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Four days after winning the ATP Next Gen final in Milan, Greece's young tennis sensation Stefanos Tsitsipas was on Wednesday received by President Prokopis Pavlopoulos at the Presidential Mansion in Athens.

Eleni Chatziliadou (left) of Greece celebrates her win against Ayumi Uekusa of Japan during the Women's Individual Kumite +68 kg competition at the Karate World Championships in Madrid, Spain, on Saturday. In clinching the gold medal, Chatziliadou avenged her defeat to Uekusa in 2016.

A Japanese journalist returned to Tokyo on Oct. 25 after being freed from more than three years of captivity in Syria.

Jumpei Yasuda was released on Oct. 23 and taken to neighboring Turkey.

Tenth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas survived a three-set thriller against France's Gael Monfils on Monday to advance to the second round of the Shanghai Masters. The 20-year-old Greek won 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-4 on the hard court in Shanghai in two hours and 21 minutes. "My game has changed. I am more aggressive now. I'm actually stronger. I feel stronger," he told the ATP's official website.

AFP - A powerful typhoon hurtled toward Japan's mainland Sunday after injuring dozens on southern islands, as weather officials warned that fierce winds and torrential rain could trigger landslides and floods.

In the context of Greece's participation in the Foodex Japan 2019 exhibition, Enterprise Greece is organizing a seminar to inform and educate Greek exporters next Thursday, October 4, at the Electra Metropolis Hotel in Athens.

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Turkish fencer Enver Yildirim on Saturday won a gold medal at the International Fencing Federation (FIE) Satellite Tournament hosted by Bulgaria. 

Yildirim bagged the gold medal at the finals by beating French rival Francesco D'armiento 15-7, said the Turkish Fencing Federation in a statement. 

Russian troops taking part in the country's largest-ever war games on Sept.15 held drills in the Sea of Japan, despite Tokyo's concerns about a Russian military buildup in the area.

Bulgaria is set to welcome the world's top athletes for the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Sofia, which will also offer Olympic qualification for Tokyo 2020.

The Arena Armeec will stage an event which is the first competition in any of the gymnastic disciplines to offer Olympic berths.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan began on Wednesday to clean up after a powerful typhoon killed 11 people, injured hundreds and stranded thousands at a flooded airport, though when the airport in an industrial and tourist hub might reopen was not clear.