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Ons Jabeur became the first African woman in the Open era to reach a Grand Slam final on Thursday when she defeated Germany's Tatjana Maria in the Wimbledon semi-finals.
Ons Jabeur became the first African woman in the Open era to reach a Grand Slam singles final on Thursday when she defeated close friend Tatjana Maria in the Wimbledon semi-finals. Before Thursday, South Africans Irene Bowder Peacock, at the 1927 French Open, and Renee Schuurman, in the 1959 Australian Open, were the only African women to have reached a Slam singles final.
British Airways says Heathrow strike off
A strike by British Airways staff at London Heathrow Airport this summer has been called off after an improved pay offer, trade unions said Thursday. "The industrial dispute affecting BA check-in staff at Heathrow airport has been suspended after the company made a vastly improved pay offer," Unite said in a statement.
Dominant Tunisia party urges boycott of constitution vote
Tunisia's Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party urged its supporters on Thursday to boycott a July 25 referendum on President Kais Saied's new constitution, saying it would "lead to a repressive, authoritarian regime". The constitution, the centrepiece of Saied's drive to remake the Tunisian political system, sparked instant criticism for the nearly unlimited power it gives the president.
Volkswagen takes on US, China rivals with battery factory
Volkswagen celebrated Thursday the beginning of work on its first in-house battery factory, as the German auto giant looks to head off competition from US and Chinese electric vehicle upstarts. Western auto giants are keen to bring production in house, to minimise supply disruptions and pocket the added value from battery production.
Burkina ex-president Compaore returns after 8 years in exile
Burkina ex-president Compaore returns after 8 years in exile
UK backing for Ukraine set to outlive Johnson
Although Boris Johnson has been one of the West's most vocal supporters of Ukraine following Russia's invasion, experts say the British prime minister's Thursday resignation will not diminish London's backing for Kyiv.
Fresh clashes in DR Congo as rebels dash ceasefire hopes
Fresh clashes between M23 rebels and soldiers erupted in eastern DR Congo on Thursday, officials said, as the militia declared that it was not bound by a ceasefire agreement. The M23's announcement on Thursday that it is not bound by the ceasefire, came after clashes between its fighters and Congolese troops broke out in Rutshuru territory in Congo's eastern North Kivu province in the morning.
Ons Jabeur, Tunisia's 'Minister of Happiness' on verge of Wimbledon title
Ons Jabeur, who on Thursday became the first African woman in the Open era to reach a Grand Slam singles final, has emerged as a national hero at home in Tunisia. She also played alongside 23-time Grand Slam singles champion Serena Williams in Eastbourne, an opportunity she called "unbelievable".
Kenyan fury over Fox News host's jibe on pregnant women voters
A prominent Fox News television presenter has triggered outrage in Kenya after she suggested that pregnant women cannot vote in the East African country. Pregnant women in Kenya can vote."
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