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Rafael Nadal will sit out the group stage of the Davis Cup finals next month after not being named in the Spain team on Monday, while Alexander Zverev will lead the German side. The 36-year-old Nadal won the Australian Open and French Open titles earlier this year to take his men’s record tally of Grand Slam singles triumphs to 22. But he was forced to withdraw from Wimbledon with an abdominal injury before his scheduled semi-final against Nick Kyrgios. ALSO READ| Simona Halep Beats Beatriz Haddad Maia To Win Third WTA Masters 1000 in Canada Nadal is making his return this week at the Cincinnati Masters as he prepares for the US Open, but will not make a first Davis Cup appearance since winning the tournament for the fifth time with Spain in 2019. Spain will instead be looking to teenage sensation Carlos Alcaraz for inspiration. Sergi Bruguera’s team will face Canada, Serbia and South Korea in Group B which is being staged in Valencia from September 13-18. The top two … [Read more...] about Davis Cup: Rafael Nadal Missing From Spain’s Squad; Alexander Zverev to Lead Germany

close Video Fox News Flash top entertainment headlines 8/15 Fox News Flash top entertainment and celebrity headlines are here. Check out what clicked this week in entertainment. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are returning to the United Kingdom. The royal couple is "delighted" to work with several charities "close to their hearts" in early September, a spokesperson for The Duke and Duchess of Sussex confirmed to Fox News Digital. Harry and Markle will travel to the northern English city of Manchester on Sept. 5 for the One Young World summit, a youth leadership event with hundreds of international participants from across the world. Markle is expected to give the keynote address at the opening ceremony. They will then head to Duesseldorf, Germany, for an event on Sept. 6 counting down to next year's Invictus Games, the annual sporting event that Harry founded in 2014 for wounded and … [Read more...] about Meghan Markle, Prince Harry set to visit UK and Germany for charity events

What follows is NewsGuard's summary and translation of top news stories from Russia's state TV Channel One. NewsGuard presents these stories in the order that they appear on the program. Ukraine strikes Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, chemical enterprises Ukraine confirmed last week its essence as a terrorist state. Almost every day, Ukrainian formations attacked the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and the satellite town of Energodar. The effective work of the Russian air defense forces is making it possible to avoid a nuclear catastrophe. But it's not just nuclear power plants. Attacks targeted other dangerous objects. In Donetsk, one attack resulted in an ammonia leak. Three of the six turbines at the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station downstream from Zaporizhzhia along the Dnieper have been shut off, where only a dam holds back huge masses of water. Kyiv can cause damage with high-precision Western weapons, it's scary to think what kind of damage. Russia is warning … [Read more...] about Ukraine strikes Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Russia says

Most species of crayfish reproduce the same way that humans do: by having sex . But one species of crayfish that evolved out of the pet trade can do something unique—clone itself—and this ability has led populations of the crustacean to spawn out of control. For a study published today in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution , researchers sequenced the genomes of 11 marbled crayfish, both from the wild and from the pet trade. They found that the genomes in all 11 animals were nearly identical, meaning that they don't reproduce sexually, and that they are officially a different species than their North American mother species, Procambarus fallax. "Here we have an evolutionary event that has happened only a very short time ago," Frank Lyko, head of divisions of epigenetics at the German Cancer Research Center, told Newsweek. "Certainly there will be some changes, genetic changes over time, that will make it more normal. At this specific time point in evolution it's … [Read more...] about The pet industry created a new species of crayfish that can clone itself

Facing slowdown in demand in the global markets due to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, MSME exporters have sought immediate intervention by the government to deal with the situation, industry players said. The dip in demand may impact the country’s exports in the coming months, they added. Ludhiana Hand Tools Association President S.C. Ralhan said the industry was passing through “acute recession” in both domestic and international markets. “Most of the sectors, including hand tools auto parts and spinning mills, are working at 25-60% capacity only. At the moment, we are getting very small orders,” he said in a statement. Most of the exporters said they had orders for only one or two months. “This scenario would impact exports growth,” Mr. Ralhan added. Sharing similar views, Dalpat Forge (India) Manager Ashwani Aggarwal said the demand situation was “bad” in both domestic as well as global markets like the U.S. and Europe. “The government should support us to deal … [Read more...] about MSME exporters facing dip in demand in global markets

Andy Murray has been included in Britain’s Davis Cup team for the group stage of the competition in Glasgow next month but there is no place yet for rising star Jack Draper. Murray joins Cameron Norrie, Dan Evans and the world doubles number one Joe Salisbury in the line-up for Britain’s matches against the United States, Kazakhstan, and the Netherlands at Glasgow’s Emirates Arena. Murray has experienced a tumultuous 2022 after reaching the final at the ATP Stuttgart, but failed to get past the second round of Wimbledon following defeat to John Isner and succumbed to first-round exits in Washington and in Montreal. ALSO READ| Davis Cup: Rafael Nadal Missing From Spain’s Squad; Alexander Zverev to Lead Germany Twenty-year-old Draper has surged from outside the top 250 to 55 in the rankings this season but Murray, who is eight places higher, was given the nod on Monday to provide singles competition to Wimbledon semifinalist Norrie and 23rd-ranked Evans. A fifth player will … [Read more...] about Davis Cup: Andy Murray Named in Britain Squad, Rising Star Jack Draper Misses Out

LONDON — British drug regulators have become the first in the world to authorize an updated version of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine that aims to protect against the original virus and the omicron variant. In a statement on Monday, the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency said it had given the green light to Moderna’s combination “bivalent” vaccine, which will be used as an adult booster shot. Each dose of the booster shot will target both the original Covid-19 virus and the omicron BA.1 variant that was first picked up in November. British regulators said the side effects were similar to those seen for Moderna’s original booster shot and were typically “mild and self-resolving.” Children under 5-years-old begin receiving Covid vaccine June 22, 2022 04:12 “What this (combination) vaccine gives us is a sharpened tool in our armory to help protect us against this disease as the virus continues to evolve,” said Dr. June Raine, … [Read more...] about Moderna’s vaccine that targets the omicron variant gets its first approval after authorized by British regulators

Two boozy students downed more than 165 pints on an epic journey that's set to become the 'World's longest pub crawl' - and so far they're only halfway through. Harry Bellow, 24, and Elliot Blake, 25, graduated from university and decided to celebrate so set off with all the clothes they could carry and just £2,000 in cash. They plan to walk more than 3,000 miles across 12 countries - all on a shoestring budget. They came up with the idea because they needed something to do and had "bleak career prospects", so they just set off on foot. They now have over 10 million views and 130K followers on TikTok after trekking from the Netherlands to Turkey, and the pair hope to reach their final stop of Istanbul, Turkey, by October after roughly 120 days. They're on the 'World's longest pub crawl' ( Image: PA Real Life) They have become TikTok famous after documenting their journey ( Image: PA Real Life) What do you think about the pair's journey? Let us know … [Read more...] about ‘World’s longest pub crawl’ sees two mates down more than 165 pints over 3,000 miles

Russia, which has pulled out of the Indian Navy’s tender for the construction of six advanced submarines under Project-75I, has informed India that it cannot meet the terms and conditions for the over ₹40,000 crore project. Terming it unrealistic, a senior Russian official said on Monday that without any changes in the entire process, the process cannot move forward. “The requirement stated in the Request For Proposal (RFP) demanded very strict timelines and a lot of responsibility to the designer. At the same time, designer has no control over the construction, which happens in India,” said Andrey Baranov, Deputy Director General, Rubin Design Bureau, speaking at the inaugural day of the Army-2022 expo. “We are the first ones to leave the project and the last one we know to leave the project is France,” he said. Stating that the project is very good as far as design is concerned, Mr. Baranov said where the implementation in India is concerned, “it is not so good and so there is … [Read more...] about Terms of Indian Navy’s mega submarine deal unrealistic: Russian official

Nearly 67 years after she travelled with her uncle Abid Hasan Safrani to Bern to complete her education, Ismat Mehdi received the Netaji Award conferred on the latter by the Netaji Research Foundation. “Netaji award 2021, posthumously offered by Netaji Research Bureau to Major Abid Hasan, Indian National Army, for his outstanding contribution to the freedom and unity of India under the leadership of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. Jai Hind,” reads the citation which was handed over to Ms Mehdi on Saturday. Educated in St George’s Grammar School in Hyderabad and pursuing engineering in Berlin, Germany, Abid Hasan joined the fight for Indian freedom when Bose gave the famous call to liberate India from the British yoke. “When my uncle met Subhash Chandra Bose in Berlin, he was asked to join the freedom struggle immediately. But my uncle had a small plea: ‘I have one semester left. Let me complete it and then I will join the freedom struggle’. At this point, Netaji became angry with … [Read more...] about Netaji’s aide honoured posthumously