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Mexicans battling fuel shortage afraid to ʼend up like Venezuelaʼ It is already two oʼclock in the morning, and Mexico City commuter Athena Silva still canʼt refuel. For over an hour she has been standing with her car in a long line of vehicles formed at a gas station in Mexico City. Other waiting drivers suspect that it will take another hour until itʼs their turn to fill up. "I set the alarm for midnight to find out where there in the city there will be gas, and at what time to avoid endless queues during the day," Silva tells DW. Since the government ofnew President Andres Manuel Lopez Obradordeclared war on organized gasoline theft and closed the power lines of the stateowned petroleum company PEMEX, the countryʼs capital has been suffering from an acute shortage of gasoline. The government has estimated that PEMEX has lost $3 billion (€2.6 billion) annually from fuel theft. In the first 10 months of 2018, thieves drilled 12,581 illegal taps.
Outrage as teens mock Native American at Washington rally A US diocese on Sunday promised to take action after boys from a Catholic private school mocked an elderly Native American man at a Washington rally held by indigenous communities. The footage, which spread on social media over the weekend, shows a student from Covington Catholic High School in Kentucky smirking as he stands unusually close to Nathan Phillips, a Native American Vietnam War veteran, who is beating a traditional drum while chanting. Other teens, many also wearing clothing bearing President Donald Trumpʼs political slogan ʼMake America Great Againʼ jeered, jumped and appeared to mock the man.
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Trump hasnʼt been all bad for the EU Trumpʼs tenure has also done Europe some good, writes DWʼs Max Hofmann
For the EU, Donald Trumpʼs election proved a steep learning curve, and the damage caused by the US president will be difficult to repair. Itʼs hard to imagine that just two years ago, life was without Donald Trump. In Brussels, seat of the European Union and NATO, the US presidentʼs role is pivotal. And even from his office on the other side of the Atlantic, Trump has certainly burned himself into the collective memory of Europe. Trumpʼs unforgettable appearances at NATO summits, where various ranting tirades caused considerable commotion and ruffled plenty of feathers. The threats of tariffs on European cars and the announcement of a US withdrawal from the INF treaty on nuclear disarmamentalso sent Brussels into a spin. So, from a European point of view, everything about the US president is abominable? Most people would see it that way, but itʼs not entirely true. In many ways, Trump has actually done the EU good. The benefits of Trump for Europe are clearly unintentional but also rather obvious. "The Donald" has united the EU. Read more:ʼWorld still needs NATO," writes Germanyʼs defense minister in NYT Trumpʼs stances
have ensured European solidarity and progress in many areas. Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) among EU members in foreign and security policy, for example, would not exist as it does now without Trump. Ever since Trumpʼs election, the popularity of the bloc has been on the rise — at least on the continentʼs mainland. In Brussels, some may even say — behind closed doors — that Trump is the best thing that could happen to the EU. Yet Trump does of course also pose a threat to Europe. And thatʼs not just for the obvious reasons: withdrawing from the Paris Agreement on climate change and the Iran nuclear deal, and destabilizing global trade relations. Instead, it is because even within the borders of the EU, Trump is garnering support among the population and politicians. They donʼt necessarily admire the president for his tantrums, insolence and insults, but they appreciate his disregard for political correctness and that he addresses truths often swept under the rug.
Neo-Nazi attack survivor: ʼI wonʼt stay silentʼ Fear should never have the last word. "I feel the vibrations of the explosion and relive the moment when talking about it," says Arif Sagdic, apologizing for his nervousness with a slightly lowered gaze. But Sagdic nevertheless still finds the strength to talk about the attack he survived, which was perpetrated by the National Socialist Underground (NSU), a neoNazi terrorist group. The audience at the commemorative event in Cologne is on the edge of their seats listening to Sagdic speak. "When I heard the explosion, I threw myself on the ground," recalls the Turkish-born Sagdic, the owner of a hardware store on Keupstrasse in Cologne. "The shop window was shattered, just like those at the hairdresserʼs opposite — it was as if there had been an earthquake. People were lying in their own blood. People were screaming. I could pick that up even though I could barely hear from my left ear."
Facebook funds AI ethics center in Munich Facebook announced on Sunday that it will help createan independent ethics research center for artificial intelligence(AI) with the Technical University of Munich (TUM). The technology giant said it will provide $7.5 million over five years as "an initial funding grant." With the AI industry growing at unprecedented levels,its use and impact have come under increased scrutiny, with some experts warning of the potential for unexpected consequences from its application.
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18/2019 • 22 January, 2019
Amnesty accuses Turkey of ʼturning blind eyeʼ to abuses in Afrin Human rights organization Amnesty International accused Turkey on Thursday of allowing Syrian armed groups to commit a wide range of violations against civilians in Afrin. Turkish forces aided by allied rebelscaptured the northern Syrian townin March from the US-backed Kurdish Peopleʼs Protection Units (YPG), which Ankara considers a terrorist group.According to Amnestyʼs research, scores of displaced residents have since returned to their homes, only to be subjected to rights abuses. Read more:Turkeyʼs military offensive against Kurdish-held Afrin: What you need to know Amnesty interviewed 32 people, both current and former Afrin residents, between May and July 2018, who said: Residents in Afrin are enduring "arbitrary detentions, enforced disappearances, confiscation of property and looting."Most of the abuses were "at the hands of Syrian groups that have been equipped and armed by Turkey."Some of the rebel groups and Turkish armed forces had "taken over schools, disrupting the education for thousands of children."
Outcry in Uganda over compulsory HIV test 19-year-old Methia Nalukwago, a student at Makerere University in the capital Kampala, is excited by the proposal to have all students undergo compulsory HIV/AIDS testing. Some students, she says, have been living in denial. "Our friends, we study with them but you look at someone and you are like, ʼare you sure you are not sick or something like that?ʼ Of course you never come out to tell them but you feel it deep down inside you, this person must be sick because of the symptoms that show," Nalukwago told DW. "Compulsory testing for HIV will help us know our HIV status and where we stand." Studies conducted by the Ugandan AIDS Commission show lack of sufficient information among the youth is contributing to an increase of HIV. Jane Were, the head teacher of Forest Hill College in Mukono district located 21 kilometers (13 miles) east of Kampala, said they are grappling with HIV in schools. She said the situation has been made worse by parents who mislead their children on what they are actually suffering from. "We have situations where parents lie to students about these [anti-retroviral] drugs. There are parents who tell children they have other ailments other than HIV," 2
Over 100 African migrants feared dead in the Mediterranean Italian President Sergio Mattarella has expressed his
Aid groups fear that some 170 migrants could be dead after two dinghies sank in separate incidents after leaving Libya and Morocco. Some 170 migrants are feared to have drowned the Mediterranean Sea after two dinghies sank in separate incidents near Libya and Morocco. Three migrants rescued by the Italian navy said 120 people had been on their dinghy when it sank on Friday, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said. Most of the passengers were from West Africa, it added. The dinghy left Gasr Garabulli in Libya
German politician targeted by haters over climate refugees A member of the Green Youths has received an onslaught of online hate, including rape and death threats, after she publicly put her support behind extending citizenship to asylum seekers fleeing disasters of climate change. Earlier this month, comments made by 24-yearold Ricarda Lang (above), a spokeswoman for the political organization, were published in a number of German regional newspapers and online outlets, including ZDF, and Die Welt. "The EU should offer the citizens of island states that are threatened by climate change European citizenship and enable them to migrate with dignity," Lang told German media. In the 24 hours that
Germanyʼs family reunification policy can leave young adults in limbo It sounds desperate, but Riham abo Staiti says she would rather die than turn 18. The 17-year-old only leaves her darkened accommodations when absolutely necessary. She lives here in a 30-square-meter (323-square-foot) portable housing unit with her father and three siblings in the Nahr alBared Refugee Camp in northern Lebanon. Yet, one important person is missing: "I just want to be with my mother," Riham says. She only speaks with her mother, who lives in a suburb of Karlsruhe, Germany, on her mobile phone. Her fear is constant when the two talk each day: "I am terrified of being left here on my own," says Riham. She has been waiting for the day she can join her mother for more than three years now. She is in a race against time, for she will likely be barred from family reunification as soon as she turns 18.
on Thursday evening and began to sink about 10 to 11 hours later, IOM spokesman Flavio Di Giacomo said. Ten of the passengers were women and two were children, he added. The three rescued migrants were being treated for hypothermia at a hospital on the Italian island of Lampedusa. The navy said it saw three dead bodies in the sea when it rescued the three survivors. followed, Lang saidhate messagesflooded her Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Email. "People threatened my life and commented on my body, and said how they wanted to kill or rape me," she told DW. "The first day was really hard because I kind of felt like I was alone, standing in front of this huge wall of hate."
Refugees in Italy get their hands dirty with own farm Every morning Dembo Cisse, a sturdily-built 21-year old from Guinea, waits for the car to pick him up. He and two others, who live in the same apartment that belongs to Italyʼs privatized migrant reception system, get in the vehicle. The old family car
then heads from Oleggio, a small town in the northern Italian region of Piedmont, to an agricultural field nearby. But Dembo and his companions are not off to work in the food supply chain, dominated by large-scale distributors who require ever lower prices and therefore cheap labor — which many of their fellow Africans provide for lack of better options. Read more: Italy tells refugees: Donʼt risk the journey The carʼs driver is Raffaele DʼAcunto, known as Lello, the areaʼs first organic farmer, now retired, who decided to set up a small-scale agricultural company to make organic produce and sell it on the local market. Lello, Dembo and four others from Mali, Senegal and Nigeria — the youngest of whom is just 19 — are to become equal partners in the budding business they have aptly named Zappa Arcobaleno, Italian for Rainbow Hoe. The company is currently caught up in the bureaucratic process awaiting official registration.
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Tests show Swedish ʼEbolaʼ patient not infected with virus The patient had been isolated for treatment with a suspected case of the highly infectious Ebola disease. Medical tests have now cleared the patient of the virus. A patient isolated for treatment at Swedenʼs Uppsala University Hospital for suspected Ebola is not infected with the virus, local authorities said on Friday, citing medical tests. The patient was transferred to the hospital on Friday after showed classic symptoms of the deadly haemorrhagic disease. Medical director for Uppsala Region Mikael Kohler said before the test results that the patient arrived "throwing up blood and had bloody stools," which can be symptomatic of Ebola.
US President Donald Trump offers immigration concessions to get wall funds US President Donald Trump said he was putting forth a plan to solve what he called a "humanitarian crisis" on the Mexican border and immediately reopen the government. Trump has been seeking $5.7 billion (€5 billion) to build a border wall and hasvowed to keep the government shutuntil Congress approves the funds. The government has been shut down since December 22, making this the longest shutdown in US history. The political impasse has affected 800,000 federal employees, many of which have been obliged to work without pay. $5.7 billion for wall or steel barriers for critical areas of the border$800 million in urgent humanitarian assistance to the border$805 million for technology, border protection75 new immigration judge teams, to reduce immigration casework backlogMeasures to protect migrant children from exploitation, a new system for minors to apply for asylum from their home countries.
The manʼs condition was "serious, but stable," Kohler added. The case was initially detected at a hospital in the town of Enkoping, where the emergency room was closed down. Staff and others who came into contact with the patient have been isolated and are receiving treatment. The patient arrived back in Sweden following a trip to Burundi three weeks ago and current symptoms began to appear Friday morning. He wasnʼt known to have visited an area affected by Ebola.
The top ten mistakes that make life easy for cyber-criminals
f a cyber-spy wants to launch a successful attack and protrude deeply into a system he needs lots of information — the more, the better. The deeper he gets into a network, the more information he can gather. And that in turn will help him launch an even deeper attack. A good hacker has also gathered information about the chain of command and work processes at the company he plans to at-
tack and knows how to convince people to do what he wants. The greatest protection administrators and users can put up is being stingy with personal data and maintaining a healthy degree of secrecy. But in most offices and businesses, this is much easier said than done. Here are the most common mistakes users and administrators make that could open doors to hackers.
Opel reported to have manipulated diesel car exhaust emissions According to a media report, automaker Opel is being investigated for manipulating vehicle emissions on about 60,000 cars worldwide. It is the first time the company has been named since Dieselgate broke in 2015.
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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 thenforeign minister. During the political crisis in Lebanon last November that saw Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri 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.
T-Mobile reports cybersecurity incident T-Mobile US and its unit Metro PCS told customers that cybersecurity staff found and shut down unauthorized access to certain information on August 20 and immediately reported the matter to authorities. The company added that no financial data, social security numbers or passwords were compromised during the attackon its networks, admitting, though, that other personal information like names, email IDs, phone numbers as well as account numbers or account types (postpaid or prepaid) may have been exposed. T-Mobile said that about 3 percent of its 77 million customers could have been affected (roughly 2 million people potentially affected). 4
Will Germany use autobahn speed limits to cut carbon emissions? A national commission has laid out a number of steps to help Germany meet EU emissions targets. Though desperately needed, they will face resistance from citizens and the countryʼs influential auto industry. The German government tasked a commission known as the National Platform on the Future of Mobility with finding ways to lower the countryʼscarbon emissionsin order to meet EU targets. Although a final report is not due to be published until late March, draft proposals seen by news agencies on Friday are likely to face fierce resistance from citizens,industryand politicians fearful of angering any of them. Among the proposals featured in the paper were a fuel tax hike from 2023
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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onward, an end to tax breaks for diesel cars, electric and hybrid vehicle quotas, and a 130 kmh (80 mph) speed limit on freeways — which is the norm in other EU countries. Speaking of the concept of limiting how fast Germans can drive on their famously speedyautobahns would seem a non-starter, and that point was made by Ulrich Lange, deputy chairman of Chancellor Angela Merkelʼs CDU/CSU parliamentary group, "I donʼt think the suggestion of a speed limit is expedient."
India, the EU and the hard realities of a post-Brexit world
If Brexit is one day to be seen as a success for Britain, the country’s economic ties with India would need to flourish in the years ahead. But the EU’s relations with both countries will overshadow everything. At the core of many ardent Brexiteersʼ vision of a post-EU future is a glorious renaissance of its former colonial trade links,powered by a curiously nostalgic view of the British Empire. "Global Britain" is the buzz term that Brexit supporters, and indeed the UK government, have given to this reverie. The governing idea is that once the UK manages to finally cast off the EUʼs yoke, it will be able to strike its own trade deals with countries around the world. Such a vision inevitably places India high up the wish list. Its population is 1.3 billion and its rapidly growing economy is, by IMF and UN estimates, the seventh-largest in the world. If "Global Britain" is to be realized, the future India-UK relationship, one would imagine, is critical.
18/2019 • 22 January, 2019
Total lunar eclipse: looking forward to Mo(o)nday! The coming week begins with a total lunar eclipse
Hollywood vs. Trump: Politics, scandals and American cinema Even as the candidates left the starting blocks in the campaign for the 2016 presidential election, Hollywood was positioning itself against Donald Trump. Many prominent actors came out in support of the Democrats, and the majority actively expressed their opposition to the reality TV star and self-proclaimed billionaire. Clint Eastwood was one of the few who sided with the bombastic Republican candidate. At almost every major awards ceremony since his electoral win, Oscar and Golden Globe winners have spoken out about being against the president. Even actor Meryl Streep, appearing at the 2017 Golden Globes, put in yet another unforgettable performance as she fired salvos in Trumpʼs direction.
Sting to return to Budapest for summer 2019
We explain where the rare phenomenon can be seen, when, and why the Earth satellite becomes a blood moon. In 2018 "Mondfinsternis," orlunar eclipse,was the top term among Google searches in Germanspeaking countries. According to Google trends, the Earth satellite was also at the top of the list. The question most people asked was: "Where is the moon?" The reason for this enormous interest was probablythe "Super Blood Moon", which thousands could marvel at on a
On January 19, 1919, the Weimar Republic held its first vote for the national assembly. And for the first time, women had the right to take part. Once all the votes had been tallied, 37 women had won seats in parliament. One month later, Marie Juchacz became the first woman in German history to address the plenary. "Gentlemen and ladies," she began. The minutes of the first session recorded a jovial mood among the mostly male members in the plenary chamber. But that wouldnʼt faze
Juchacz. "Women are now fullyfledged citizens. Think about what that means. There are many more women of voting age than there are men. By using their voice at the ballot box, every citizen can influence the political process. The fact of womenʼs suffrage should force every friend of social democracy to campaign for the womenʼs vote. […] What this government has done was a matter of course. It has given women that which had previously been wrongly denied to them."
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Renovated Museum of Fine Arts to Open on 31 October AFTER MORE THAN THREE YEARS OF RENOVATION, THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS BUDAPEST WILL OPEN ON 31 OCTOBER. NOW OPEN TO PUBLIC
warm July 2018 evening in the southeastern sky. Half a year later, on January 21, to be exact, we can look forward to such a natural spectacle again. Youʼll have the best views in Europe, North and South America and West Africa. Central and East Africa as well as Asia will experience only a partial lunar eclipse. The total lunar eclipse is mostly for early birds in Europe.
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Sting is head over heels for Budapest. After a successful free show with Shaggy a month ago on Heroes’ Square, the former Police frontman has just announced another Budapest concert for next summer. On 2 July, the Grammywinning singer brings his My Songs tour to the Papp László Aréna, where he will be taking the stage with his own band. From “Englishman In New York” to “Every Breath You Take”, the set should include Sting’s biggest hits. Tickets are on sale now.
Thanks to the largest-scale and most comprehensive reconstruction project in the museum’s history, the museum building has been renewed, and, returning to the collection’s first concept, the museum’s permanent exhibitions will also be rearranged. Besides the new permanent exhibitions, the revamped museum will welcome visitors with a chamber exhibition titled Leonardo & the Budapest Horse and Rider. The museum reconstruction, implemented within the framework of the Liget Budapest Project, included the restoration of the Romanesque Hall, which sustained severe damage in World War II and since then had been only partially renovated and used as a storage area, along with the modernisation of the building’s obsolete heating system, the installation of air conditioning in some of the exhibition halls, the renewal of a large part of the roof structure, as well as the addition of new exhibition spaces, visitor areas and modern storage facilities.
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Australian Open 2019: Naomi Osaka & Elina Svitolina into quarter-finals
US Open champion Naomi Osaka came from behind to beat Latviaʼs Anastasija Sevastova and reach the Australian Open quarter-finals. The Japanese fourth seed won 4-6 6-3 6-4 to set up a meeting with sixth seed Elina Svitolina. Ukraineʼs Svitolina triumphed 6-2 1-6 6-1 in a pulsating encounter with former US Open finalist Madison Keys. Elsewhere, Czech seventh seed Karolina Pliskova beat Spanish 18th seed Garbine Muguruza 6-3 6-1. Pliskova will face American 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams in the quarter-finals. Ten-man Rangers moved top of the Premiership for the first time under Steven Gerrard
Ten-man Rangers moved top of the Premiership for the first time under Steven Gerrard after a fiery comeback victory over Hearts at Tynecastle. Following Scott Arfieldʼs red card for a rash challenge on goalkeeper Zdenek Zlamal, the visitors held on for the final 20 minutes to move a point clear. Hearts were rewarded for a strong start by a Gareth McAuley own goal but Connor Goldson quickly levelled. Alfredo Morelos then added the decisive touch from an offside position. The strikerʼs goal, equalling the Premiership era record of scoring in seven successive games, was one of many contentious moments in a tempestuous game. It was a fourth league loss in a row for Hearts, who were top of the table in early November, leaving them in fourth place. 6
Aleksandar Kolarovʼs free kick stunner secures Serbia win over Costa Rica 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.
Novak Djokovic through in Australian Open after beating Daniil Medvedev Novak Djokovic is bidding to win the Australian Open for a seventh time
World number one Novak Djokovic reached the Australian Open quarter-finals for the first time since 2016 with a hard-fought win over Daniil Medvedev. The 31-year-old Serb earned a 6-4 6-7 (5-7) 6-2 6-3 victory over the 15th seed in Melbourne. Djokovic was not at his fluent best, but outlasted Medvedev to win in three hours and 15 minutes. Russiaʼs Medvedev, 22, grew frustrated as he paid the price for only taking two of nine break points. Medvedevʼs resistance continued until the end, saving two match points before Djokovic took the third with a wonderful cross-court winner. Six-time
champion Djokovic will play Kei Nishikori in the last eight after theJapanese eighth seed beat Spainʼs Pablo Carreno Bustain controversial circumstances in a five-hour match decided by a super tie-break. Another triumph for the top seed at Melbourne Park will see him move ahead of Australian great Roy Emerson and Roger Federer, who was knocked out by Greek youngster Stefanos Tsitsipas on Sunday, in terms of all-time victories.
Germanyʼs Alexander Zverev exits Australian Open in meltdown Fourth-seeded menʼs player Alexander Zverev has crashed out of the Australian Open in the fourth round, losing to Canadaʼs Milos Raonic. On the womenʼs side, Serena Williams overcame Simona Halep to advance. Germanyʼs Alexander Zverev was dumped out of the Australian Open in the fourth-round on Monday by Canadian Milos Raonic 6-1, 6-1, 7-6 (7/5). In a surprsingly one-sided match, Raonic was able to break 21year-old Zverevʼs serve six times in the first two sets. Although the third set was much closer, the Canadian
converted his fourth match point to seal the contest in less than two hours. As well as losing out on a place in the quarterfinals, Zverev was also reprimanded by the umpire. Aware that the match was slipping away from him in the second set, Zverev smashed his racquet into the ground, leaving it mangled and earning him a code violation. "I just tried to stay composed, " said Raonic. "It worked extremely well for me today. I played incredibly good, did a lot of things extremely well." The 28-year-old Raonic will now face Franceʼs Lucas Pouille, who beat Bora Coric 6-7 (7-4) 6-4.