An International Monetary Fund study published on Tuesday showed that Greece needs far more debt relief than European governments have been willing to contemplate so far, as fractious parties in Athens prepared to vote on a sweeping austerity package demanded by their lenders.
Coming into the day at the back of a splendid win and a day's rest, the World No. 16 Indian, playing with black pieces, could not maintain his momentum and despite giving a tough fight in a game that lasted for 52 moves, failed to avert his second loss of the campaign.
Four-times winners Germany enjoyed a 3-0 win over Group J rivals Iceland
It is now the Greeks who have been gifted a 'Trojan' horse.
Geetanjali Krishna approached her trip to Greece -- the cradle of democracy where the notions of equality, free speech and civic liberty first took shape -- as much as pilgrimage as a holiday.
Serena Williams was sent spinning out of the Western and Southern Open by Maria Sakkari on Tuesday after the Greek rallied from a set down to beat the 23-times Grand Slam champion 5-7, 7-6(5), 6-1 and reach the quarter-finals.
'The Olympic Spirit has been thrown to the wind in Xi Jinping's China.' 'The International Olympic Committee is ready to kowtow to totalitarian China,' notes Claude Arpi.
Greek media speculated the 32-year-old Brazilian would earn up to $1.86 million per year.
No one deserves the title thespian more than Dilip Kumar, notes Shreekant Sambrani.
A rising number of Greeks in rural areas are swapping goods and services in cashless transactions.
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The Nasdaq Composite hit a high of 5,143.316.
Yet another Coachella weekend comes to an end!
IMAGES from the Australian Open matches played on Wednesday.
Images from Day 1 of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, on Monday.
Images from Day 13 of the French Open, at Roland Garros, in Paris.
Japan's Nishikori was the first man representing an Asian country to break through to a Grand Slam final at the 2014 tournament before Marin Cilic stopped him in the title match.
Chef Sudip Misra from Bengaluru Marriott Hotel Whitefield shares his tricolour recipes.
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If the Greek crisis spirals into a larger European sovereign debt crisis and possible fragmentation of the eurozone, India's trade and capital flows could be hit, says Shankar Acharya.
The Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympics countdown got under way on Thursday with the lighting of the torch at the site of the ancient Olympics, with organisers hoping it will shift attention away from Brazil's political and financial turmoil.
Delighted world number one Novak Djokovic said he was back to his best after winning a third Madrid Open title on Sunday, defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 6-4.
These measures are part of initiatives by these nations to attract Indian tourists, says Aneesh Phadnis.
Rafael Nadal kept the flag flying for the old guard at the Australian Open with a 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 victory over American Frances Tiafoe on Tuesday for a place in the semi-finals, where he will meet another next generation player in Stefanos Tsitsipas.
The rupee on Tuesday tumbled by 32 paise to close at 64.17 on fresh dollar demand from importers.
The Greek debt crisis shows clearly that if the eurozone is to come out of this crisis relatively unscathed, it needs a full-time fiscal-monitoring and crisis-resolution mechanism.
Novak Djokovic used a dizzying array of drop shots to make short work of Karen Khachanov at the Dubai Open on Thursday, reaching the semi-finals with a dominant 6-2, 6-2 win over the Russian seventh seed.
The only amount that is actually committed in the Europe rescue package is 60 billion pound from an EU emergency fund
IMAGES from Day 6 of the matches played at the US Open at Flushing Meadows on Saturday.
News of all that transpired on and off the football field.
Images from Day 10 of the 2021 US Open in New York on Thursday.
Find out who all attended Day Two of the ongoing Fashion Week in Mumbai.
The authorities billed it as a rescue, but Mexican soccer player Alan Pulido escaped his kidnappers by punching the one guarding him, snatching a cellphone and calling for help, a top official in the country's violent northeast said.
Since 2003, one of Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal or Andy Murray have won the title at Wimbledon, with the Swiss leading the way with eight titles.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta feared who he might have infected when he tested positive for coronavirus, but said on Thursday he has completed his recovery and is ready to return to work with the English Premier League side. Arsenal announced Arteta's positive test a fortnight ago on March 12, which ultimately led to the halt in the season as his side prepared to face Manchester City.
Vikram Achanta on the passing of Goa's iconic lanadmark, a 'mecca of entertainment, not just in Goa, but in India, and one of the coolest destinations for locals and tourists alike'.
Tackle your hair and skin problems with expert help from Dr Dinesh Jain.
The actor added a touch of spunk to designer Nikhil Thampi's new line of contemporary menswear.
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