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Jarry takes down Tsitsipas to face Paul for spot in Rome final

Published by Kathimerini on Fri, 05/17/2024 - 06:59

Chilean 21st seed Nicolas Jarry fought back from a set down to beat world number eight Stefanos Tsitsipas 3-6 7-5 6-4 and reach the Italian Open semi-finals on Thursday.

Jarry, who fought off 11 of 13 break points faced in the match, will next play American 14th seed Tommy Paul on Friday in his first ATP Masters 1000 semi-final.

Coppola's long-awaited 'Megalopolis' divides Cannes

Published by Hurriyet on Fri, 05/17/2024 - 06:47

Hollywood titan Francis Ford Coppola returned to the Cannes Film Festival on Thursday to unveil his enormously hyped, wildly experimental and deeply divisive "Megalopolis".

The 85-year-old director's arrival at the world-famous movie festival — where decades earlier he twice scooped the top prize Palme d'Or — has been the frenzied talk on cafe terraces in the swanky Cote d'Azur city.

Ukraine battles to hold back Russia advance

Published by Hurriyet on Fri, 05/17/2024 - 06:33

Ukraine battled Thursday to "stabilise" the front line in the northeast Kharkiv region, where Moscow has made its largest territorial gains in 18 months after launching an offensive last week.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said more reinforcements had been sent to the area, and the Ukrainian army said it had partially halted Russia's advance.

Reddit gives OpenAI access to its wealth of posts

Published by Hurriyet on Fri, 05/17/2024 - 06:24

OpenAI will have access to Reddit data for training its artificial intelligence models and will put its technology to work at the popular discussion platform, the companies said Thursday.

Reddit, which debuted on the New York Stock Exchange earlier this year, has been seeking to capitalize on the value of exchanges in its varied discussion groups as it seeks to improve revenues.

Skopje ups ante, widening rift with Athens

Published by Kathimerini on Fri, 05/17/2024 - 06:20

The rift between Athens and Skopje is deepening, with North Macedonian Prime Minister-elect Hristijan Mickoski stating he will refrain from verbally using the country's constitutional name - i.e without the affixed geographical designation of North - in violation of the Prespa Agreement.

Putin in trade push on final day of China trip

Published by Hurriyet on Fri, 05/17/2024 - 06:19

Russian leader Vladimir Putin was in the northeastern city of Harbin on Friday, the final day of a visit aiming to promote crucial trade with China and win greater support for his war effort in Ukraine.

Supermarket prices remain modest in April

Published by Kathimerini on Fri, 05/17/2024 - 06:03

Hikes in supermarket prices in comparison with the same period of the previous year, were relatively restrained in April 2024, according to a survey of major supermarket chains conducted by the Research Institute of Retail Consumer Goods (IELKA) and released on Wednesday.

New discoveries made in ancient shipyard

Published by Hurriyet on Fri, 05/17/2024 - 06:00

Dana Island off the coast of Antalya was home to the largest and oldest untouched shipyard in the world, according to Associate Professor Hakan Öniz, who discovered the shipyard in 2015

‘Mad honey’: Türkiye’s elixir with dark side

Published by Hurriyet on Fri, 05/17/2024 - 06:00

Its fans swear it can cure heart palpitations, dodgy stomachs and even impotence. Yet every year hundreds of people end up in hospital after gorging themselves on Türkiye's "mad honey."

But beekeeper Bayram Demirciler is adamant the honey his bees make high in the mountains above the Black Sea "has never caused any problems."

Paphos tops realty sales to foreigners

Published by Kathimerini on Fri, 05/17/2024 - 03:00

Paphos remains the champion city of Cyprus in property sales to foreigner nationals for the current year 2024.

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