WTA Finals To Be Held In Forth Worth This Year
PARIS, France – The 2022 edition of the WTA Finals will be held in Forth Worth, Texas from Oct. 31 – Nov. 7 under a one – year agreement, the women’s tennis body announced on Tuesday as the season – ending tournament returns to the United States after 17 years. Last year’s tournament was held…
Former No.1 Kerber Announces Pregnancy, To Miss U.S. Open
NEW YORK – Former world number one Angelique Kerber is pregnant and will skip the U.S. Open, which starts in New York on Monday, the three – time Grand Slam winner from Germany said. The left – handed Kerber, 34, last played at Wimbledon where she lost in the third round to Belgium’s Elise Mertens. She won her maiden Grand Slam at the Australian Open in 2016 before lifting the U.S. Open the same yet to climb to the top of women’s world rankings. Two year later she won the…
Hermes Bounces Back In China As Margin Hits Record High
PARIS, France – Sales at Birkin bag maker Hermes rose sharply in the second quarter, lifted by fast growth in Europe and the United States,…
Notre – Dame On Track To Re – Open In 2024 – French Culture Minister
PARIS, France – Notre – Dame cathedral in Paris is on track to reopen to worshippers and the public in 2024, Culture Minister Rima Abdul…
Luxury Shoemaker Manolo Blahnik Wins 22 – Year Trademark Battle In China
PARIS, France – Manolo Blahnik, the shoe brand made famous by its celebrity fans and regular appearances in TV drama ‘Sex and the City’, said…
SAS And Pilots To Resume Negotiations On Monday After 14 Days Of Strike
PARIS, France – Ailing Scandinavian airline SAS and striking pilor unions will resume negotiations on Monday, public broadcaster NRK said, after failing to reach new collective agreements over the weekend. Most SAS pilots in Sweden, Denmark and Norway walked out on July 4 after talks over conditions related to the carrier’s rescue plan collapsed. The parties returned to the negotiating table in the Swedish capital last Wednesday. ‘We are now going home after 37 hours to get some asleep’, Henrik…
France Grids For Heat Records As Wildfires Rage On
PARIS, France – France braced on Monday for what could become one of the hottest days ever recorded with temperatures reaching 40 degrees Celsius in coastal regions cherished by tourists, as wildfires intensified in the west and south. ‘The peak of this heat wave is expected Monday’, MeteoFrance said in a statement, forecasting temperatures between 40 and 42 degrees – and ‘higher in some local areas’ across France’s western Atlantic coast. ‘The day could become one of the hottest ever…