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☆ WTA roundup: Belinda Bencic, Danielle Collins cruise in Adelaide
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

January 9 - Belinda Bencic of Switzerland and Danielle Collins were among those to win their first-round matches at the Adelaide International on Monday in Australia. 8 seed, beat Garbine Muguruza of Spain 6-3, 6-4 in 79 minutes. Collins, the American 10th seed, handled Karolina Pliskova of Czech Republic in 76 minutes. Hobart InternationalFourth seed Sloane Stephens lost her first-round match to fellow American Lauren Davis 6-2, 6-2 in Hobart, Australia. 1 seed Marie Bouzkova of Czech Republic beat Jaqueline Cristian of Romania 7-6 (2), 6-3.

☆ Kvitova takes her chances to down Rybakina in Adelaide
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

ADELAIDE, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Former Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova ousted the current holder of the All England Club title Elena Rybakina 6-3 7-5 in the opening round of the Adelaide International 2 on Monday to continue her winning start in the new season. The second set of the contest was just as tight with no break points until the 11th game when Kvitova earned two and converted the second for a 6-5 lead with a blistering forehand return. "I was trying to wait for my chance to see if I could break her," said the world number 16. The top three women in the world were all late withdrawals from the second Adelaide tournament with Pegula citing a change of schedule and Iga Swiatek (shoulder) and Ons Jabeur (back) both nursing injuries. The other women's warm-up for the Australian Open this week is the Hobart Open, which returns after a two-year hiatus caused by the COVID pandemic.

☆ Former champion Osaka withdraws from Australian Open
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Jan 8 (Reuters) - Two-times champion Naomi Osaka has pulled out of the Australian Open, organisers of the year's first Grand Slam which begins on Jan. 16 said on Sunday without elaborating on the reason, as a cloud hung over one of the sport's brightest stars. The Japanese former world number one's name was on the entry list for the Australian Open, but Osaka was not scheduled to play in warm-up tournaments in Adelaide and Hobart, raising doubts about her participation in the hardcourt major. "Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the Australian Open. We will miss her at #AO2023," the Australian Open tweeted. Her withdrawal marks a double blow for Australian Open organisers a day after American seven-times Grand Slam champion Venus Williams was ruled out due to injury.

☆ Barty to mentor local wildcard Gadecki at Australian Open
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Jan 4 (Reuters) - Retired Australian Open champion Ash Barty is returning to Melbourne Park for this year's event to mentor local hope Olivia Gadecki, who received a wildcard for the season's first Grand Slam. Former world number one Barty called time on her career last March, shortly after ending her country's 44-year wait for a home champion at the Australian Open. World number 202 Gadecki said at the United Cup in Sydney that Barty would be in her camp at Melbourne Park for the Jan. 16-29 tournament. The 20-year-old will begin her Australian Open preparations at next week's Hobart International. Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter RutherfordOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Cruise passengers spent New Year's stranded after their ship was rejected by 4 ports because of 'marine growth' on its hull
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-01 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Passengers were left stranded on New Year's Eve due to marine growth that stopped ship from docking. The Viking Orion cruise ship was turned away from 4 ports and had to get its hull cleaned. The ship ultimately headed to Adelaide to get its hull cleaned, and is expected to finally arrive in Melbourne on Monday. He added: "Our @VikingCruises trip to NZ & Australia missed 4 of 8 ports b/c of dirty/biohazard ship hull. Viking said in a statement that the small amount of "standard marine growth" was being removed on Sunday, and that it was working directly with guests on compensation.

☆ The Great Tesla Stock Repricing
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-27 | by ( Holman W. Jenkins | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Holman W. Jenkins Jr. is a member of the editorial board of The Wall Street Journal. Mr. Jenkins joined the Journal in May 1992 as a writer for the editorial page in New York. In February 1994, he moved to Hong Kong as editor of The Asian Wall Street Journal's editorial page. Mr. Jenkins won a 1997 Gerald Loeb Award for distinguished business and financial coverage. Born in Philadelphia, Mr. Jenkins received a bachelor's degree from Hobart and William Smith Colleges and a master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University.

☆ Hunter Biden’s Laptop and 2020’s First Big Lie
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-13 | by ( Holman W. Jenkins | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

☆ Tasmanian tiger: Lost remains of last thylacine found hiding in plain sight
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-05 | by ( Jessie Yeung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —For decades, nobody knew where the remains of the last thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger, were located. It turns out they were hiding in plain sight – at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (TMAG), in the Australian island state, where they had been unidentified for more than 80 years. That meant researchers and staff at the museum were wholly unaware of the significance of the thylacine in their collection. A thylacine displayed at the Australian Museum in Sydney, Australia, in 2002. The remains are now on display in the museum’s thylacine gallery for public viewing.

☆ Some Retailers Are Learning to Love Bulked-Up Inventories
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Liz Young | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +6 min

Discount retailers Burlington Stores Inc. and TJX Cos. are among those happy to stock up as other merchants look to off-load goods. “Last year, our store inventories were just too lean going into the spring,” Mr. O’Sullivan said on a Nov. 22 call with analysts. The overall retail sector’s ratio of inventories to sales, a measure of how much companies have in stock compared with what they sell, remains tight by historical standards. The ratio for inventories to sales at those stores was 1.54 in September, up sharply from 1.39 in September 2019, according to Census Bureau figures. The company reported inventories rose 44% in the latest quarter compared with the same period a year earlier.

☆ The 10 best states to find a job right now, according to new research
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

In some states, however, jobs are more plentiful and the unemployment rate is much lower than others, offering residents a better chance at landing a secure, high-paying role, according to WalletHub's 2022 Best and Worst States for Jobs report. To determine the best states for employment, WalletHub ranked all 50 states based on 35 metrics including job opportunities, unemployment rate, median annual income, average commute time and residents' self-reported job satisfaction. The state's top industries include tech, construction, real estate and manufacturing, according to data from the U.S. Department of Commerce. Other states in the top five, including New Hampshire and Vermont, ranked high for having ample job opportunities, steady employment growth, low unemployment rates and shorter workweeks. The worst three states to find a job right now are Mississippi, Kentucky and West Virginia, according to the report, which found that these states have fewer job opportunities and lower starting salaries than other states.

☆ To End the Russia-Ukraine War, Shut Up About Negotiations
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Holman W. Jenkins | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

☆ UFO ‘Mystery’ Shouldn’t Drag On
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Holman W. Jenkins | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

☆ NZ's Ardern visits Antarctica to highlight climate change challenges
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Lucy Craymer | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

WELLINGTON, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern visited scientists at New Zealand's Scott Base in Antarctica on Thursday, as part of a trip aimed at highlighting climate change challenges, her country's commitment to the continent and the need for regional cooperation. Last year, New Zealand announced it was allocating NZ$344 million($200.72 million) for a rebuild of the base, to support New Zealand's presence there for the next 50 years. "Cooperation in Antarctica and in the Antarctic Treaty System is more important than ever as we tackle the crises of climate change and biodiversity loss," Ardern added. In recent years, both Russia and China have invested in their capability and presence in Antarctica, and Western governments have responded in similar fashion. The impact of climate change on Antarctica has made it a critical location for research.

☆ Zimbabwe coach critical of decision to play on in Hobart
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Zimbabwe's players had complained about wet conditions in the outfield and fast bowler Richard Ngarava left the field injured after he slipped. "Obviously we're not too happy about the fact he's not in a great space for bowling at the moment. Conditions were difficult right from the start and only got worse, the former Zimbabwe captain said. "I understand the need to try and get these games on for the public and for TV," he said. "I understand the need to try and play in slightly inclement weather to try and get a result.

☆ Western World’s Energy Folly in a New York Nutshell
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Holman W. Jenkins | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

☆ Stop the Hurricane Climate-Change Babble
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Holman W. Jenkins | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

☆ Obama Led Germany Into Putin’s Energy Trap
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Holman W. Jenkins | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

☆ Rescue efforts underway for about 230 whales beached in Australia
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

HOBART, Australia — About 230 whales have been stranded on Tasmania’s west coast, just days after 14 sperm whales were found beached on an island off the southeastern coast. Griffith University marine scientist Olaf Meynecke said it’s unusual for sperm whales to wash ashore. The department said it is not unusual for sperm whales to be sighted in Tasmania. The pilot whale is notorious for stranding in mass numbers, for reasons that are not entirely understood. Two years ago, about 470 long-finned pilot whales were found beached on sandbars off Tasmania’s west coast in the largest mass-stranding on record in Australia.

☆ Holman W. Jenkins, Jr. — Opinion Columnist, Business World at The Wall Street Journal
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Holman W. Jenkins | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Holman W. Jenkins, Jr.Holman W. Jenkins Jr. is a member of the editorial board of The Wall Street Journal. Mr. Jenkins joined the Journal in May 1992 as a writer for the editorial page in New York. In February 1994, he moved to Hong Kong as editor of The Asian Wall Street Journal's editorial page. He returned to the domestic Journal in December 1995 as a member of the paper's editorial board and was based in San Francisco. Mr. Jenkins won a 1997 Gerald Loeb Award for distinguished business and financial coverage.

☆ Retailers Stuck With Too Much Inventory Face Risky Decisions
▼ + stars: | 2022-06-03 | by ( Emma Cosgrove | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

In the past two weeks, retailers have shown that the anticipated, but hard to time, cooling in consumer demand for goods has arrived. And many retailers reported holding more inventory than they'd like — and the goods they have might not be the ones they need now. Several retailers mentioned late deliveries of spring merchandise, which compounded their inventory glut when mixed with the cooling demand. Quite literally, it means to pack inventory away to sell when its season comes back around. On top of the risk that the product may not be attractive in the future, holding inventory means paying for storage.

☆ Tenismena americană, Sofia Kenin, și-a concediat tatăl, care îi era și antrenor
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-08 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Tenismena americană, Sofia Kenin, și-a concediat tatăl, care îi era și antrenor. Sportiva de 22 de ani a anunțat oficial pe rețelele de socializare că a renunțat la colaborare cu Alex Kenin, alături de care a câștigat turneul de Mare Șlem de la Australian Open și a ajuns până în finală la Roland Garros, în 2020.Într-o postare pe Instagram, Sofia Kenin a scris că nu este o decizie ușoară și că va rămâne mereu recunoscătoare pentru sacrificiile făcute de tatăl ei pentru ca ea să ajungă o tenismenă de top.Kenin, care este acum pe locul 4 în clasamentul mondial, a cucerit în total 5 titluri WTA sub comanda tatălui său. În afară de succesul de la Australian Open, americanca a triumfat la Lyon, tot în 2020, dar și la Hobart, Mallorca și Guangzhou, în 2019. În cariera sa, Sofia Kenin a acumulat premii în valoare totală de peste 7 milioane 400 de mii de dolari.În acest an, însă, sportiva din Statele Unite are prestații modeste. Kenin a participat la 7 turnee și doar la două dintre ele, la Abu Dhabi și Melbourne, a ajuns până în sferturile de finală.

Persons: Alex Kenin, Roland Garros, Sofia Kenin, Kenin Organizations: Australian Open, WTA, americanca Locations: Sofia Kenin, Roland, Sofia, Lyon, Hobart, Mallorca, Guangzhou, Statele Unite, Abu Dhabi, Melbourne

☆ Autorităţile australiene izolează oraşul Sydney după un nou focar de COVID-19
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-20 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Statele australiene au început să restricţioneze intrarea pe teritoriilor lor pentru persoanele provenind din Sydney şi statul New South Wales începând de duminică dimineaţa. În urma acestei situaţii a fost anulată cursa anuală de iahturi ce urma să fie organizată pe 26 decembrie între Sydney şi Hobart, pentru prima oară în ultimii 76 de ani. Începând de duminică dimineaţă, statul Western Australia a interzis pătrunderea pe teritoriul său oricui provine din statul New South Wales. Queensland a reintrodus duminică dimineaţa un sistem de trecere a frontierei pentru locuitorii din statul New South Wales. Se consideră că tulpina de virus găsită în Sydney îşi are originea în Statele Unite, dar nu a fost identificat "pacientul zero".

Persons: Noel Cornish, Gladys Berejiklian, Sydney îşi Organizations: agerpres.ro Locations: Sydney, Australiei, New South Wales, Hobart, Tasmania, Western Australia, Victoria, Queensland, Australia, Statele Unite

☆ Noul sezon din circuitul WTA. Stagiunea 2021 va debuta cu turneul de la Abu Dhabi
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-14 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Sezonul 2021 din circuitul profesionist feminin de tenis urmează să debuteze la Abu Dhabi. Capitala Emiratelor Arabe Unite va găzdui un turneu de categoria WTA 500, în perioada 5-13 ianuarie. Este pentru prima dată, când calificările pentru primul turneu de Mare Șlem din 2021 se vor disputa în afara Australiei. Din cauza pandemiei de coronavirus, calendarul a fost modificat, iar jucătorii care vor evolua în preliminariile Australian Open se vor reuni în Emiratele Arabe Unite. Turneul de la Abu Dhabi şi calificările pentru Australian Open se vor disputa cu porţile închise.

Persons: Simona Organizations: Arabe Unite, Australian Open, Emiratele Arabe Unite, îşi Locations: Dhabi, Arabe, Emiratele Arabe, Dubai, Australiei, Auckland, Brisbane, Shenzhen, Adelaide, Hobart, Melbourne, Abu Dhabi

☆ Uimitor! O fetiţă de doar 11 ani din Australia a salvat un rechin eşuat în urma refluxului (FOTO)
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-24 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

În timp ce cuvintele rechin şi Australia evocă de obicei imagini cu atacuri asupra înotătorilor şi surferilor, Billie Rea, în vârstă de 11 ani, nu a stat pe gânduri şi a intervenit pentru a salva un rechin rămas blocat între stânci după reflux, transmite agerpres.ro. "E în regulă, e în regulă", spune Rea în timp ce calcă pe pietrele acoperite cu alge ţinând în mâini rechinul cu pete maronii înainte de a-l elibera în apă. Rea nu s-a aflat nicio clipă în pericol deoarece rechinul australian este o specie care se deplasează lent, care se hrăneşte de pe solul marin în special cu mici crustacee. "Aţi văzut în înregistrarea video cât de calmă este şi cred că animalul acela s-a simţit în siguranţă cu ea", a adăugat ea. Abby a fost mai îngrijorată de faptul că Billie a trebuit să traverseze stâncile umede ca să ajungă în apele deschise decât de rechinul viu din mâinile fiicei ei.

Persons: Billie Rea, Rea, Abby Gilbert, Abby, Billie Organizations: Australian Broadcasting Locations: Australia, Kingston Beach, Tasmania, australiene, Hobart

☆ O adolescentă din Australia a salvat un rechin blocat între stânci din cauza refluxului
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-24 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

„E în regulă, e în regulă”, spune Rea în timp ce calcă pe pietrele acoperite cu alge ţinând în mâini rechinul cu pete maronii înainte de a-l elibera în apă. Rea nu s-a aflat nicio clipă în pericol deoarece rechinul australian este o specie care se deplasează lent, care se hrăneşte de pe solul marin în special cu mici crustacee. „Imediat ce l-am văzut am ştiut ce este şi că nu i-ar putea face rău”, a declarat pentru Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC) mama fetiţei, Abby Gilbert, care a filmat salvarea rechinului, în urmă cu şase zile. „Aţi văzut în înregistrarea video cât de calmă este şi cred că animalul acela s-a simţit în siguranţă cu ea”, a adăugat ea. Abby a fost mai îngrijorată de faptul că Billie a trebuit să traverseze stâncile umede ca să ajungă în apele deschise decât de rechinul viu din mâinile fiicei ei.

Persons: Rea, Abby Gilbert, Abby, Billie Organizations: Australian Broadcasting Locations: Kingston Beach, Tasmania, australiene, Hobart

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