Djokovic, Andy Murray begin well at Italian Open

Top-ranked Novak Djokovic made a solid return to red-clay courts, dominating Australian teenager Bernard Tomic 6-3, 6-3 to open the defence of his Italian Open title on Tuesday night. Coming off a quarterfinal loss to fellow Serb Janko Tipsarevic on the blue clay at last week’s Madrid Open, Djokovic went ahead with two early breaks and faced minimal resistance from the 19-year-old Tomic, the youngest player in the top 50 at No. 32. With the French Open less than two ...

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Kazakhstan Police Search for Street Strippers

Police from the Kazakhstan city of Kostanai are searching for two young women who walked naked around the city’s streets, the Newsru.com web portal stated on Tuesday. The girls, wearing only high-heel pumps and holding mini-dresses in their hands, were captured on video by an amateur who uploaded it on Youtube last week. About 15,000 have already watched the video and the majority of viewers have approved it. Several local residents identified the girls as dancers from a local strip ...

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Africa Water Week Marked with Cairo Meeting

This is Africa Water Week. Government and development bureau representatives and others are meeting in Cairo to mark the occasion. One of the main topics is improving water and sanitation services on the continent. The International development organization WaterAid is one of the main organizers of the Cairo meeting. “This is, we can say, the highest level event on water and sanitation. And it brings together decision makers on the continent, particularly coming from the water sector from various countries ...

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‘Glee’ with Ricky Martin: Your take?

We’ll give her some credit — Gwyneth showed off serious Spanish skills when she filled in for Mr. Schuester last season (even if they were used to dish on Lindsay Lohan). But just wait until tonight, when things will heat up as Ricky Martin guest stars as a night school instructor who gives Will some pointers. (Helps to be a native speaker!) Along the way, Martin (as David Martinez), does a hot number with Santana, and the rest of the cast also ...

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Plushenko will not skate at world championships

Evgeni Plushenko will continue to compete at this week’s European figure skating championships in Sheffield, England, but will not be at the world championships in late March. Plushenko, 29, told reporters Thursday after the short program that he will not compete at the worlds in Nice due to a meniscus injury in his knee that will require surgery. The two-time Olympic medallist completed with a score of 84.71 points on Thursday, just 0.09 behind fellow Russian Artur Gachinski, but stated ...

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Bruins’ Marchand named NHL’s first star

Boston Bruins left-winger Brad Marchand was named the NHL’s first star of the week Monday after helping his team to a pair of home victories. Marchand had six points (four goals, two assists) over two games last week. He recorded his first career hat trick and first five-point game in an 8-0 rout of the Florida Panthers on Friday. Marchand also scored the winner in a 3-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Dec. 19. New York Rangers right-winger Marian ...

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Islanders’ Moulson named week’s 1st star

New York Islanders left-winger Matt Moulson was named NHL first star of the week Monday after recording seven points in three games. Moulson had six goals and one assist to help the Islanders post a 3-0-1 record last week. He became the first NHL player to record a four-goal game this season when he led New York to a 5-4 win over Dallas on Saturday. Colorado Avalanche centre Ryan O’Reilly was named second star and Los Angeles Kings goalie Jonathan ...

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Wheelies: The Facelift Edition

November 8, 2011, 4:01 pm By THE NEW YORK TIMES In which we bring you motoring news from around the Web: • Ford announced details of its 2013 Flex on Tuesday. The crossover received a revised front fascia and headlights, while its base 3.5-liter V-6 was tuned to produce 285 horsepower, 20 more than the outgoing model. The automaker’s 3.5-liter EcoBoost V-6, generating 355 horsepower, remains an option, as does the MyFord Touch telematics system, which is receiving a major ...

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‘Captain America’ Overtakes ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ for No. 1 on DVD Charts

“Captain America: The First Avenger” Home Entertainment scored a rare triple-play victory on the home video charts the week ending Oct. 30, as summer theatrical blockbuster Captain America: The First Avenger rode its $176.6 million box office gross to a No. 1 debut on both sales charts as well as the rental chart. Captain bumped Walt Disney Studios’ Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, the previous week’s huge tentpole release, to No. 2 on both the Nielsen VideoScan First ...

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Swiss right-wing party goat mascot missing, feared dead

Zottel the Goat, the mascot of the right-wing Swiss People’s Party (SVP), went missing a week before federal polls and is feared dead, Swiss media stated on Monday. Zottel and his “girlfriend” Mimo disappeared from their stables in the canton of Zurich early on Saturday. A police search for them began nearly immediately, but has yielded no results so far. Ernst Schibli, a Swiss MP who took care of Zottel, stated the mascot received an anonymous letter with death threats ...

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