Spain's Paula Badosa leaves court after winning her group stage match against Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka at the WTA Finals, Centro Panamericano de Tenis, Guadalajara, MexicoGUADALAJARA, Mexico — Paula Badosa started off slowly but won 10 games in a row to upset top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 6-0 on Thursday in their opening match at the WTA Finals. Sabalenka, the world′s No. 2-ranked player, dominated early in the match to take a 4-2 lead, but Badosa recovered and won four games in a...

Spain's Paula Badosa leaves court after winning her group stage match against Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka at the WTA Finals, Centro Panamericano de Tenis, Guadalajara, MexicoGUADALAJARA, Mexico — Paula Badosa started off slowly but won 10 games in a row to upset top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 6-0 on Thursday in their opening match at the WTA Finals. Sabalenka, the world′s No. 2-ranked player, dominated early in the match to take a 4-2 lead, but Badosa recovered and won four games in a...

Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenyan presidentProtecting Africa's carbon-rich landscapes will not only mitigate climate change but also help the continent access conservation financing, agreed delegates at a side event of the COP 26 climate summit. Uhuru Kenyatta, the president of Kenya and co-host of the event, said restoring Africa's carbon sinks would help the continent generate jobs apart from ending illegal wildlife trade. "Restoring and protecting these carbon sinks can also help create hun...

Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenyan presidentProtecting Africa's carbon-rich landscapes will not only mitigate climate change but also help the continent access conservation financing, agreed delegates at a side event of the COP 26 climate summit. Uhuru Kenyatta, the president of Kenya and co-host of the event, said restoring Africa's carbon sinks would help the continent generate jobs apart from ending illegal wildlife trade. "Restoring and protecting these carbon sinks can also help create hun...

A nurse gives a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine to a woman at a hospital in Dakar, Senegal, on July 28. Despite the number of new COVID-19 cases in Africa decreasing since August, fears of further surges remain in the continent due to low vaccination rates. According to data from the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, only 5.6 percent of Africa's 1.2 billion population have been fully vaccinated, while developed countries have surpassed 40 percent and are even administering bo...

A nurse gives a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine to a woman at a hospital in Dakar, Senegal, on July 28. Despite the number of new COVID-19 cases in Africa decreasing since August, fears of further surges remain in the continent due to low vaccination rates. According to data from the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, only 5.6 percent of Africa's 1.2 billion population have been fully vaccinated, while developed countries have surpassed 40 percent and are even administering bo...

In this file photo taken on Jan 30, 2021 an Eritrean refugee youngsters looks on from inside a shop as a child stands next at Mai Aini Refugee camp, in Ethiopia. Millions of people across Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia and Sudan are likely to face extreme hunger in the coming months, warned global humanitarian aid organization International Rescue Committee. The organization attributed the likely situation to ongoing conflicts in parts of the countries coupled with multiple seasons of drought. "We&...

In this file photo taken on Jan 30, 2021 an Eritrean refugee youngsters looks on from inside a shop as a child stands next at Mai Aini Refugee camp, in Ethiopia. Millions of people across Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia and Sudan are likely to face extreme hunger in the coming months, warned global humanitarian aid organization International Rescue Committee. The organization attributed the likely situation to ongoing conflicts in parts of the countries coupled with multiple seasons of drought. "We&...