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Isolation art: recreate masterworks with cabbage, lentils and socks

MOSCOW (Reuters) – While making blinis one morning in self-isolation, Natalia Goroshko noticed one in her pan had taken the floppy form of one of Salvador Dali’s melting clocks. The 31-year-old Belarusian living in Texas placed three blinis in her kitchen to m... More »

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Zheng wins first WTA title at Silicon Valley Classic

(Reuters) – China’s Zheng Saisai beat Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus 6-3 7-6(3) Sunday to capture the Silicon Valley Classic and win hermaiden WTA title. Unseeded Zheng powered through the draw with several upset triumphs before finishing it off by defeating secon... More »

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France reach sixth Fed Cup final with win over Romania

ROUEN, France (Reuters) – Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic led France to their sixth Fed Cup final as they won the doubles to seal the two-time champions’ dramatic 3-2 victory over Romania in their semi-final on Sunday. The two 25-year-olds defeated wor... More »

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Barty guides Australia into Fed Cup final

SYDNEY (Reuters) – World number nine Ashleigh Barty continued her recent strong run of form and guided Australia to their first Fed Cup final since 1993 with a 3-2 victory over Belarus in Brisbane on Sunday. Barty, who won both her singles matches in the semi-... More »

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Russia has not promised Belarus help over oil tax overhaul: PM

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday that Moscow has never promised Belarus any help over losses incurred due to an overhaul of Russia’s oil tax after Minsk requested compensation. Russia has kept Belarus in its political or... More »

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Champion Wozniacki through to second round with comfortable win

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Caroline Wozniacki launched her title defense at the Australian Open with a comfortable 6-3 6-4 win against Belgian Alison Van Uytvanck in the first round on Monday. The third-seeded Dane broke Van Uytvanck once in each set and kept down ... More »

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Freestyle skiing: Huskova wins aerials gold for Belarus

Freestyle Skiing – Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics – Women’s Aerials Finals – Phoenix Snow Park – Pyeongchang, South Korea – February 16, 2018 – Gold medallist Hanna Huskova of Belarus, silver medallist Zhang Xin of China, and bronze medallist Kong Fanyu of C... More »

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Ice packs: Cigarette smugglers find frozen route to Lithuania

1,500 packs of cigarettes found being smuggled under a block of ice flowing on river Neris from Belarus are seen near village of Moliai, Lithuania January 19, 2018 in this photo provided by State Border Guard Service. State Border Guard Service/Handout via REU... More »

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Tennis: Sabalenka upsets Zhang in Hobart, Watson advances

Tennis – Fed Cup Final – Belarus v United States – rubber 3 – Chizhovka Arena, Minsk, Belarus, November 12, 2017 – Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus in action. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko (Reuters) – Belarus teen Aryna Sabalenka blasted top seed Zhang Shuai out of the H... More »

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British fans face nerve-shredding day five at Wimbledon

Tennis – Wimbledon – London, Britain – July 6, 2017 Great Britain’s Andy Murray during a practice session REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge Home fans were in for a nail-biting day five at Wimbledon on Friday with four Britons in third round action, including defending... More »

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Tennis: Azarenka`s return cut short in Mallorca

FILE PHOTO: Belarus’ Victoria Azarenka hits a shot during her third round match against Japan’s Naomi Osaka at the Australian Open tennis tournament at Melbourne Park, Australia, January 23, 2016. REUTERS/Jason Reed/File Photo Former world number one Victoria ... More »

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Serena Williams confirms pregnancy

FILE PHOTO – Tennis – Australian Open – Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia – early 29/1/17 Serena Williams of the U.S. poses with the Women’s singles trophy after winning her final match. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/Files Tennis superstar Serena Williams is pregnan... More »

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Pence heads to Europe on reassurance tour

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence delivers remarks before swearing in Education Secretary Betsy DeVos at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House in Washington, U.S. February 7, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst U.S. Vice President Mike Pence will s... More »

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Tennis: Czechs make light of Kvitova absence to reach Fed Cup semis

Tennis – Australian Open – Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia – 25/1/17 Czech Republic’s Karolina Pliskova reacts during her Women’s singles quarter-final match against Croatia’s Mirjana Lucic-Baroni. REUTERS/Thomas Peter Champions the Czech Republic made li... More »

Kerber thwarts Azarenka comeback to reach semi-finals

MELBOURNE Angelique Kerber picked the perfect time to earn her first win over Victoria Azarenka, outgunning the big-hitting Belarusian 6-3 7-5 on Wednesday to advance to her first Australian Open semi-final. Kerber faced three set points trailing 5-2 in the se... More »

Disappointed Azarenka finds positive in return to form

MELBOURNE Victoria Azarenka’s hopes of a remarkable comeback Australian Open victory crumbled under Angelique Kerber’s winners on Wednesday but the Belarusian was pleased with solid three weeks Down Under that made her feel she had turned a corner. The twice c... More »

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What does Moscow want?” asks Georgian president

BRUSSELS The former Soviet republics of Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine are moving inexorably from the orbit of a Russian state that promotes values fundamentally alien to its neighbors, according to Georgia’s president. President Georgy Margvelashvili told Reute... More »