Spanish soccer player to go on trial accused of inappropriately touching a mascot before a game | AP News

Spanish soccer player to go on trial accused of inappropriately touching a mascot before a game | AP News

MADRID (AP) — Spanish soccer player Hugo Mallo will go on trial after being accused of inappropriately touching a mascot before a game in 2019, court officials said Wednesday.Mallo, who denies wrongdoing, was with Celta Vigo when the alleged incident happened before a Spanish league match against Espanyol.The 32-year-old Mallo currently plays for Brazilian club

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Scotland ex-leader admits deleting COVID WhatsApp messages but insists no decisions were made on app | AP News

Scotland ex-leader admits deleting COVID WhatsApp messages but insists no decisions were made on app | AP News

LONDON (AP) — A former leader of Scotland acknowledged on Wednesday that she deleted WhatsApp messages sent during the COVID-19 pandemic, but she insisted that anything of relevance to how policymaking was conducted had been made available for the public record.Nicola Sturgeon told the United Kingdom’s public inquiry into the pandemic that she didn’t use

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Pope announces 3 Chinese bishops in a week, reorganizes diocese under a controversial 2018 accord | AP News

Pope announces 3 Chinese bishops in a week, reorganizes diocese under a controversial 2018 accord | AP News

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Wednesday announced the nomination of a new Chinese bishop, the third in less than a week, in an apparent sign that a controversial 2018 accord with Beijing governing the nomination of Chinese bishops is working.Bishop Peter Wu Yishun was consecrated bishop of Minbei in Fujian in southeast China, the

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Simon & Schuster marks centennial with list of 100 notable books, from ‘Catch-22’ to ‘Eloise’ | AP News

Simon & Schuster marks centennial with list of 100 notable books, from ‘Catch-22’ to ‘Eloise’ | AP News

NEW YORK (AP) — One of the world’s largest and most influential publishers, Simon & Schuster, celebrates its 100th anniversary this year.To mark the centennial, the publisher has unveiled a list of 100 notable releases — a blend of bestsellers, prize winners, headline makers and cultural sensations. The list tells many stories, through the books

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An expected drought emergency in northeast Spain would mean tighter water restrictions for Barcelona | AP News

An expected drought emergency in northeast Spain would mean tighter water restrictions for Barcelona | AP News

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona and its surrounding in northeastern Spain’s Catalonia region are preparing for tighter water restrictions amid a historic drought that has shrunk reservoirs to record lows.Catalan authorities are expected to declare a drought emergency Thursday for an area that is home to 6 million people after water reserves fell below 16%

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Norway’s aging king, Harald V, is on sick leave because of a respiratory infection | AP News

Norway’s aging king, Harald V, is on sick leave because of a respiratory infection | AP News

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway’s aging king, Harald V, is on sick leave until Feb. 2 because of a respiratory infection, the Norwegian palace said in a brief statement Wednesday.The 86-year-old monarch, who has repeatedly said he has no plans to abdicate unlike his second cousin Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, has been hospitalized several

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Nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize end Wednesday. Not all of them are secret | AP News

Nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize end Wednesday. Not all of them are secret | AP News

STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — The doors close Wednesday on nominations for the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, with peace activists connected to the wars in Gaza and Ukraine among the known entries.The Norwegian Nobel Committee keeps the nominations secret, but those with nomination rights sometimes make their picks public.Attempts to find an end the war in

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Kurti: Ne može se pregovarati o zabrani dinara na Kosovu

Kurti: Ne može se pregovarati o zabrani dinara na Kosovu

Kosovo | 31.01.2024 | access_time 13:50 Premijer Kosova Aljbin Kurti rekao je danas, povodom najave zabrane upotrebe dinara na Kosovu, da su odluke Centralne banke Kosova (CBK) nezavisne, da CBK samo radi svoj posao, te da se o njenim odlukama ne može pregovarati.Kurti je, nakon odavanja počasti jednom od komandanata bivše oslobodilačke vojske Kosova Zahiru

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Udruženje: Isključiti svaku mogućnost rudarenja u opštini Knić

Udruženje: Isključiti svaku mogućnost rudarenja u opštini Knić

Zelena Srbija | Izvor: Beta | 30.01.2024 | access_time 22:10 Na području Knića mogućnost za istražne radnje i eksploataciju ruda treba isključiti kroz izmenu opštinskog prostornog plana i donošenjem programa zaštite životne sredine, smatraju u udruženju “Ekomar” iz Kragujevca.”Neophodna je i inicijativa za izmenu prostornog plana opštine Knić kojim se predvidjaju istražne radnje i eksploatacija

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