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World News
Saturday
- June 7, 2008 Roland Garros - Ivanovic beats
Safina to win first Slam Paris (Eurosport) - Serbia's Ana Ivanovic
claimed her maiden Grand Slam title when she beat Russian 13th seed Dinara Safina
6-4 6-3 in the French Open final. The 20-year-old second seed became the first
woman representing Serbia to win a major title. Last year's finalist Ivanovic,
who will become world number one on Monday, was too powerful for Marat Safin's
younger sister, sealing a straightforward victory after one hour 38 minutes. "This
was amazing. I still didn't believe it could happen," Ivanovic said.
Saturday - May 24, 2008
Russia - the winner of Eurosong 2008! Russian singer
Dima Bilan won the title of 53rd Eurosong contest, held in Belgrade tonight. After
25 songs in the final evening (first time there were two semifinals), Russia won
the highest number of points and brought Eurovision to Moscow in 2009.
Wednesday - May 21, 2008
Manchester United - European Champions! Manchester Utd
won the UEFA Champions League tonight in Moscow, after beating Chelsea FC on penalties
6:5 (1:1). Christiano Ronaldo scored for Manchester and Frenk Lampard for Chelsea
in regular time. After 120 minutes two English clubs had to decide winner by shooting
11m. Ronaldo missed first, Terry missed the last and Van der Sar brought the title
to Manchester.
Wednesday - May
14, 2008 Zenit St.Petersburg won UEFA Cup!
Russian team Zenit from St.Petersburg is the UEFA Cup champion for 2007/08!
In the finals tonight in Manchester, they have beaten Glasgow Rangers 2:0, by
goals of Denisov (72) and Zyrianov (90+4).
Henin
announces shock retirement (BBC Sport) - World number one Justine
Henin has announced her retirement from tennis with immediate effect. The 25-year-old
confirmed the shock decision at a news conference in her native Belgium on Wednesday.
"It's the end of a wonderful adventure but it's something I have
been thinking about for a long time," said the winner of seven Grand Slam
singles titles.
Henin headed the WTA rankings for the 117th time this
week, but pulled out of the Rome Masters blaming fatigue. Tuesday
- May 13, 2008 Death toll from China quake soars
past 13,000 DUJIANGYAN, China (Reuters) - The death toll in China's
earthquake climbed past 13,000 on Tuesday and looked set to rise much higher after
media said some 19,000 people were buried in rubble in just one area. Rain and
severed roads hampered rescuers in the mountainous area near the epicenter of
Monday's 7.9-magnitude quake in the southwestern province of Sichuan, China's
worst earthquake in three decades.
State media reported devastation as
troops reached stricken villages near the epicenter in Wenchuan, a remote county
cut off by landslides about 100 km (60 miles) northwest of the provincial capital,
Chengdu. Officials announced late on Tuesday that 500 Wenchuan residents were
confirmed dead, Xinhua news agency reported. But the toll there and elsewhere
is likely to soar. Thursday
- May 8, 2008 U.N. says 1.5 million people affected
by Myanmar storm UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations estimated
1.5 million people have been "severely affected" by the cyclone that
swept through Myanmar, with the United States expressing outrage on Thursday at
delays in allowing in aid. In Myanmar, desperate survivors cried out for food,
water and other supplies nearly a week after 100,000 people were feared killed
by Cyclone Nargis as it roared across the farms and villages of the low-lying
Irrawaddy delta region. "We're outraged by the slowness of the response
of the government of Burma (Myanmar) to welcome and accept assistance," U.S.
Ambassador to the United Nations, Zalmay Khalilzad, told reporters. "It's
clear that the government's ability to deal with the situation, which is catastrophic,
is limited."
The U.N. food agency and Red Cross/Red Crescent said
they had finally started flying in emergency relief supplies after foot-dragging
by Myanmar's ruling military junta. The United States was waiting for approval
to start military flights.
Tuesday
- April 22, 2008 XXIV International Training
Session in Commedia dell'Arte Directed by Antonio Fava Reggio
Emilia, Italy 28th July - 21th August 2008 Commedia dell'Arte. Its
appearance in 16th Century Italy, its spread and adaptation throughout Europe,
marked a highly important turning point in the history of the western Theatre:
with it, the Theatre changed from ritualistic and amateurish to actual profession
(art). The new actor was born, someone who possessed a personal acting "know-how".
This gave rise to the Modern Theatre. Commedia dell'Arte as presented
nowadays, is an exacting discipline where practical ability and know-how are essential
for those who intend to make the Theatre their career. Professional actors
who want updated information, pupils from schools of Dramatic Art, students and
scholars who study theatrical disciplines are those for whom this Training Session
is intended. Applications for enrolment in the course in the form of a
letter with the student's name, surname, date and place of birth, address, telephone
number, e-mail address, curriculum vitae and two passport photographs should be
sent to: INTERNATIONAL TRAINING SESSION IN COMMEDIA DELL'ARTE / DINA BUCCINO CP
404 42100 Reggio Emilia - Italy
or via e-mail: info@commediabyfava.it
Any other documentation may be attached to the e-mail. Tel: +39 0522 436768
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