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Venus Williams marches into Miami Open quarters
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Florida [U.S.A], March 27 (ANI): American tennis star Venus Williams booked her place in the quarter-finals of the Miami Masters after battling past last year's winner Johanna Konta of Australia in a three-set thriller here on Tuesday.
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Trump writes heartfelt letter to family of Parkland victim
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 27 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump has written a letter to the family of Meadow Pollack, one of the victims of the school shooting in Parkland, Florida that claimed 17 lives.
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Bopanna-Vasselin knocked out of Miami Open
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Florida [U.S.A], March 26 (ANI): Indian tennis ace Rohan Bopanna and his French partner Edouard Roger-Vasselin suffered a major blow as they crashed out of the Miami Open after going in the second round of the men's doubles event here on Monday.
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'Want to create a million young Barack Obamas'
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Mar 26 (ANI): Former US President Barack Obama on Sunday reiterated that he wanted to create "a million young Barack Obamas" to take on the baton of "human progress", in what was seen as an effort to develop the "next generation."
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Pope Francis calls on youth to stand and speak out
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], Mar 26 (ANI): Pope Francis on Sunday called on the youth across the world to continue standing up and speaking out, a day after thousands of people, mostly students protested against gun violence in the "March for Our Lives" rally in Washington D.C. and elsewhere in the US.
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Melania Trump to remain in Florida resort for spring break
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 26 (ANI): US First Lady and wife of President Donald Trump, Melania will remain in the Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, while the former will return to Washington D.C. on Sunday, the White House said.
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Federer to lose top spot after Miami Open defeat
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Key Biscayne (Florida) [USA], March 25 (ANI): Twenty-time grand slam champion Roger Federer will lose his world number one spot after suffering a shock defeat at the hands of world number 175 Thanasi Kokkinakis at the Miami Open on Sunday.
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March for Our Lives: Protest gains vigour as students pour in large number
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA] Mar 25 (ANI): Thousands of people, primarily students flooded the Pennsylvania Avenue in the American capital for the "March for Our Lives" on March 24 to support tougher gun controls, in the wake of last month's shooting at a Florida school, which claimed 17 lives. Read More
Anti-gun control group criticises 'March for Our Lives' rally
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC, [USA] Mar. 25 (ANI): National Rifle Association, a lobbyist group which opposes restrictions on gun sales and ownership in the US, has criticised the anti-gun protest, 'March for Our Lives' rally and said it was a movement supported by billionaires to strip the right to protec
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Movie stars, singers, TV celebs lend support to 'March for Our Lives' rall
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 25 (ANI): The March for Our Lives rally in Washington D.C. and elsewhere in the US, organised by the students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida was galvanised by the presence of prominent Hollywood stars, who also lent their support to the anti-
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White House 'praises' gun violence rally, but no word from Trump
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 25 (ANI): The White House has 'applauded' the historic and gigantic "March for Our Lives" rally which is underway in Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington D.C. and elsewhere in the US.
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US lawmakers call their support for gun control
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 25 (ANI): US congressmen have called for the support for tougher gun control measures across the country and have shown solidarity for the "March for Our Lives" event which is underway in Washington D.C.
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