Russian teenager Mira Andreeva won her first Grand Slam title by defeating Polish underdog Maja Chwalinska 6-3, 6-2 in the French Open final in Paris on Saturday. Andreeva, 19, is the youngest player to win a women’s singles title at Roland Garros since Monica Seles of the United States, who was 18 when she won … Read more
French Open: Russia’s Mirra Andreeva beats Maja Chwalinska to win her first Grand Slam title Source link
The situation is serious in the city of Olesky in southern Ukraine. When the nearby Kakhovka Dam was destroyed in 2023, Oleshki was first flooded and then bombed. Today, it is practically cut off from the outside world. But according to the Oleski military administration, 2,000 people still live there, they are mostly pensioners and … Read more
Bernadette Chirac, the steel-willed former first lady of France who spent 12 years at the Élysée Palace from 1995 to 2007 beside President Jacques Chirac – weathering his notorious infidelities with dry humor while building her own political power base in rural France – has died. She was 93. FRANCE 24’s Philip Turle breaks down … Read more
The recent fall in the price of bitcoin (BTC) below the psychological barrier of $60,000 set off traditional alarms in the digital asset market, unleashing a wave of bearish forecasts that evokes the ghosts of past crises. However, far from a blind collapse, the main crypto asset seems to be seeking technical support long anticipated … Read more
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The rare Bundibugyo type of Ebola that Congo is battling took locals by surprise after weeks of spreading unnoticed. Hundreds of cases were suspected when Congolese authorities announced the outbreak on May 15, but many dismissed the news as a “Western conspiracy.” At least 63 people have died from 397 confirmed cases, the Africa Centers … Read more
The French Open women’s final is guaranteed to make history, with Poland’s Maja Chwalinska aiming to become the first qualifier to win the title and Russia’s Mirra Andreeva seeking to become the youngest champion since 1992. The match takes place on Saturday at Roland Garros. FRANCE 24’s Jamaes Vasina reports. Source link
Ukraine on Saturday fired hundreds of drones targeting the St. Petersburg region in the second such attack on Russia’s second-largest city in less than a week. The attack came on the final day of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, President Vladimir Putin’s annual investment forum known as “Russia’s Davos”. Source link
Bernadette Chirac, the steel-willed former first lady of France who spent 12 years at the Élysée Palace from 1995 to 2007 beside President Jacques Chirac while building her own political power in rural Corrèze and turning a children’s hospital charity into a national institution, has died. She was 93. Source link