Memphis, TN – Memphis, TN (SportsNetwork.com) – Marc Gasol totaled 21 points and 10 rebounds, Mike Miller scored 19 points off the bench and the Memphis Grizzlies picked up a crucial win over the Philadelphia 76ers, 117-95, on Friday. Tony Allen had 15 points for Memphis, which matched a franchise …
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Barcelona, Spain (SportsNetwork.com) – For the second time in two weeks, the great Rafael Nadal stunningly lost to a fellow Spaniard in a clay court quarterfinal. A week after succumbing to David Ferrer at the Monte Carlo Masters, the eight- time Barcelona champion Nadal gave way to capable Nicolas Almagro …
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PARIS – France’s foreign minister is calling for an investigation into the killing of Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, calling it an “assassination that was revolting.” Laurent Fabius said on BFM television Monday that the shooting of Nemtsov in Moscow on Friday night “raises a series of questions.” He insisted …
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MOSCOW – The brother of a prominent Russian opposition activist has been transferred from jail to prison. Alexei Navalny’s brother, Oleg, was convicted in December of defrauding a French cosmetics company and handed a 3 ½ year-sentence. Oleg Navalny’s lawyer Kirill Polozov said Wednesday he was transferred from a Moscow …
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STOCKHOLM – The European Union has formally submitted its planned contribution to a U.N. climate pact, pledging to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by at least 40 percent by 2030. The cuts are relative to 1990 levels. The EU’s emissions since then are already down by almost 20 percent. The …
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Orascom Construction, the global engineering and construction business, has begun trading on the Dubai stock exchange this week and will be dual listed on Egyptian stock exchange Wednesday. Under the symbol “OC,” the company, which recently demerged from OCI N.V.’s fertilizer and chemical business, has …
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An Indian bride has walked out of her wedding ceremony after her groom-to-be failed to solve a simple math problem, police said Friday. The bride tested the groom on his math skills and when he got the sum wrong, she walked out. The question she asked: How much is 15 …
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UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations says 24 people are confirmed dead and 3,300 have been displaced by Cyclone Pam in the South Pacific archipelago of Vanuatu. The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said in its latest report Monday that radio and telephone communications with outer islands …
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PARIS – France is limiting cash payments to 1,000 euros ($1,063) and requiring reporting for bank deposits of more than 10,000 euros ($10,635) in an effort to combat the financing of terrorism. Finance Minister Michel Sapin said Wednesday the idea wasn’t to “forbid cash,” but he said the system needs …
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BEIRUT – The head of Syria’s Kurdish Red Crescent says the death toll from a twin bombing targeting Kurds celebrating their new year in the northeastern city of Hassakeh has risen to 49. Egid Ibrahim says the Friday evening blasts also wounded 177 others, some of whom remain in critical …
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