BERLIN (AP) — The German city of Gelsenkirchen, which temporarily renamed itself “Swiftkirchen” before the American superstar played three concerts there in mid-July, said Wednesday it received about 1,400 bids from Germany and abroad for signs it put up with the name. The new name was one of a flurry of fan attractions around the
Politika | 31.07.2024 | access_time 16:40 Dosadašnji predsednik beogradske opštine Stari grad Radoslav Marjanović sa izborne liste oko Srpske napredne stranke (SNS), obavljaće tu funkciju i u naredne četiri godine, odlučili su danas odbornici lokalne skupštine. Marjanović je izabran glasovima 33 odbornika većine koju osim liste oko SNS čini i lista “Čuvari Starog grada” čiji
Politika | 31.07.2024 | access_time 15:00 Lider pokreta Kreni-Promeni Savo Manojlović ocenio je danas da su aktuelni protesti protiv iskopavanja litijuma u Srbiji drugačiji od onih iz avgusta 2022, te da su ljudi bolje upoznati sa problemom. Nakon višednevnih protesta 2022. vlast je saopštila da je stavila tačku na projekat Jadra, odnosno na aktivnosti u
PARIS (AP) — Chad archer Israel Madaye nearly missed the scoring rings completely on an errant shot, but he hit a bullseye with South Korea’s passionate fans. Madaye, a flag bearer for his central African nation, scored just one point of a possible 10 with one of his arrows and produced just 66 points in
CHATEAUROUX, France (AP) — A spinal injury ended Adriana Ruano’s Olympic dream as a gymnast. She came back as a shooter and won Guatemala’s first Olympic gold medal on Wednesday. Ruano was training for the 2011 world championships in gymnastics, a qualifier for the London Olympics the following year, when she felt pain in her
PARIS (AP) — Canada lost its appeal against the deduction of six competition points following a drone-spying scandal in the Olympic women’s soccer tournament. The Court of Arbitration for Sport on Wednesday said its panel of three judges dismissed Canada’s appeal and confirmed the six-point deduction imposed Saturday by FIFA. Two assistant coaches used drones
New federal protections for transgender students at U.S. schools and colleges will take effect Thursday with muted impact because judges have temporarily blocked enforcement in 21 states and hundreds of individual colleges and schools across the country. The regulation also adds protections for pregnant students and students who are parents, and details how schools must
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces shot down all 89 Shahed drones launched by Russia in a nighttime attack on the country, Ukraine’s air force said Wednesday, in what was one of the largest drone barrages this year. No damage or injuries were immediately reported in the bombardment, which mostly targeted the region of Kyiv
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — A Russian couple arrested on spying charges in December 2022 pleaded guilty and were sentenced Wednesday in the Slovenian capital to 19 months in prison each and released on time served. The Ljubljana court also banned the sleeper agents from returning to Slovenia for a period of five years. The couple
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Wednesday suspended $95 million in U.S. assistance to Georgia after its parliament adopted legislation related to foreign agents that critics say was inspired by a Russian law used to crack down on political dissent and that sparked weeks of mass protests . Secretary of State Antony Blinken said
