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Join our Whatsapp channel HOBART: Elena Rybakina guided Kazakhstan to a 2-1 victory against Spain in her United Cup debut at the RAC Arena in Perth on Friday, and Gao Xinyu stunned Beatriz Haddad Maia in China’s victory over Brazil. World number six Rybakina defeated Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 6-2, 6-3 in the singles and then combined with Alexander Shevchenko to clinch the deciding mixed doubles. Kazakhstan can qualify for the quarter-finals of the 18-nation mixed teams event by beating Greece in t

MADRID( Reuters)-Spain's government has agreed with unions to raise social-security contributions by 0.6% between 2023 and 2032 to help pay for the pensions of an upcoming wave of retirees, the Social Security Ministry said on Monday. Spain experienced a baby boom during the last two decades of Francisco Franco's dictatorship which ended in 1975, and people born during that era are expected to retire soon, putting state finances under increasing strain. The scale of the increase, which will affe

On Thursday he is due to meet NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg." All our efforts are geared towards the peaceful resolution of this dispute, I don't consider war even as a hypothesis," Albares said.In line with the European Union stance, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has previously warned Russia it would face massive economic consequences if it launched any kind of military intervention in Ukraine. Russia denies planning to attack its neighbour.... It is seeking sweeping security

By Reuters Staff2 Min ReadALGIERS/ MADRID( Reuters)-Algeria has suspended its 20-year-old treaty of friendship, good neighbourliness and cooperation with Spain, upping the ante after months of tensions over Madrid’s shift closer to Morocco’s position on the conflict in Western Sahara.No reason was given for the decision by Algeria’s top security council.... It was reported by Algerian state media on Wednesday and confirmed by Spanish diplomatic sources, who said the Spanish government regretted

MADRID( Reuters)-Spanish authorities have detained a pro-Russian Ukrainian blogger and aspiring politician on an international arrest warrant for suspected treason, a police source told Reuters on Thursday. The source said Anatoliy Shariy, a vocal critic of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and his pro-Western government, had been detained in the coastal city of Tarragona in Catalonia, the source said, without providing further details. Earlier, Ukraine's SBU security service said in a sta

PALMA, Spain( Reuters)-Beach-craving British tourists flocked to the Spanish island of Mallorca on Wednesday after London added the Balearic archipelago to its" green travel list", boosting hopes for a better tourist season after a disastrous 2020. Tourists stepping outside Palma de Mallorca's airport expressed relief and gratitude to be back in the sunshine, with some saying they were lucky to have bought tickets early as prices soared in the past week. The lifting of restrictions by Britain me

It’s great, ” said Bencic, who first returned to action in October and played in the Billie Jean King Cup, apart from lower level tournaments.“ I didn’t rush things.... I didn’t really want to put time pressure on my comeback.... I just wanted to see how it goes every day....

Daniil Medvedev, of the Russian Olympic Committee, pauses during a third round men's tennis match against Fabio Fognini, of Italy, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, on July 28, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan.... Daniil Medvedev was struggling so much with the suffocating heat and humidity at the Ariake Tennis Park on Wednesday that at one point the chair umpire, Carlos Ramos, asked him if he could continue playing.... " I can finish the match but I can die," Medvedev replied....

BERLIN( Reuters)-Chef Omar Ben Hammou found opening his Berlin seafood restaurant tough enough amid the COVID-19 pandemic.... So what should we do, just close?... In Spain, Italy and France, the VAT on restaurants is at 10%, considerably lower than the expected 19% in Germany from 2024....