‘made wife give birth in Belgium so he could legally name son Feyenoord’ A football-mad Dutchman has revealed he sent his wife across the border into Belgium to give birth to their son, all so that he could name the child 'Feyenoord', bypassing Dutch laws forbidding kids from being given unusual names. The father called into Dutch radio show Mattie & Marieke, which was hosting a discussion about interesting baby name stories, to say that he had gone to great trouble to ensure his son was named 'Bryan Feyenoord' after the Eredivisie side who play their home games in Rotterdam. "The Netherlands prohibits such names," the unnamed football supporter explained. "So my wife had to give birth go to Belgium, ther...

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Turkey should use diplomacy, not troops, to help resolve Libya conflict – analysts

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Turkey should use diplomacy, not troops, to help resolve Libya conflict – analysts President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's decision to send troops to Libya risks upending ongoing diplomatic efforts to resolve the country's military conflict peacefully, analysts told RT. How involved Turkish forces will become in the conflict depends largely on how the situation develops on the ground in Libya, as well as the outcome of the upcoming summit in Berlin to discuss the issue, Osman Faruk Logoglu, former Turkish ambassador to the United States, told RT. While Turkish troops are already training forces loyal to the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA), Ankara should avoid a larger military role, Logoglu argued. Turkish military involvement in the conflic...

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James Bond will stay male, but woke critics won’t stay quiet

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James Bond will stay male, but woke critics won’t stay quiet As Daniel Craig’s time at the helm of the venerable James Bond franchise nears an end, producer Barbara Broccoli has said that his replacement will remain a man. Fans were relieved, but critics are still out for blood. Daniel Craig dusts off his tuxedo for one last outing as the womanizing MI6 agent when ‘No Time to Die’ hits theaters in April. Ahead of the movie’s release, senior producer Barbara Broccoli put some rumors about the future of the franchise to rest. Bond, she told Variety magazine, “can be of any colour, but he is male.” “I believe we should be creating new characters for women – strong female characters; I'm not particularly interested in taking a male character and having ...

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Knife crime in England & Wales rockets to 10-year high

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Knife crime in England & Wales rockets to 10-year high The number of knife crime offences committed in England and Wales has soared to its highest record in a decade, according to new UK government figures. Data published by the Ministry of Justice on Thursday shows that the epidemic blighting the streets of England and Wales shows no sign of abating. In total, 26,364 offences were recorded in the year to September 2019, 3 percent up on the previous year, and the highest number since 2009. Also on rt.com Williamson declares military ready to help in knife crime crisis, prompting derision on social media The government document says the rise is driven by an increase of people being in possession of “an a...

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New leaf, mind games, PR ploy? Questions abound as Conor McGregor ditches the trash talk ahead of UFC 246

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New leaf, mind games, PR ploy? Questions abound as Conor McGregor ditches the trash talk ahead of UFC 246 Silver-tongued Dubliner Conor McGregor ditched his usual style of brash fight promotion late on Wednesday in Las Vegas as he expressed his respect for Donald Cerrone. Does this represent a new direction for the UFC's biggest star? The press conference was notably different to the ones that have come before it, particularly the last time that we saw McGregor front and center in an official UFC media engagement a little over 15 months ago when the bad blood ahead of his fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov was tangible in the air. This time, there was no such distraction. The first indicator that things would proceed a little more smoothly was that 'Mc...

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Amazon’s billion-dollar investment pledge isn’t doing India any favours – commerce minister

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Amazon’s billion-dollar investment pledge isn’t doing India any favours – commerce minister India’s Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal has warned US e-commerce giant Amazon not to exploit any loopholes in the law as the company plans to expand in the country. “Message to investors is please follow letter and spirit of the law. Amazon is not doing a favour to India by investing a billion dollars,” Goyal said on Thursday, as cited by media. The minister is reportedly not going to meet Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, who is currently visiting India. Apart from the billion dollar investment, which is aimed at bringing millions of Indian businesses online, the billionaire pledged to export $10 billion worth of Indian products by 2025. ...

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