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Djokovic beaten by Federer in Shanghai ATP semifinal
SHANGHAI - World's best tennis player Novak Djokovic failed to qualify for the Shanghai ATP Masters final as he was beaten in the second semifinal match on Saturday by Switzerland's Roger Federer, 6-4, 6-4.
The Swiss player stopped Djokovic's great game series of 28 victories on the Chinese tour and scored the 19th triumph in mutual matches so far.
Tennis: Pair Raluca Olaru - Anna Tatishvili through to Generali Ladies Linz final
The pair made up of Romanian tennis player Raluca Olaru and Georgian-born American player Anna Tatishvili eased into the doubles final of the WTA tournament in Linz (Austria), featuring $250,000 in prize money, after defeating Friday evening 4-6, 7-6 (3), 10-6 No. 4-seeded duo Gabriela Dabrowski (Canada) / Alicja Rosolska (Poland).
French parliament votes to cut nuclear energy reliance
Lawmakers in France, the world's most nuclear-dependent country, on Oct. 10 voted to cut reliance on the energy source from more than 75 percent to 50 percent within a decade.
Jean Noel Raynaud - the story of the first French investor in Romania
Leaving Romania after having spent a long period here, one feels sort of amputated, something is missing. What? Why, Romania, of course - says Jean Noel Raynaud, the Frenchman who builds wooden houses in Ramnicu Valcea and who settled in Romania in 1997.
Submission day for local airport offers
By Vangelis Mandravelis
The privatization project for regional airports gets under way on Friday with the submission of binding offers by investors interested in undertaking their operation for about 40 years.
The same investors will also undertake the modernization of the terminals, which will involve investments of 200 million euros.
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Bulgaria Inks Kozloduy NPP Unit 5 Life Extension Deal with Russian-French Consortium
The life of unit 5 of Bulgaria's Kozloduy nuclear power plant may be extended by up to 60 years, according to a media statement of the N-plant.
Serbia takes 17th place on FIBA list
BARCELONA - The Serbian female basketball team improved their ranking on the FIBA list by 12 positions and climbed to the 17th place.
The team coached by Marina Maljkovic scored the biggest progress on the list after they claimed the eighth place at the world championship in Turkey.
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France, Turkey to intensify talks on move against ISIL
FM Çavuşoğlu will pay a visit to France on Oct 10, two days after Hollande announced his support for a buffer zone
US, Britain 'willing to examine' Turkey's 'safe haven' efforts for Syria, France voices support
French President Hollande has voiced his support for a Turkish proposal to create 'safe havens' in Syria for the protection of Syrian refugees, while the top diplomats of the US and Britain said they are willing to 'examine' the idea
Ivanovic withdraws from Linz
LINZ- Serbia's Ana Ivanovic has withdrawn from the WTA tournament in Linz as a precaution, after sustaining a left hip injury.
Ivanovic won the opening match on Tuesday against France's Pauline Parmentier.
World No. 8 has already qualified for the WTA Finals in Singapore, scheduled for October 17-26.
Photo Tanjug, M. Jelesijevic
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