Tag: saturday-turkey
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First delivery of Airbus A320neo to Pegasus postponed after Turkish coup bid
The first delivery of a new version of Airbus's A320 jet to Pegasus Airlines has been postponed following the thwarted coup attempt in Turkey, the European planemaker said on Saturday. Turkey's leading budget carrier had been scheduled to take delivery of the first revamped A320neo powered by CFM engines on July 19. “Due to the…
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Queen Latifah, grannies join mass anti-AIDS rallies in S.Africa
US singer and actress Queen Latifah joined a mass anti-AIDS march in the South African city of Durban Saturday, where grandmothers bringing up children orphaned by the disease also took to the streets. Holding up signs that read “I care, do you?”, around a thousand grandmothers walked in a colourful procession to draw attention to…
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Czech tennis stars Berdych, Pliskova join Olympic pull-outs over Zika
Czech tennis stars, world number eight Tomas Berdych and 16th-ranked Karolina Pliskova, on Saturday joined the growing band of players pulling out of the Olympics due to concerns over the Zika virus. “I am very sorry to announce that I will not take part in this year's Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro,” Berdych,…
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Olympics-Berdych pulls out of Olympics tennis event
Czech Tomas Berdych has become the third high-profile tennis player to withdraw from the Olympics in two days, saying his concerns over the Zika virus prompted his decision. The world number eight’s announcement follows the decision by Wimbledon runner-up Milos Raonic and Simona Halep to withdraw from next month’s Rio tournament. “It was a hard…