Day: March 20, 2022

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PM of Netherlands to visit Turkey

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By Trend Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte will visit Turkey on March 22, where he will hold talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The visit will take place on the eve of an extraordinary summit of NATO leaders on March 24, which will discuss the situation in Ukraine, Trend reports. According to him, Turkey plays a very important role in protecting the eastern flank of NATO against the backdrop of events in Ukraine. He noted that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is one of the few leaders who maintain contacts with both Moscow and Kyiv. Rutte stressed that his contacts wit… Continue reading “PM of Netherlands to visit Turkey”

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Russia open for cooperation with West – Lavrov

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By Trend Russia is open for cooperation with all countries, including Western nations, but will not be the first to offer it to the West, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said, Trend reports citing TASS. “We continue to be open for any cooperation, including with Western nations but the West behaved in such a way that we are not going to come out with any initiatives,” he said at the International track of the Leaders of Russia contest. According to Lavrov, many countries are now thinking about “how to continue to crawl away from the dollar in international settlements.” “Because it happ… Continue reading “Russia open for cooperation with West – Lavrov”

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Turkey calls main task of organizing meeting between Putin and Zelensky

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By Trend Turkey considers it its main task to organize a meeting between the presidents of Russia and Ukraine, Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky, Turkey’s Presidential Spokesperson Ibrahim Kalin said in an interview with Al Jazeera, Trend reports. “We keep our channels of communication open with both parties. This is very important, our efforts are aimed at organizing a direct meeting between the presidents of Russia and Ukraine. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavushoglu recently visited Moscow, held talks,” he said. According to him, Turkish President Recep Tayyib Erdogan has twice conta… Continue reading “Turkey calls main task of organizing meeting between Putin and Zelensky”

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U.S. envoy to U.N. decries ‘disturbing’ claims of Ukrainians deported to Russia

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By Ted Hesson and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Accounts that thousands of residents of Ukraine’s besieged port city of Mariupol have been forcibly deported to Russia are “disturbing” and “unconscionable” if true, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said on Sunday. Speaking on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Thomas-Greenfield said the United States had not yet confirmed the allegations made on Saturday by the Mariupol city council via its Telegram channel. “I’ve only heard it. I can’t confirm it,” she said. “But I can say it is disturbing. It is unconscionable for … Continue reading “U.S. envoy to U.N. decries ‘disturbing’ claims of Ukrainians deported to Russia”

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Ask Amy: ‘Best of’ column get to the meat of the matter

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Dear Readers: Every year I step away from my column for two weeks to work on other creative projects. (Anyone interested in my non-advicey personal essays and photographs can subscribe to my free newsletter: amydickinson.substack.com). I hope you enjoy these “Best Of” columns from 10 years ago. Today’s topic: How we eat. DEAR AMY: I have a friend who recently decided to become vegetarian/vegan. She now shares articles via email and Facebook calling people who eat meat “depraved,” “confused,” and “unethical.” There was even an article accusing meat eaters of being “species-ist.” I could care le… Continue reading “Ask Amy: ‘Best of’ column get to the meat of the matter”

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Chelsea advance to English FA Cup semifinal

Chelsea advanced to the 2022 English FA Cup semifinal after beating lower division club Middlesbrough 2-0 in a quarterfinal match Saturday.

Belgian forward Romelu Lukaku scored the opener in the 15th minute as he finished in the six-yard-box at Riverside Stadium. Lukaku was assisted by Mason Mount.

In minute 31, Moroccan attacking midfielder Hakim Ziyech fired a left-footed shot outside that scored the insurance goal.

Other semifinalists will be unveiled after matches Sunday in the quarterfinal.

Crystal Palace vs. Everton; Southampton vs. Manchester City and Nottingham Forest vs. Liverpool.

The FA Cup semifinals will be held April 16.

London’s Wembley Stadium will stage the 2022 final on May 14.

Source: Anadolu Agency

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Inter Milan take home draw with Fiorentina; alarm bells ringing for Nerazzurri

Italian Serie A title contenders Inter Milan frustrated fans after a 1-1 home draw Saturday with Fiorentina.

Fiorentina’s Uruguayan midfielder Lucas Torreira scored in the penalty area to give the visitors the lead in the 50th minute at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium.

Inter equalized five minutes later as Dutch midfielder Denzel Dumfries scored on a header.

The points for the match were shared.

During the match, Torreira played with a swab in his mouth after the 26-year-old suffered a horrific injury.

After the match, Torreira put his picture on Twitter as the Uruguayan lost one of his maxillary central incisor teeth.

Third-place Inter have 60 points in 29 matches.

The Nerazzurri are six points behind leaders and archrivals AC Milan.

Fiorentina are in the eighth spot with 47 points.

AC Milan beat Cagliari 1-0 on Saturday as Algerian midfielder Ismael Bennacer scored the winning goal in Sardinia.

Second-place Napoli beat Udinese 2-1 at home.

Nigerian forward Victor Osimhen scored two goals for the Naples club. Spanish winger Gerard Deulofeu scored for Udinese.

Napoli have 63 points in 30 matches to chase AC Milan in the Serie A standings.

Source: Anadolu Agency

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British MMA fighter Aspinall defeats Volkov in UFC heavyweight bout

British Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter Tom Aspinall beat Alexander Volkov from Russia in Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 204 heavyweight bout.

Aspinall, 28, defeated Volkov, 33, by submission in the first round to bag his 12th career win in the main event at London’s O2 Arena.

Aspinall, who has five consecutive UFC fight wins since 2020, is ranked 11th in the UFC heavyweight standings. Volkov is sixth in the globe with 34 MMA fight wins.

The Russian fighter lost 10 fights since 2009.

Aspinall is 12-2.

The UFC returned to London for the first time since March 2019.

The 2020 fight was previously canceled for the coronavirus pandemic.

The 2021 event was relocated to Las Vegas for the same concerns.

Source: Anadolu Agency

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Lakers’ LeBron James becomes NBA’s 2nd all-time highest scorer

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James scored 38 points against Washington Wizards on Saturday and became NBA’s second all-time highest scorer.

The Lakers faced a 127-119 loss to the Wizards at Washington’s Capital One Arena, but it was a historic night for James.

The 37-year-old small forward tallied 36,947 career points in 1,363 games to surpass Utah Jazz legend Karl Malone on NBA’s all-time scoring list.

Malone, 58, who was a longtime Jazz power forward, scored 36,928 in 1,476 games and ranks third currently.

Four-time NBA champion James now trails only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

NBA great Abdul-Jabbar, 74, scored 38,387 points in 1,560 games to be the league’s all-time top scorer.

A former Miami Heat and Cleveland Cavaliers forward, James should score 1,440 points to equal Abdul-Jabbar’s record.

On Saturday evening, James displayed a stellar performance for the Lakers with 38 points, 10 rebounds and six assists.

Lakers point guard Russell Westbrook scored 22 points, took 10 rebounds and made eight assists.

Malik Monk added 17 points for the losing team.

For Wizards, seven players scored in double digits.

Latvian forward-center Kristaps Porzingis led the Wizards, scoring 27 points.

Washington guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds.

Wizards duo Deni Avdija and Daniel Gafford clocked up 17 points each.

The Wizards have 30-40 win/loss record to be in the 11th position in the Eastern Conference standings.

The Lakers won 30 games but lost 41 others to rank ninth in the West.

Results:

Minnesota Timberwolves – Milwaukee Bucks: 138-119

Charlotte Hornets – Dallas Mavericks: 129-108

Cleveland Cavaliers – Detroit Pistons: 113-109

Washington Wizards – Los Angeles Lakers: 127-119

Source: Anadolu Agency