PARIS (AP) — The slam dunk contest was a spectacle. Facing Kobe Bryant was something he will never forget. Now Chase Budinger has some Olympic memories to go along with those NBA career highlights. “Playing in the Olympics, playing in this venue, will definitely be up there with some of my greatest basketball moments, for
PARIS (AP) — Victor Wembanyama is finally about to get a taste of the Olympic spotlight — in the host city. For the first week of the Paris Games , the basketball tournament was played in a secluded setting, away from the pomp and circumstance — and backdrop — that Paris has to offer. It’s
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Souvenirs depicting the late Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar could be banned in Colombia if legislators approve a bill introduced this week in the nation’s congress. The proposal is criticized by vendors who sell his merchandise to tourists from around the world, but backed by those who believe the country should
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghanistan’s Taliban government said Monday it would allow people in the country on visas issued by the former Western-backed government to stay for now, but that they wouldn’t be allowed back in without documents from a Taliban-approved diplomatic mission. The announcement by the Taliban’s Foreign Ministry on the social media platform X
Politika | 05.08.2024 | access_time 15:05 Studija je otkrila značajnu ulogu koju su rast antarktičkog ledenog pokrivača i širenje morskog leda u Južnom okeanu imali u pokretanju Srednje-Pleistocenske tranzicije (MPT) perioda značajnih klimatskih promena pre oko 1,2 do 0,7 miliona godina, obeleženog opsežnim formiranjem ledenih pokrivača i padom temperature morskih površina. Studiju su sproveli istraživači sa Instituta za životnu sredinu Zemlje pri Kineskoj akademiji nauka (CAS), u
Ekonomija | 05.08.2024 | access_time 11:25 Vlada Srbije je danas ovlastila ministarku rudarstva i energetike Dubravku Đedović Handanović da potpiše Poseban kolektivni ugovor za Akcionarsko društvo Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS), saopšteno je posle sednice Vlade. Taj ugovor danas će sa ministarkom potpisati predstavnici Sindikata radnika EPS-a.Novim kolektivnim ugovorom, kako je istaknuto u saopštenju, unapređena su prava
CHATEAUROUX, France (AP) — After four Olympic gold medals, Vincent Hancock has had to settle for a silver. Italy edged the United States 45-44 on Monday in the final of the first Olympic mixed team skeet competition, the first time U.S. shooter Hancock has won a medal of any color other than gold in an
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The U.S. handed over its last military base in Niger — one of two crucial hubs for American counterterrorism operations in the country — to local authorities, the U.S. Department of Defense and Niger’s Ministry of Defense announced in a joint statement on Monday. The handing over of Airbase 201 in
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Hundreds gathered Monday at a Somalia beach hotel, the site of an attack claimed by al-Qaeda’s East Africa affiliate that left 37 people dead and dozens wounded, to condemn the violence and demand stronger security measures. Al-Shabab said on its radio station that its militants carried out Friday’s attack at popular
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused social media platforms of “digital fascism” on Monday for allegedly censoring photographs of Palestinian “martyrs.” The Turkish leader’s comments came as Turkish officials were engaged in discussions with representatives of the social media platform, Instagram, to reinstate access to millions of its users in Turkey.
