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Setback for EU fighter jets as Malaysia bets on palm oil barter It was hardly surprising, when Malaysian Defense Minister Mohamad Sabu said that Kuala Lumpur was considering bartering palm oil for advanced military equipment. The Southeast Asian country has beenhobbled by huge public debt, a slipping currency, corruption and flagging economic growth.In just over a year since coming to power, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamadʼs government has already suspended or revised major infrastructure projects worth billions of dollars to rein in costs.

Malaysia is also no stranger to swapping palm oil for military equipment.

It bought Russian-built fighter jets using the controversial commodity in the 1990s. But Malaysiaʼs latest attempt at bartering is likely to complicate matters for European defense companies, which are vying for contracts as Malaysia seeks to modernize its weapons, including its fleet of fighter jets.

John Bolton says Iran is ʼalmost certainlyʼ behind oil tanker ʼattacksʼ US National Security Adviser John Bolton said on Wednesday that Iran was likely behindthe attacks on four shipsoff the coast of the United Arab Emirates earlier this month. Bolton made the remarks in Abu Dhabi, during a visit to the Emirati capital "to discuss important and timely regional security matters." Bolton, known for his hawkish stance on Iran, alleged that the four ships were attacked by "naval mines almost certainly from Iran." He did not offer any details or evidence to back up the claim. On May 12, the United Arab Emirates claimed that four oil tankers were attacked in the strategic port of Fujairah, UAE.Fujairah is the only port on the Arabian Sea coast that bypasses the Strait of Hormuz, through which most oil exports pass on their way from the Persian Gulf.

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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu faces midnight deadline to form new government If the premier fails, he is expected to push parliament to hold snap elections

Most Germans find AKK unfit to replace Angela Merkel, poll finds The Forsa poll released on Wednesday showed 70% of respondents considered that Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer was not suited totaking over as chancellor. Chancellor Angela Merkel should stay on until 2021 when her term ends, the poll found.Even among her own CDU party, 52% considered KrampKarrenbauer, or AKK as she is often called, was not up to the chancellorʼs job. The poll among 1,501 people was carried out earlier this week, after the European election results, for broadcaster RTL. The CDU fared poorly in the European electionsand lost the majority in the parliament it had previously shared through the alliance of the center-right European Peopleʼs Party (EPP) and center-left Socialists and Democrats (S&D).

France, Germany spar over EU leadership Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuʼs political future is at stake as he has until midnight to form a coalition government.

Negotiations on forming Israelʼs new government are coming down to the wire, with newly reelected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu trying to form a coalition government before a midnight deadline. Netanyahu was reelected prime minister on April 9, and he has been trying to form a coalition government during six weeks of difficult negotiations. Coalition negotiations are stuck on Netanyahuʼs former Likud party ally and aide Avigdor Liebermanʼs Yisrael Beiteinu faction. Bringing in Liebermanʼs party is essential for the Netanyahu to form a government with a parliamentary majority. Liebermanʼs primary condition for joining Netanyahuʼs coalition is the passage of legislation that would end an exemption on ultra-Orthodox Jews enlisting in the Israeli army. Liebermanʼs secular right-wing party has clashed with orthodox and religious parties in Netanyahuʼs alliance over passing the conscription bill without

changes. "Iʼm not vindictive. Iʼm not on a vendetta or seeking to bring down the prime minister," said Lieberman. "We have no intention to give up our principles and the commitments we gave our voters."

If Netanyahu fails to form a government by the deadline, procedure would call for Israeli President Reuven Rivlii to let another member of the Knesset, either from the prime ministerʼs right-wing Likud party or from the opposition, to try and form a government. This would be a political nightmare for Netanyahu, who would lose control of appointing a government. The premier is trying to avoid this by pushing for the Knesset to approve a motion to dissolve and for Israel to hold snap elections. Netanyahu needs 61 votes in parliament to approve a new election. The Knesset is debating a bill that would dissolve parliament and lead to a second election. The first two readings of the bill passed earlier this week.

A rift between France and Germanywas apparent at an informal summit of EU leaders in Brussels on Tuesday, as French President Emmanuel Macron looked certain to protest the replacement of European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker withGerman politician Manfred Weber.

Macron told reporters that he preferred someone who has "experience either in their country or in Europe that allows them to have credibility and savoir faire," an apparent dig at Weber, who has never served in government or an institution as big as the commission.

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German teachers fined for treating wasp sting with heated fork Two teachers at a school in the western German state of Hesse were fined for causing bodily harm with their questionable home remedy for a studentʼs wasp sting.

The incident occurred during a school trip to a youth hostel in the neighboring state of RhinelandPalatinate in May 2017, when a 14-year-old student was stung by a wasp. In response, a 39-year-old male teacher heated the handle of a fork with a lighter and pressed it on the boyʼs hand where heʼd been stung. After a blister formed, another 40-year-old female teacher cut it open and treated the wound with cream. The studentʼs lawyer said that as a result of the sting, the boy had to wear a protective glove for a considerable period of time. The German daily Bild newspaper reported that the boyʼs hand became infected and that he wasnʼt able to attend an internship as a result. A district court in Cochem fined the male teacher €2,700 ($3,160) for causing bodily harm.

The female teacher was also fined €2,500 ($2,900) for both assisting and causing bodily harm to the student.

Dutch shipbuilder in dock over North Koreanʼs Polish slave claims The first case in the Netherlands of worker exploitation involving a Dutch company for alleged crimes committed outside the country could be nearing an end in the coming weeks, lawyers said, and if successful may open the door to more such cases. Barbara van Straaten, the lawyer representing a North Korean worker, said Dutch law criminalizes the act of profiting from exploitation. The name of the Dutch shipping company sued by the worker couldnʼt be disclosed for safety reasons, she added. Under the countryʼs anti-trafficking law, offenders can be jailed for up to 18 years and face fines of €83,000 ($95,000). The plaintiff claims he was sent to Poland by the Pyongyang regime and forced to work12-hour days for low wages in awful conditions. The lawyer did not say when this happened. Van Straatenʼs Amsterdam-based law firm, Prakken dʼOliveira, said the North Korean worked for the Polish company Crist. Crist received financial assistance from the European Regional Development Fund, a loan of €37 million in 2009.

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Poland: Where Keynes meets Jesus Biblical flourish

The business world is not impressed with Polandʼs ruling PiS partyʼs plans to boost social spending. But, whisper it softly, the projectʼs mix of social conservatism and social democratic redistribution could be working.

Jaroslaw Kaczynski, leader of Polandʼs ruling Law and Justice party (PiS), is pushing ahead with plans to boost public spending via extension of a child benefit scheme introduced in 2016. Kaczynski announced before European Parliament elections that the governmentʼs "500+" program would soon be applicable from the first child, while pensioners will get an extra "13thmonth" pension payment this year and people under 26 will be exempt

Syria blames Israel for ʼattack on Damascus airportʼ Israel launched missiles at a target near the Syrian capital of Damascus, the state-run Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on Sunday. "Our air defenses responded to an Israeli missile attack on Damascus international airport and shot down a number of hostile missiles," said a military source cited by Syriaʼs SANA news agency. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), an independent war monitor that relies on a network of on-the-ground sources, said the missiles had targeted an arms depot near the airport,likely used by Iranian forces or the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.

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from income tax. The ruling PiS three years ago introduced a child benefits program called 500+ under which all parents get 500 zlotys (€115 or $129.7) per month per child, from the second child on.

Low-income families get it from the first child. "A person whose pockets are empty isnʼt free," Kaczynski told supporters at a recent party convention. It is a rhetorical device that is both quasi-biblical but resolutely profane at the same time.

Forces (IDF) spokeswoman said Israel does not comment on reports by foreign media. However,it would not be the first time Israel has targeted assets on Syrian soil. Earlier this month, an Israeli official said the IDF has hit more than 200 Iranian and Hezbollah targets in Syria.

World Bank offers financial assistance to disaster-hit Indonesia The World Bank announced Sunday it would provide up to $1 billion (€860 million) in loans to the Indonesian government to help relief and reconstruction efforts in areas hit

Germany ready to ʼhelp Iraq back on its feetʼ German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen arrived in Iraq on Saturday to discuss her countryʼs intention to develop its military assistance program in the country. Von der Leyen said that followingthe "Islamic State" militant groupʼs military defeat in Iraq, it is time to move forward with other endeavors, includingstabilization and reconstruction. "Now it is important to shape and protect the reconstruction of the country under a new mandate," said von der Leyen.

"Germany is ready to continue helping Iraq get back on its feet. That is why I am here." ʼOther forms of engagementʼ In February, von der Leyen saidthe role of the Bundeswehr — Germanyʼs armed forces — needed to evolveto meet the "needs of Iraq." At the time, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said Baghdad wanted a "commitment from Germany" for "other forms of engagement," including training and logistics. Since 2014, Germany has provided Iraq withmore than €1 billion ($1.16 billion) in humanitarian and development aid, making the Middle Eastern country one of the largest recipients of German foreign assistance.

by recent earthquakes and a tsunami.

Kristalina Georgieva, the bankʼs CEO, unveiled the funds in Bali during its annual meeting. "Disasters will continue to hit, and with climate change there will be more," said Georgieva, who earlier visited Palu City, which was hit by a 7.5magnitude quake and a resulting tsunami last month. "The best memorial we can build for the victims of disaster is to build better, so next time when a disaster hits, fewer people are affected, fewer lives are lost, and there is less damage," she added. Indonesia sits on one of the most tectonically active parts of the world, and is prone to earthquakes as well as occasional tsunamis and volcanic eruptions. On Saturday, torrential rains triggered flash floods and landslides on the island of Sumatra, killing 27 people, including a dozen school children.

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Boris Johnson to face court on Brexit campaign comments The frontrunner to become Britainʼs next prime minister must face court questions about his Brexit claims pertaining to the costs of membership of the EU. The case is a private one, brought by a businessman.

Boris Johnson, a top contender to become Britainʼs next prime minister, will be summoned to court to answer questions about allegations he knowingly lied during while campaigning for Brexit, a judge said on Wednesday. District Judge Margot Coleman said the former foreign minister will be questioned about possible misconduct in public office. An individual pursuing private prosecution claims that Johnson intentionally lied during

Serb party billboards vandalized with hate messages in Croatia Ahead of the EU elections, placards put up by a Serb minority party in Croatia have been defaced with hate messages in several cities. Croatia, an EU member, struggles with nationalism and strong anti-Serb sentiment.Political ads for a Serb political party in Croatia have been repeatedly defaced with symbols of Croatiaʼs pro-Nazi Ustasha regime and anti-Serb slogans amid the campaign for the EU Parliament. A photo posted by Serb representative Milorad Pupovac on Tuesday shows a billboard in Zagreb (pictured above) with a scribbled message "Slaughter Serb children, kill the Serb." Similar hate messages drew media attention in several other cities, including the popular tourist destination of Split earlier this month. In the seaside resort, Ustasha slogan "For home(land) ready" was added to the billboard of Pupovacʼs Independent Democratic Serb Party (SDSS).

the campaign for Brexit by claiming that the UK sends £350 million ($440 million, €400 million) a week to the European Union. This was a core claim of the official campaign for leaving the EU, "Vote Leave", with the message famously plastered across the groupʼs campaign bus. The busʼ claim went on to say "Letʼs fund our NHS instead," in reference to the taxpayer-funded National Health Service.

Boson predictor Peter Higgs: a fundamentally modest physicist

Theoretical physicsmust be a lonely calling. There you are, driven to discover and explain the universe.

Youʼve got people around you, a team of disciples, all following a similar ideology. An assumption. Hypothesis. Or prediction.

But thereʼs no way of knowing whether what you see, or this thing you think could there if only the technology would let you see it, is... indeed there. Until you prove it. And even your own science

community needs convincing. You would have to be a visionary. Or a true believer. Which is ironic. In physics. Where everything began with a bang, rather than the words "In the beginning..." Someone likePeter Higgs. The British theoretical physicist and Nobel Laureate is known for predicting the existence of a very special, fundamental element of the known universe. The God particle.

Or "Higgs boson."

Claude Monet painting sells for record $110.7M at auction A painting from Claude Monetʼs acclaimed "Haystacks" series has sold for a record $110.7 million (about €98 million) at a Sothebyʼs auction in New York. The auction house said the sale of the painting titled "Meules" was a world auction record for Monet, who was known for his landscape paintings. It is also the first work of Impressionist art to cross the $100-million threshold at auction. Seven bidders fought it out over eight minutes for "Meules" before reaching the final price.

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Germany attempts ʼfacesavingʼ resolution to Saudi drugs boycott The human rightsrow between Saudi Arabia and Canada made international headlinesin recent weeks, when the Riyadh government suddenly suspended new trade and investment to the Great White North. The punitive measures were in response to a simple tweet by Canadaʼs foreign minster, calling for the release of two jailed Saudi activists. Receiving less attention has been the diplomatic spat between Europeʼs No. 1 economy and the oil-rich kingdom — also sparked by a ministerʼs comments; this time Sigmar Gabriel, Germanyʼs then-foreign minister. During the political crisis in Lebanon last November that saw Prime Minister Saad alHariri resign and later rescind his decision, Riyadh was widely accused of forcing his departure, which Gabriel alluded to as "adventurism." ʼShamefulʼ remarks hurt tiesRiyadh immediately recalled its ambassador to Berlin, telling the German government the comments were "shameful."

In May, it went further and froze all new business with Germany. Over the subsequent months, several German pharmaceutical and medical technology firms, including Siemens Healthineers, Bayer and Boerhringer Ingelheim, have been excluded from public healthcare tenders in the kingdom. A pharmaceutical industry source told DW, on condition of anonymity, that Saudi authorities had not given any written explanation about the exclusion, and that there was no clear path for Germany to resolve the issue. Efforts by German diplomats to mediate with Saudi authorities were delayed, initially, by the Holy Month of Ramadan, and the summer break, as Gulf countries stop work in July and August due to the extreme heat.

Merger between T-Mobile and Sprint on the line The $26.5 billion (€23 billion) merger,announced last April, would combine the United Statesʼ third and fourth largest wireless companies, creating a new firm the size of sector rivals Verizon andAT&T. It would also reduce the number of major carriers in the US from four to three. T-Mobileʼs German parent,Deutsche Telekom would take 42 percent of the new entity and Japanʼs SoftBank, owner of Sprint, 27 percent, with the rest held by the public. The combined company, to be called T-Mobile, would have 127 million customers.

But the deal must get the green light from US federal regulators.

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Veggie discs and bloody beets: Future of meat Demand for meat-free foods is up — 23% in the US last year alone, according to The Good Food Institute. But can plant-based alternatives replace classic burgers and sausages, and are they really better for the climate?

Big appetite With climate concerns growing, many people are trying to reduce their environmental impact.

Increasingly, theyʼre turning to plantbased meats — and investors are taking notice. When Beyond Meat debuted on Wall Street in early May, share prices more than doubled the first day. "Investors recognize … a huge business opportunity," Bruce Friedrich, director of the Good Food Institute, told AFP. Spot the differ-

No breakthrough in China-US trade talks Chinaʼs Ministry of Commerce said on Friday that it had held "constructive meetings" with US officialsafter talks resumed between the countries over their ongoing trade spat. Nonetheless, with no major breakthrough yet in sight, the resumption of talks did not prevent an additional $16 billion (€13.83 billion) of tariffs being levied by the US and China on each otherʼs goods, starting from Thursday. Read more: US-China trade spat: Clash of the titans, part 2 Talks took place on Wednesday and Thursday aimed at defusing the escalating conflict, which has now seen both countries slap $50 billion in tariffs on the otherʼs products, with more expected to follow. The Chinese news agency Xinhua reported that the officials on both sides have vowed to "keep in contact" in the future. High-tech will suffer, says ChinaMeanwhile, a prominent Chinese state planner said on Friday that US tariffs onhigh-tech Chinese technology would have an impact on the tech sectors in both countries.

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Kalashnikov unveils new electric car Kalashnikov,a company moreknown for its AK-47 machine gunsthan its electric vehicles, unveiled its new electric car on Thursday.

The powder-blue prototype, dubbed the CV-1, was unveiled by the Russian arms maker at a defense expo outside of Moscow.

Kalashnikov Concern told Russian media that the technology within its "electric supercar" will rival that of Elon Muskʼs Tesla. "This technology will allow us to stand in line with the worldʼs electric car manufacturers, like Tesla, and compete with them," a spokesperson told Sputnik. According to the company, the vehicle can travel 350 kilometers (217 miles) on a single charge. The carʼs retro look was inspired by a Soviet hatchback model developed in the 1970s, the "Izh-Kombi," Kalashnikov said in a statement on its website.

The CV-1ʼs light blue color, large grill, retro door handles and boxy frame have received mixed reviews from Russians. On social media, some described the car as "cyberpunk" while others referred to it as the "Izh-Zombie."

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ence Backed by Microsoft founder Bill Gates and stars like Leonardo DiCaprio, meat alternatives including Beyond Meat and Impossible Burger, seen here at left, use new food technology and ingredients like peas, fava beans and soy. Unlike earlier veggie burgers, these meatless patties are said to taste, look, smell and even "bleed" like real meat (the secret is beet juice). They can also be healthier.

Germany: Porsche offices raided in corruption probe

Prosecutors have said that six people, some in "leadership" roles, could be charged with breach of trust. Secret information from the tax office was allegedly passed to a financial advisor within the company.

Prosecutors in Stuttgart said on Tuesday that they had raided the offices of Porsche over suspicions that an auditor working for the government had been bribed into passing information to the carmakerʼs tax advisor. In a statement, the prosecutors said that six people, including some in "leadership positions" at the company were at risk of being charged with breach of trust. Private homes in nearby Pforzheim and Karlsruhe were also raided after the authorities discovered that a former member of the Porsche workersʼ council received unusually high compensation for their work. An official tax bureau and a financial advisorsʼ office were also targeted.

Porsche told French news agency AFP that it was "cooperating fully with the authorities."

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Notre Dame restoration law will preserve monumentʼs design The French government has passed a law regulating the restoration of the Paris cathedral

Emirati woman at home with her family after 27 years in a vegetative state Munira Abdulla was 32 when she was involved in a serious car accident thatleft her in a vegetative state. After 27 years in the hospital, the woman, now 60, is at home with her family in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Her son Omar, whom she had just picked up from school when the accident happened in 1991, said although his mother had awoken from her vegetative state in May of last year, her family had decided to wait until her condition had stabilized before making the announcement on Wednesday.

Omar, who was four at the time and was also injured in the accident, told reporters, "We felt we needed to share the story to give people going through the same or similar experiences hope."

Leonardo da Vinciʼs rebirth of anatomy most of the cathedralʼs roof and toppled its spire on April 15, the French government announced an international competition to replace the destroyed spire with a "contemporary architectural statement." The reconstruction of the Notre Dame has been divided between traditionalists, who want the cathedral returned to its original state, and modernists, who want to see the cathedral take a new form.

HIV drugs stop sexual transmission of AIDS virus, say doctors HIV-suppressing medication could stop sexual transmission of the AIDS virus among gay couples — even if they had sex without condoms. Authors of the study, published in medical journal The Lancet on Friday, presented it as evidence that the spread of HIV could be countered with antiretroviral treatment (ART). Researchers monitored almost 1,000 gay male couple across Europe over an

8-year period, where one partner was HIV-positive and undergoing ART and the other didnʼt have the virus.

The couples reported having anal sex without condoms at total of 76,088 times. Doctors found that over the course of the study there was not a single case of in-couple transmission.

Researchers estimated that the ART had prevented 472 HIV transmissions.

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Fatboy Slim comes to Budapest Akvárium Club BRIGHTON BEATMASTER FATBOY SLIM IS COMING TO BUDAPEST FOR HIS LOCAL CLUB DEBUT AT THE FOCAL AKVÁRIUM ON 25 MAY.

It called for work to be completed swiftly while preserving the buildingʼs French-Gothic appearance as it was before the fire.

The French Senate on Monday enacted a law that will regulate the restoration of the Notre Dame Cathedral, after lawmakers reportedly negotiated for hours over how to finance and organize the reconstruction. The bill ended up including an addendum specifying that the cathedral is to be renovated preserving the "last-known visual condition" of the monument, including the spire. After a fire destroyed

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Leonardo da Vinciʼs anatomy studies could have revolutionized medicine, but they were lost for a long time. The drawings show insights into the human body that were previously completely unknown. Da Vinci first came to anatomy through art. He studied the structure, function and proportions of the body, which he wanted to understand and depict as realistically as possible. The Renaissance no longer sees the body as a shell of the soul, as it was viewed in the Middle Ages, but celebrates the beauty of the human body.

Brighton beatmaster Fatboy Slim is coming to Budapest for his local club debut at the focal Akvárium on 25 May. The veteran of many a festival – Glasto, Exit, Coachella – has played Hungary before but never in the intimate surroundings of a sweaty club.

The booking represents a major coup for the Akvárium, whose line-up for 2019 also includes John Digweed and Kruder & Dorfmeister. Tickets have not yet gone on sale for Fatboy Slim in the Main Hall of the Akvárium – but keep an eye on theclub’s websiteas they’re bound to sell out in no time. Slim, who successfully shifted from indie to electronica in the 1990s, reignited his career with the hit Eat, Sleep, Rave, Repeat, in 2013. The DJ star is currently playing a series of huge arenas in the UK, from London to Glasgow. Akvárium Klub District V. Erzsébet tér 12

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Diamond League Doha: Dina Asher-Smith wants to avoid World Championships hiccup

European sprint-double champion Dina Asher-Smith will use Fridayʼs opening Diamond League event in Doha to avoid any "curveballs" when she returns for Septemberʼs World Championships. The Briton, 23, is looking to build on her 2018 success, when she won 100m gold in Berlin, then became the first British woman to run under 22 seconds in taking the 200m European title. "I want to have a dry run," she said. "Itʼs a chance to be inside the stadium and experience the climate." How to follow the Diamond League on the BBCBBCʼs 2019 athletics calendarAsher-Smith completes individual sprint double

Caster Semenya files fresh appeal over testosterone ruling

South Africa runner Caster Semenya has launched an appeal against new rules introduced by the International Athletics Federation (IAAF), claiming they violate her "fundamental human rights". The new rules, which came into effect on May 8, state that female athletes with higher than normal testosterone levels would need to artificially lower the amount of the hormone in their bodies if they wanted to compete in races across distances between 400m and the mile. Semenya, 28, is a twotime Olympic champion and three-time world champion over 800 meters, and also favors the 1500m distance. The IAAF said she would be prevented from competing unless she took hormone medication.

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Aleksandar Kolarovʼs free kick stunner secures Serbia win over Costa Rica

Johanna Konta wins twice in day to reach quarter-finals

A brilliant second half free kick from captain Aleksandar Kolarov led Serbia to a deserved win over Costa Rica. Serbia were wasteful in front of goal but did enough to secure three vital points in Group E. Another World Cup day, another sublime freekick. If Cristiano Ronaldo’s ice-cold effort tosnatch a point against arch-rivals Spain on day two was the current goal of the tournament front-runner, the Portuguese may have just met his match. Aleksandar Kolarov, take a bow. A combination of poor finishing and sublime goalkeeping had kept the scores level until Serbia’s no.11 produced his moment of magic. Kolarov’s powerful left foot is no secret, but few inside the stadium would have expected such a thunderous strike when the Roma defender stood over a free kick midway through the second half. His shot was unstoppable; a side-footed missile which screamed into the top corner of the Costa Rica net.

Kaylor Navas, who kept his team in the game with several crucial saves either side of half time, was nowhere near it.

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British number one Johanna Konta reached the Italian Open quarter-finals with a 6-2 6-4 win over Venus Williams - her second match of the day.

Konta, 27, came from a set down tobeat world number eight Sloane Stephensbefore overcoming seventime Grand Slam winner Williams, now ranked 50th. Williams was hampered by injury and an assured Konta won in 72 minutes. She will play Czech teenager Marketa Vondrousova or Russian Daria Kasatkina in the last eight in Rome. Williams

received a bye into the third round after sisterSerena withdrewbecause of a knee injury. Wiliams, 38, had won her past three meetings with Konta, including the2017 Wimbledon semifinal. Williams had her right knee strapped and, although she improved as the match wore on, Konta reached the first Premier clay court quarter-final of her career.

Niki Lauda: Thousands honor racing legend at memorial in Vienna Family, fans and friends gathered in Vienna for Austrian F1 star Niki Laudaʼs memorial. After the service, Lauda was buried wearing his race overalls. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Gerhard Berger gave eulogies.

Motorsports fans, F1 figures, politicians and celebrities are honoring racing legend Niki Lauda at a memorial service at St. Stephenʼs Cathedral in Laudaʼs hometown of Vienna. The three-time F1 champion died on May 20 at the age of 70in Zürich, nine

months after undergoing a lung transplant. "We all loved and admired Niki.

We admired his courage, his will, his strength, his love," said Austrian-born actor and former California governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, during the packed funeral Mass at St. Stephenʼs Cathedral. Laudaʼs closed coffin topped with a race helmet was on display in the center of the cathedral until noon local time (10:00 UTC), followed by a public Mass and a private funeral. Lauda was buried wearing his race suit.