(Xinhua/NAN) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the removal of the age limit for the position of IMF managing director, paving the way for Kristalina Georgieva to head the multilateral lender.
Since 1951, the IMF's bylaws had prohibited the appointment of a candidate aged 65 or over as managing director.
It had also prohibited…
Daniil Medvedev will play for a first Grand Slam title after grinding out a 7-6(5) 6-4 6-3 win over Grigor Dimitrov in their U.S. Open semi-final on Friday.
Medvedev has had a complicated relationship with the Flushing Meadows crowds, who cast him as a U.S. Open bad boy following some on-court antics.
But the fifth…
Medvedev grinds out win over Dimitrov to reach U.S. Open final
The U.S. Open final on Saturday will have the feel of a street fight when two of the most powerful players in the women's game exchange blows on the sport's biggest stage with Grand Slam glory on the line.
While the 37-year-old Serena Williams and her opponent, the upstart Canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu, could…
Williams to battle 'street fighter' Andreescu in U.S. Open final
(Xinhua/NAN) The 28th World Economic Forum on Africa has ended in Cape Town, South Africa, producing numerous notable outcomes.
After three days of intensive discussion, the meeting launched an action plan to tackle the crisis of gender-based violence in Africa, particular South Africa.
The plan was initiated by African Monitor, working with multiple stakeholders and…
The Police Command in Sokoto says it will work with the authorities of the Nigeria Immigration Service to comprehensively check the movement of persons in the state.
Mr Ibrahim Kaoje, the Commissioner of Police, stated this when the new Sokoto State Comptroller of Immigration, Mr Muhammad Hassan, visited the police Command on Friday.
Kaoje said,…
Police partners Immigration to check movement of persons in Sokoto
Netherlands scored four times in 32 second-half minutes to stage a 4-2 comeback win against hosts Germany in their Euro 2020 Group C qualifier on Friday.
The Germans went ahead with Serge Gnabry, netting his fourth goal in four qualifiers in the ninth minute.
The Dutch came back stronger after the break, scoring twice in…
(Xinhua/NAN) Namibian state-run airline, the Air Namibia, announced the resignation of the chairperson and vice-chairperson from its board of directors with effect from close of business with immediate effect on Friday amid financial challenges faced by the airline.
"Due to a combination, inter alia, of personal reasons and significantly increased responsibilities in their respective professional…
