ASTANA. KAZINFORM Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan, ranked 10th in the world, overwhelmed Poland-born Iga Świątek , the winner of three Grand Slam tournaments singles (French Open 2020 and 2022, US Open 2022) in the Indian Wells Masters semifinals with a total prize fund of 8.8 million US dollars, Kazinform learned from the Kazakhstan Tennis Federation.
further towards wembley when wout weghorst pounced to get his first goal for his new club, before bruno fernandez added a third late on. by then, rashford had been taken off, as the club look to keep their star man fresh. i m happy with marcus, his performance and his development. from the start of the season he s growing, and he keeps doing that. so what we have to aim for with him and in the first place he s responsible for that to keep his process going. if he s in that mood and that spirit, i think he s unstoppable. now to the australian open, and it s the women s semi finals later, with belarusians arina sabalenka and victoria azarenka both involved. now, they can t play under their national flags, because of belarussia s support for russia s
Feast
day. Orthodox and Greek-Catholic Christians in majority-Orthodox Romania are
today celebrating St. John the Baptist, the last prophet of the Old Testament
and the only one to know the Messiah, whose coming he prepared. The Judeans
recognised him as a prophet and came to be baptised in the Jordan river, in
repentance for their sins. It is at Jordan river that John met Jesus, whom he
recognised as the Messiah. St. John the Baptist died by beheading. Almost two
million Romanians are named after the saint. Old rite Christians are celebrating
Christmas.
Culture.
The western Romanian city of Timişoara is this year holding the title of
European Capital of Culture together with Elefsina in Greece and Veszprém in
Hungary. According to a statement from the European Commission, the three
cities join 60 others that held the title in previous years, both in the
European Union and outside the bloc. Throughout this year, the three cities
will be hosting special events, exhib
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