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Mats Wilander says racket breaking is ‘horrible’ as he insists Alexander Zverev should be banned
Mats Wilander is adamant that Alexander Zverev should “be taken off the Tour” for a while following his expulsion from the Mexican Open, saying players are setting a bad example for children with their poor behaviour. Zverev was kicked of the ATP 500 event in Acapulco in February after he verbally abused the chair umpire …
Dear Abby: Stressed boyfriend insists we take break, but I don’t want to
DEAR ABBY: I’ve been dating my boyfriend for two years. We’re in our 40s. I moved to the city he lives in, but he’s currently working in a different state, and he has been extremely stressed these last few weeks. He’s paying rent and utilities in our state as well as the state he’s working …
NSW hotel quarantine worker tests COVID-19 positive; CSIRO insists Pfizer coronavirus vaccine will be safe for Australians; Two killed in NSW helicopter crash; Treasurer addresses China trade tensions
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany has defended the White House’s decision to continue its holiday parties, which, as CNN has previously reported, have already begun to flout public health recommendations. When asked if it was responsible for the White House to be holding the receptions when health agencies are warning against large gatherings and …
France insists world’s ‘oldest woman’ was not fake
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Jeanne Calment on her 117th birthday French officials have refused to change the death certificate of the oldest person on record despite claims of fraud by Russian researchers. Jeanne Calment died in 1997 aged 122 but a recent Russian study claimed she had in fact died in the 1930s. …
China insists it is unaware of calls to Trump
Chinese President Xi Jinping meets Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China June 25, 2019. Nicolas Asfour | Reuters One day later, China is still insisting no phone calls took place over the weekend that President Donald Trump claimed showed its willingness to talk again. “I have not …
US politician insists on chaperone for interview with female reporter
Image copyright Twitter / @RobertFoster4MS / @thisislarrison Image caption Larrison Campbell (R) said she asked to shadow the Republican candidate Robert Foster on a campaign trip A Republican candidate for Mississippi governor has refused to be interviewed by a female reporter unless she brings a male colleague with her. Larrison Campbell, 40, said she had …
‘Seriously?’: Zarif mocks US, insists Iran has not violated deal | News
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said Tehran had not violated its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers after its stockpiles of enriched uranium breached a limit set in the landmark accord. Iran on Monday announced its reserves of enriched uranium had surpassed the 300kg cap and said its next step would be to …
White House insists Trump Huawei reversal not ‘catastrophic mistake’ | Technology
White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow insisted on Sunday Donald Trump is not backing off national security concerns, despite agreeing to allow US companies to sell some components to Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei. Trump made the announcement on Saturday after meeting Chinese president Xi Jinping for trade talks at the G20 summit in Japan. Trump …
