ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Ismail Musa was out having tea with his brother Jamilu when they first heard the gunshots. Musa ran to hide under a table but was hit by a bullet fired to disperse protesters in northern Nigeria’s Kano state. The 23-year-old barely made it halfway to the hospital. “All he said was
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The engine of a wooden boat exploded and sank in a river in southern Nigeria, killing at least 20 people, local police said Thursday. The explosion and sinking on the Ezetu 1 River a day earlier was the latest in a series of deadly boat accidents that increasingly point to regulatory
Ekonomija | Izvor: Beta-AP | 07.08.2024 | access_time 17:55 Letos Levena Lindal zatvara sobe, prekriva prozore debelim zavesama za zamračivanje i planira budžet da bi upravljala mesečnim troškovima struje za klimatizaciju. Lindal (37) koja živi u Severnoj Karolini, rekla je da su njeni mesečni računi za struju pre leta bili oko 100 dolara, ali su
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer met with local Muslim community leaders and police in Solihull in England on Thursday, a day after British anti-racism campaigners filled the streets of towns and cities across the country and police put on a massive show of force, largely stifling a threatened wave of far-right demonstrations. UK Prime Minister
Want more Olympics? Sign up for our daily Postcards from Paris newsletter. PARIS (AP) — The U.S. and Australia are set for the next chapter in their international women’s basketball rivalry at the Olympics . The teams will play in Friday’s semifinals for a spot in Sunday’s gold medal game. France will face Belgium in
Want more Olympics? Sign up for our daily Postcards from Paris newsletter. Breanna Stewart and the other moms on the US women’s basketball team are enjoying some special moments while chasing Olympic history. In addition to trying to become the first Olympic team — male or female — to win eight consecutive gold medals, they
Want more Olympics? Sign up for our daily Postcards from Paris newsletter. PARIS (AP) — Luo Shifang beat Maude Charron of Canada in the women’s 59-kilogram division on Thursday, making China a perfect 3 for 3 in the opening weightlifting events at the Paris Olympics . The 23-year-old Luo set three Games records, lifting 107
Want more Olympics? Sign up for our daily Postcards from Paris newsletter. NANTERRE, France (AP) — Judith Forca scored five times in regulation and made her attempt in the penalty shootout, helping Spain beat the Netherlands 19-18 on Thursday in the women’s water polo semifinals at the Paris Olympics . Bea Ortiz, Elena Ruiz, Paula
SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Sha’Carri Richardson bailed out the U.S. women out from a near collapse Thursday in the Olympic 4×100 relay, overcoming a German runner in the anchor leg to help the Americans win their heat and move to the gold-medal race. The U.S. men, who haven’t won a medal in this event since
DELTONA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida sheriff’s deputy ran through the woods, ripped off his bulletproof vest and ran into a pond after hearing the cries of a missing 5-year-old autistic boy. Volusia County Sheriff’s Deputy Wes Brough scooped the boy up, and the child wrapped his arms tightly around Brough’s neck as they trudged
