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Anti-Semitism in German schools to be tackled with anti-bullying commissioners Family Minister Franziska Giffey plans to fund 170 bullying prevention experts, who are to be sent to selected Germans schools, she told Thursdayʼs edition of German daily Rheinische Post. Asked if anti-Semitism is a growing problem in schools now that Germany has more pupils from countries that are hostile to Israel, she replied that "anti-Semitism in schools is a big problem." "We need to take religious bullying in classrooms and school playgrounds very seriously, regardless of who the bullies are," she told the paper. She pointed out that teachers need assistance in fighting bullies of any kind. "In school, children must learn respect and how to live together peacefully, that is the foundation of a peaceful society."
EU lawmakers reject controversial copyright law Meeting in Strasbourg on Thursday, members of the European Parliament voted 318 to 278 with 31 abstentions against the proposed copyright law. Critics of the bill had focused on two articles. Article 13 would have required automated copyright checking — put in place by each company such as Wikipedia and YouTube. While the bill had included an exemption for not-forprofit online encyclopedias, it had not allayed the fears of the largest such site, Wikipedia. Italyʼs edition of Wikipedia as well as several others had shut downfor two days in protest of the proposed law, saying it put the freedom of the internet at risk. The other controversial article, number 11, had proposed online platforms pay publishers a fee if they linked to news content.
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Mother Teresa charity accused of selling babies in India Investigators say they are looking into several more complaints of child trafficking
Indian authorities have arrested a nun and an employee at a home run by Mother Teresaʼs charity after they allegedly sold a baby. Police said Thursday they had taken two people into custody for allegedly selling infants from a shelter for unwed mothers in eastern India. The facility in Jharkhand state is operated by Missionaries of Charity, a religious order founded by Mother Teresa in 1950. "They have said that at least five to six babies have been sold to childless couples," police officer Aman Kumar told the Thomson Reuters Foundation. "We are investigating to see how the operation was run and how many more children have been given away in the last few years." Police made the arrests after an Indian couple claimed they paid 120,000 rupees (€1,504; $1,760) to a staff member in exchange for a baby boy born to one of the homeʼs residents. The couple came forward after the worker allegedly took the baby back and kept their money. A Missionaries of Charity spokeswoman quoted by the Associated Press said the order had
stopped giving children up for adoption three years ago and had never taken money from parents. Police official Kumar said 100,000 rupees was recovered from the two who were arrested. Read more: Indiaʼs child labor bill criticized by rights groups Arti Kujur, head of the Jharkhand State Child Protection Society, said his organization had received many complaints about the home, adding that the problem is likely more widespread. "We hear that babies are being sold in other homes as well and are determined to put a stop to it," he said. Since it was founded over 60 years ago, Missionaries of Charity has set up hundreds of shelters to care for the most vulnerable, including unwed mothers, prostitutes, lepers, street children and the mentally ill. Mother Teresa received the Nobel Peace Prize for her charitable work in 1979 andPope Francis declared her a saintin 2016.
Jump in German flight delays stokes fears of travel chaos "Even the sky reaches its limits sometimes" — in late June, the German Aviation Association (BDL) apologized to passengers in full-page newspaper ads for "long waiting periods, numerous flight cancellations and irregularities" in Germanyʼs air traffic that have plagued the country since the beginning of the year. Although the BDL said itʼs "working hard to improve punctuality and reliability," the ad included a confession that is not likely to calm down unnerved travelers: It admitted that "short-term irregularities" will continue over the summer. According to passenger rights portal EUclaim, 15,571 flights were cancelled across Germany between January and June of this year. A further 3,778 took off more than three hours late. For the same period last year, the same figures were 8,826 and 2,268, respectively.
UK and Russia at odds over latest Novichok nerve agent poisoning British and Russian ministers traded tense statements on Thursday, after it was revealed thattwo British citizens fell sickafter beingexposed to the Novichok nerveagent this week. Although British officials do not believe the latest case was a deliberate attack, theyʼve called on Moscow to explain the use of the nerve agent that was also used to poisonformer Russian double agent Sergei Skripaland hisdaughter Yuliain March in the city of Salisbury.
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Torrent of airstrikes pound southern Syria, displacing over 300,000 More than 600 airstrikes in 15 hours since Wednesday evening have been reported in Daraa province in southern Syria near the border with Jordan. "The Russians have not stopped the bombardment," Bashar al-Zoubi, a prominent rebel leader in southern Syria, told Reuters. The strikes were stepped up after rebels and Russian officials failed to agree terms for a ceasefire. The UN refugee agency hascalled on Jordan to open its borders to people fleeingthe fighting, saying 320,000 are displaced and 60,000 have gathered at the border. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi called on "all parties to redouble efforts to cease hostilities, to allow humanitarian actors to deliver lifesaving assistance, shelter and evacuate the wounded." Syrian state media said government forces had captured Saida, some 10 kilometers (6 miles) east of Daraa. This brings them to within 6 kilometers of the rebelcontrolled crossing at Nassib on the border with Jordan. Rami Abdel-Rahman of the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said: "If the regime keeps advancing towards the crossing, I fear for the safety of more than 300,000 people displaced and stranded close to the crossing." EU fears divisions as China woos Eastern European nations
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is meeting with leaders of Central and Eastern European countries in the Bulgarian capital Sofia as part of the seventh "16+1" summit, which brings together China and 16 Central and Eastern European countries (CEEC), including 11 European Union (EU) member states. Besides China, the 16 countries that participate in the summit include EU members Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia, as well as non-EU states Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia. Ever since its launch in 2012, the format has been viewed by Western critics as an instrument for Beijing to divide and undermine the EU by dangling the CEE states closer trade and investment opportunities with China. Policymakers and analysts from China and some CEE countries, however, reject such assessment. They say that the purpose of the platform is to cultivate good relations and foster economic cooperation. 2
News Franceʼs Nantes sees second night of protests, arrests after police shoot local man Police in the southwestern French city of Nantes clashed again with protesters overnight
US tariffs on Chinese goods to come into effect US tariffs on a range of Chinese goods will come into effect at midnight on Thursday in what could turn out to be the first fusilladein a trade war between the worldʼs two largest export nations. From July 6, the US government will levy tariffs of 25 percent on 818 different Chinese product lines, valued at around $34 billion (€29 billion) worth of imports. The tariffs target "industrially significant technologies" according to the Office of the United States Trade Representative, many of those related to Chinaʼs ʼMade in China 2025ʼ industrial policy. Everything from passenger vehicles to aircraft parts, computer hard drives to knitting needlesare included in the wide-ranging list. The imposition of tariffsis expected to prompt an immediate response from China, with the Chinese government expected to target US imports valued at roughly the same amount as those aimed at by the Trump administration.
The demonstrations followed a deadly shooting by police of a man during a stop-and-search. Police arrested at least 12 peopleduring a second night of protestsin the French city of Nantes. Demonstrators clashed with riot police on Wednesday night, with the unrest lasting through the night in the districts of Breil and Garges-lesGonesse among others. Prime Minister Edouard Philippe, who was in Nantes on Thursday, condemned the violence. He also tweeted that
Sierenʼs China: Time for a pragmatic EU partnership? Ever since Donald Trump became US president, the trans-Atlantic alliancehas begun to crumble. Trump has has continually criticized the European Union over global trade, saying the bloc behaves as "badly as China." He has said that it is harder for US companies to sell their goods in the EU than vice versa and that this is why Washington has a trade deficit of $151 billion (€129 billion) with Brussels. Trump seems to be more interested in criticizing than listening to counterarguments and statistics regarding the
"above all, it hurts the development of these districts and darkens the prospects of their residents." The protests followed the death of a 22year-old man, identified by local media as Aboubakar F., who was fatally shot in Breil during a stop-andsearch operation. The man, who grew up in one of the cityʼs most deprived districts, was wanted for robbery and other offenses. profits of US corporations in the EU. Brussels has reacted to Trumpʼs decision to impose 25 percent tariffs on steel and 10 percent tariffs on aluminum by threatening to impose 25 percent tariffs on US products such as Leviʼs jeans,motorbikes, peanut butter and bourbon, which amount to €2.8 billion, less than half of the steel and aluminum exports, which come to about €6.4 billion. The European Commission has now made a show of solidarity with China by saying that other WTO members have a right to impose retaliatory tariffs on US goods.
UK-based nurse used threat of voodoo to force
Nigerian women into sex work A Liberian-born British woman was sentenced to 14 years under UKʼs modern slavery law on Wednesday, after a jury found her guilty of running a sex trafficking operation and perverting the course of justice. The ruling in Birmingham is the first such conviction involving victims outside Great Britain. The 51-year-old Josephine Iyamu, also known as Madame Sandra, recruited women from rural Nigeria. In Nigeriaʼs Benin City, she set up an organization campaigning for better lives for women and families, allowing her to get in contact with vulnerable women. After selecting candidates for trafficking, she would promise them a better life in Europe.
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Under pressure from US, Japanʼs Shinzo Abe ʼcancels Iran tripʼ Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has reportedly cancelled his planned trip to Iran. He would have been the first Japanese leader to visit Tehran in 40 years, but he chooses US security umbrella over need to secure oil supplies. Japanese Prime Minister Abe cancelled a scheduled visit to Tehran next week, apparently in response to pressure from the US on countries around the world to isolate Iran and squeeze its oil exports, Japanʼs Kyodo News cited government sources as saying on Wednesday. However, Motosada Matano, a spokesman for Abe, told Reuters news agency nothing had been decided about the PMʼs overseas travel plans. Accord-
ing to Iranʼs Mehr News Agency (MNA), Bahram Ghasemi, a foreign ministry spokesman, said Abeʼs Iran visit was never on the agenda. Iranian media reported in late June that Abe would travel to Tehran in mid-July for talks with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. The visit would have been the first to Iran by a Japanese leader since Takeo Fukuda met the Shah in 1978.
Spainʼs Pamplona launches app to stop US police arrest Statue of sexual assaults at bull-running festival Liberty climber protesting migrant family separations US police on Wednesday arrested a woman who climbed the Statue of Liberty to protest against the separation of migrant families, which President Donald Trump briefly championed and then reversed. The woman stayed on the statue for nearly four hours, and at one point walked from one side to the other, near Lady Libertyʼs foot. She told police she would not come down until separated migrant children were reunited with their families. "Sheʼs been taken into custody amicably, peacefully, without injuries to our officers, thank God," Sergeant David Somma, a spokesman for the National Park Service, told Reuters news agency. "Itʼs all over now." The protest action forced authorities to evacuate the premises and turn away more than 2,000 people on July 4, Independence Day in the US.
Officials in the Spanish city of Pamplona are pushing back against calls for a boycott of itsannual bull-running festivalby seeking to reassure women that the event, which begins on Friday, will be safe to attend. The campaign by Pamplonaʼs city government comes in the wake of the controversialrape case acquittal andrelease on bailof the members of the "Wolf Pack," a group of five men who assaulted a young woman
during the festival in 2016. Mentions of a boycott have circulated on social media — evidence of persistent anger over the attack. But city councilwoman for security and community, Itziar Gomez, said that women should have faith in the cityʼs institutions. Gomez and her colleagues at Pamplonaʼs municipality have launched a campaign called "Pamplona — free from sexual harrassment."
Claude Lanzmann, director of Holocaust film ʼShoah,ʼ dies at 92 French filmmaker and journalist Claude Lanzmann died on Thursday in Paris at the age of 92. He had been weak for several days, his publisher Gallimard told press agency AFP. Born to Jewish parents in Paris in 1925, Claude Lanzmann was a fighter from the start. He experienced pre-war anti-Semitism first hand in high school.
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Australian Valley Eyewear firm shoots ad at Jasenovac death camp Australian-based Valley Eyewear firm was forced to apologize on Tuesday over its advertising video made on the siteof Jasenovac concentration camp.The internet ad caused a storm of criticism online after being posted on the companyʼs social media accounts several days ago. Users have also called for a boycott of the companyʼs products. The black and white video, which has since been removed, shows a male and a female model wearing Valley Eyewear sunglasses inside a bleak concrete room and walking around concrete structures, before cutting to a wide shot of the two walking away from Jasenovacʼs Flower Memorial. The recognizable structure, designed by architect Bogdan Bogdanovic, was built in 1966 to honor the memory of the camp victims. The Jasenovac death camp in Croatia was run bythe Ustasha, the fascist regime allied with Nazi Germanyduring World War II. Camp historians have determined the names of 83,145 killed at the site, including more than 20,000 children. Most of the victims were Serbs, alongside Roma and Jews. Some experts believe the total number of victims to be much higher. According to screenshots of deleted Valley Eyewear posts, the company said the ad for their "Black" line of sunglasses was "filmed on location in Croatia at one of World War IIʼs most historic and darkest locations. JASENOVAC."
The unlit side of Indiaʼs rural electrification On April 28 this year, Leisang in the eastern Indian state of Manipur became the last of the 597,474 inhabited villages to switch from kerosenefueled lamps to lightbulbs. The government, which has allocated about $11 billion (€9.44 billion) towards electrification programs, hailed this milestone with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi proclaiming on Twitter that "every single village of India now has access to electricity." Yet millions of Modiʼs countrymen are still living in darkness despite the ruling administrationʼs jubilation and its electoral promise in 2014 to ensure power for everyone. External experts treat the governmentʼs claims with caution as "village electrification" doesnʼt necessarily mean all households enjoy a power supply. A village is considered "electrified" even if 10 percent of its households and public facilities such as schools and health centers have the necessary infrastructure to access power. 4
New Zealand court rejects Kim Dotcomʼs appeal over US extradition Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom is eligible to be extradited to the US, a New Zealand court has ruled, bringing the German-born millionaire closer to facing charges of racketeering and copyright violation on American soil. New Zealandʼs Court of Appeal on Thursday dismissed an antiextradition claim placed by internet mogul Kim Dotcom, and upheldan earlier verdict that stated the 44-yearold could be deported to the US. In the case relating to criminal charges against Dotcom and his associates, the US delivered evidence suggesting that "the appellants conspired to, and did, breach copyright willfully and on a
German telecoms regulator targets tech giants The head of Germanyʼs telecoms regulator has said in an interview that tech giants such as Google and Facebookneed to be regulated like ordinary telecommunications companies. Speaking to the Financial Times, Jochen Homann, president of Germanyʼs Federal Network Agency (BNetzA), made it clear that the outcome of an ongoing legal case between the agency and Google would determine their policy in future towards other tech giants such as Facebook, Apple and Amazon. "What we are seeing is that the line between traditional telecommunications services and web-based services like Gmail and WhatsApp has become very blurred. Users often cannot see any difference at all," he said. Since 2014, the Federal Network Agency has been involved in legal proceedings against Google, after it ordered the US company to register its Gmail service as a telecommunications operator. Such a status would subject Google to a raft of regulatory requirements in areas such as data protection.The case is currently before the European Court of Justice.
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OECD criticizes ʼwage stagnationʼ in member states The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development representing the group of 35 most industrialized countries warned Wednesday that wage hikes had been too modest to reflect recent developments on the labor market. OECD researchers noted that unemployment rates in most member states were nowbelow or close to the levels recorded before the start of the global financial crisis in 2007/2008. Joblessness across the group is predicted to reach 5.3 percent at the end of 2018 and 5.1 percent in the following year. But nominal wage growth in the last quarter of 2017 was only 3.2 percent, compared with a 5.8-percent increase in the second quarter of last year. Usually in low-unemployment scenarios, not many workers compete for open positions,meaning companies often have to boost wage offers to lure suitable employees.
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large scale, for their commercial gain," the court said. Read more:Kim Dotcomʼs assets can be seized by US government Dotcomʼs lawyers said they would appeal the Thursday decision before New Zealandʼs highest judicial body. "We look forward to seeking review with the New Zealand Supreme Court. We think that ultimately Kim Dotcom will prevail," Ira Rothken told the Reuters news agency.
Where German politicians stand on Brexit as May and Merkel meet
Chancellor Angela Merkel hosts the British premier in Berlin later, as the UK government tries to formulate a plan for its future relations with the EU. Germany is waiting for precise proposals from London. The UK prime minister brings her concerns about future trading relations with the EU to Berlin on Thursday. Before leaving for Germany, May told the House of Commons that her government would push through an eventual Brexit deal, even if the Commons were to reject it. The German government andindustry are still asking for precise proposalsaround the customs arrangement the UK wants after it leaves the bloc in March next year, and insist they must fall within existing EU rules. Speaking in Dublin in March, Chancellor Angela Merkel said: "Access to the single market can only be possible on the condition of respecting the four basic freedoms. Otherwise one has to talk about limits to access. These negotiations cannot be based on cherrypicking, because that would have disastrous consequences for the other 27 member states."
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ʼUniqueʼ cannabis compound reverses brain aging in mice Old mice suddenly had
Sacha Baron Cohen teases a new project on Trump Thereʼs a single tweet posted on the account of Sacha Baron Cohen, the provocative British comedian and producer famous for his Borat (top picture), Ali G and Brüno characters. "A message from your President @realDonaldTrump on Independence Day," his post from Wednesday reads. The message comes in the form of a short video showing Donald Trump declaring, "This third-rate character named Sacha Baron Cohen, I only wish that he would have been punched in the face so many times right now he would be in the hospital." Solemn music of the Battle Hymn of the Republic accompanies the US presidentʼs address.
Kedveskrém Balassi Bálint utca The discovery has huge potential for people with diseases like Alzheimerʼs — but doesnʼt mean you should light up. We treated old mice with a low dose of the active ingredient in cannabis. Learning and memory functions improved dramatically in these animals, and they performed as well as mice that were much, much younger. How did you react when you saw for the first time that old mice had developed younger brains? Complete disbelief, basically. How was the ex‐
periment conducted? We implanted
so-called osmotic mini-pumps—tiny pumps that we put under the skin of these mice—and they constantly released the drug that we wanted to administer. And then, after four weeks, we stopped the delivery, waited for a week, and then afterwards, there were several tests on learning and memory.
Statue of German rocker Udo Lindenberg stolen — and no one notices A statue of Germanyʼsrock legend Udo Lindenbergwas stolen in Gronau at some point over the weekend — but no one noticed that the work was missing until a couple of days later, even though it used to stand at a roundabout in the small town in western Germany. In the notice they posted on Facebook on Wednesday, police of the state of North RhineWestphalia quoted lyrics from different Lindenberg songs. Udo Lindenberg was born in Gronau, close to the Dutch border. The town is so proud of
its famous son that not only did fans name a square after the rock idol — they even erected a larger-than-life bronze statue of the rock singer. The rock star himself unveiled the statue on his 69th birthday in May 2015, calling it "Gronauʼs statue of liberty." However, the statue had to be removed in April this year for repairs after a crack appeared around the figureʼs ankle. Tests are currently being conducted to determine if the statue is, in fact, really made of bronze.
The delicious ice cream creations of Kedveskrém are now available in Pest, too, near Cirkó-Gejzír Cinema in Jászai Mari tér, so now you can enjoy their frosty delights in Olimpia Park nearby. They offer daily specials, but you should definitely try their caramel, raspberry and strawberry flavours.
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From capers to yuzu – Budapest’s best gin and tonics A G&T is always a good idea. It’s a drink with a long and interesting history: alcohol flavoured with spices and juniper berries was first created in the Low Countries and conquered today’s Holland and Belgium. In the 1700s, the English took a shine to it and there were times when gin consumption in London was out of control. Prohibited in the past, gin is an indispensable part of modern bar culture today. Gin is best mingled with tonic, but more spices and a sprinkle of magic make it it the perfect summer drink. See where to find the best G&Ts in Budapest. Barside BeefBar Budapest Bestia GoodSpirit Whisky & Cocktail Bar Impostor & Baotiful St. Andrea Wine & Skybar St. Andrea goes hand in hand with premium wines and top-notch gastronomy, but here we focus on its bar culture. In the repertoire of the Wine & Skybar on Vörösmarty tér, the cocktails, premium drinks and the best wines and champagnes share equally importance. You might be offered a mixed drink first blessed with a touch of Kaiken malbec wine before it is poured into a big glass, augmented with ice then drowned in BCN gin and Peter Spanton lemongrass tonic. The whole concoction is made complete with some rosemary in the end. The colour is pretty pink and the flavour divine.
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Johanna Konta loses to Dominika Cibulkova after Katie Boulter defeat
British number one Johanna Konta is out of Wimbledon after losing to former world number four Dominika Cibulkova on Centre Court in the second round. Konta, seeded 22nd, saved four match points before losing 6-3 6-4 to the Slovak, who missed out on a seeding at the expense of Serena Williams. Kontaʼs exit means there are no British women left in the singles after Katie Boulter lost earlier on Thursday. Boulter, 21, lost 6-3 6-4 to world number 18 Naomi Osaka on Court Two. Japanʼs Osaka, 20, won in 78 minutes and will now face 2016 finalist Angelique Kerber, who beat Claire Liu 3-6 6-2 6-4. Kyle Edmund is the only Briton left in the singles and is currently in action against American qualifier Bradley Klahn.
Wimbledon 2018: Rafael Nadal & Novak Djokovic through to round three
Novak Djokovic set up a potential third-round meeting with Britainʼs Kyle Edmund at Wimbledon with a clinical 6-1 6-2 6-3 victory over Horacio Zeballos. The three-time champion is joined in the next round by world number one Rafael Nadal, who was made to work in a 6-4 6-3 6-4 win over Mikhail Kukushkin. British number one Edmund faces American Bradley Klahn later on Thursday. Nadal will play Alex de Minaur for a place in the fourth round. 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 frontrunner, 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.
Diego Maradona apologises for saying England committed ʼrobberyʼ World Cup 2018:
Argentina legend Diego Maradona has apologised to Fifa for saying England committed a "monumental robbery" in beating Colombia in the World Cup last 16. Maradona accused referee Mark Geiger of bias towards England. Fifa said his comments were "entirely inappropriate" and insinuations about the referee "completely unfounded". "I said a couple of things and, I admit, some of them are unacceptable,"said Maradona on
social media. Maradona posted his message below a picture of himself and Fifa president Gianni Infantino, apologising to both the Swiss and footballʼs world governing body. "I have absolute respect for the work which is not easy - that the institution and the referees do," he added.
Simona Halep reaches third round with win over Saisai Jheng Top seed Simona Halep came from 5-3 down in the opening set to win 10 games in a row and beat Chinaʼs Saisai Jheng to reach the third round at Wimbledon. With five of the top eight womenʼs seeds eliminated, the Romanian, 28, looked in danger of joining them when she made a slow start. But once she got into her stride, she was unstoppable against the world
number 126, winning 7-5 6-0. Next up for the world number one will be Su-Wei Hsieh of Chinese Taipei. "I stopped missing and tried putting less power on the shot to make her run," Halep told BBC Sport. "I just have to fight for every point." GBʼs Boulter knocked out in second roundCilic beaten by PellaWins for Djokovic and Nadal