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John Isner's magical ATP Miami Open run continued Wednesday when the big serving American overpowered South Korean Chung Hyeon 6-1 6-4 to book his place in the semi-finals. Isner, the 14th seed, arrived in South Florida having won just two matches all year but his fourth victory of the week was enough to put him within touching distance of his first ATP Masters title. The big-serving 32-year-old Americans fired 12 aces to dispatch 19th-seeded Chung in only 68 minutes. Chung, playing in his sixth last-eight match of the year... Читать дальше...

As Roma sporting director Monchi conceded that Egyptian striker Mohamed Salah had been sold on the cheap to Liverpool for 40 million euros ($49 million) before "the Neymar effect" transformed the market. "To understand this sale you have to understand two things. Firstly, it was made before the Neymar effect which revolutionised the transfer market," Monchi said during a meeting with the foreign press in Rome on Wednesday. Brazilian striker Neymar's world record 222 million euro move from Barcelona... Читать дальше...

More than 200 journalists and supporters marched in silence Wednesday in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince to demand answers over the disappearance two weeks ago of freelance photojournalist Vladjimir Legagneur, amid mounting fears he may have been killed. "Where is Vladjimir?" read the banner carried by those leading the protest. Legagneur, 30, has not been seen since March 14, when he left his home for an assignment in Grand-Ravine, one of the poorest and roughest parts of the city that has... Читать дальше...

British police said Wednesday that Russian former double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter may have first been exposed to a suspected nerve agent at their front door, where the highest concentration of the substance was found.

Belgian international Radja Nainggolan was banned from driving for a month on Wednesday and fined 1,600 euros after being found guilty of drink-driving last year, local media reported. However, the Roma star, who had fought the charge, said he plans to appeal, claiming it was his friend and former player Zinho Chergui who was at the wheel and not him when their car was stopped after a night out following a friendly international against Greece in March 2017. "The police did not see my client driving... Читать дальше...

Thousands marched in central Paris, paying their respects to Mireille Knoll...The jewish eighty-five year-old murdered in her home last week in what''s being treated as an anti-semitic attack.At a call from Knoll''s son, people of all faiths have come together.VOXES"We''re bowled over by what happened. We''re not jewish, we''re practicing catholics. But we''re bowled over by what happened, so we''re here out of a sense of brotherhood.""This is the second time this has happened since Sarah Halimi last summer. Читать дальше...

These rebel fighters and civilians have recently arrived in this area of Hama province from Eastern Ghouta... some of the more than 6,000 people evacuated from the rebel-held enclave on Wednesday.Some were met by family members and friends to take them in, others bussed to displacement campsSOUNDBITE 1 - Mustafa al-Ido, doctor:"We are welcoming displaced people from Eastern Ghouta. Our essential role is to help the sick and wounded." SOUNDBITE 2 - Abu Musab Shaker, displaced civilian from Eastern Ghouta now helping new arrivals... Читать дальше...

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Former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter first came into contact with a nerve agent at their home address in Britain, police said Wednesday as the high-profile probe into the attack continues. "At this point in our investigation, we believe the Skripals first came into contact with the nerve agent from their front door," said Dean Haydon from London's Metropolitan Police. The March 4 attack on the Skripals in the English city of Salisbury has been met with a major response that has seen... Читать дальше...

A Brazilian judge on Wednesday ordered Facebook to remove fake news posted about slain black rights' activist Marielle Franco. Judge Jorge Jansen Counago Novelle, in Rio de Janeiro, gave the US-based giant 24 hours to pull "publications of false information with criminal content on the councilwoman Marielle Franco," the court said in a statement. Franco was murdered March 14 and quickly hailed as an inspiring example of a black woman who had broken barriers by getting elected to Rio's white-dominated city council. Читать дальше...

South Korean giant Samsung said Wednesday it will set up its third-biggest research centre for artificial intelligence in France. The announcement was made by Samsung Electronics president and chief strategy officer, Young Sohn, during a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris. At the same time, Japanese group Fujitsu also announced it would set up a European AI research centre in France, expanding the small research activities it already has in the country and transfering to it all of its researchers from elsewhere in Europe... Читать дальше...

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Germany on Wednesday rejected claims that it violated a supposed decades-old agreement to let Israel run unopposed for a seat on the United Nations Security Council. Pro-Israel activists in the United States have accused Berlin of not honoring an agreement struck almost 20 years ago when the Jewish state joined the Western European and Others (WEOG) regional group at the UN. The deal purportedly included a promise to let Israel run uncontested for one of the non-permanent seats reserved for the regional group... Читать дальше...

These rebel fighters and civilians have recently arrived in this area of Hama province from Eastern Ghouta... some of the more than 6,000 people evacuated from the rebel-held enclave on Wednesday.Some were met by family members and friends to take them in, others bussed to displacement campsSOUNDBITE 1 - Mustafa al-Ido, doctor:"We are welcoming displaced people from Eastern Ghouta. Our essential role is to help the sick and wounded." SOUNDBITE 2 - Abu Musab Shaker, displaced civilian from Eastern Ghouta now helping new arrivals... Читать дальше...

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Disgraced skipper Steve Smith and vice-captain David Warner were Wednesday banned from playing cricket for Australia for a year over a cheating scandal that has rocked the sport and dragged their side's reputation through the mud. Both players have also been ejected from this year's Indian Premier League (IPL), losing contracts worth nearly $2 million each. Cricket Australia (CA) said Smith and Warner had been suspended from "all international and domestic cricket" while opening batsman Cameron... Читать дальше...

FIFA has opened an investigation after France national soccer team players were racially abused by fans in Russia, less than three months before the country hosts the World Cup.

Switzerland has imposed sanctions on seven senior Venezuelan officials, banning them from entering the country or passing through it, the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs said on Wednesday. And their Swiss bank accounts have also been frozen, the SECO statement said of measures which were approved by the Swiss Federal Council, or government, and which take effect immediately. The move follows similar steps by the European Union in January, when the bloc blacklisted seven senior officials in President Nicolas Maduro's administration... Читать дальше...

The Republic of Ireland will hold a referendum on May 25 on whether to alter its constitution to legalise abortion, Health Minister Simon Harris said on Wednesday.

Tesla, which until recently had been seen as cruising to a bright future, has suddenly hit a rough stretch as fresh concerns over the future of autonomous vehicles have exacerbated worries over its ability to hit production targets. Shares in the California electric car innovator dove more than eight percent in afternoon trade Wednesday a day after an 8.22 percent slide. The declines have wiped out some $9 billion in market. In a sign of heightened mistrust, interest rates charged by institutions... Читать дальше...

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British fashion designer Stella McCartney is to take full control of her brand, buying the 50-percent stake held by French luxury group Kering, the two sides announced on Wednesday. Stella McCartney and Kering said in a joint statement that they had "entered into an agreement for the sale and purchase of Kering's 50-percent stake in Stella McCartney Ltd to Stella McCartney, who will thus become the sole owner of her brand in its entirety." After a partnership with Kering, which also owns Gucci... Читать дальше...

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