(Editor’s note: Fractions of a second or a slight misstep during the Olympics can alter the career, the legacy and the earning potential of athletes. The Associated Press spoke with athletes about how they prepare to avoid those disappointments and the impact of those lifechanging finishes.) ___ Mike Conley spent most of the 1980s ranked
A large explosion rumbled through the streets of central Tel Aviv early Friday morning after an apparent drone strike caused shards of shrapnel to rain down, injuring at least 10 people and leaving one dead, authorities said. Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for the attack. The Houthis have launched drones and missiles toward Israel throughout
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Public sector workers in Nigeria on the minimum wage will see their salaries double after the government reached an agreement on Thursday with labor unions that have been threatening further strikes as the cost of living spirals. The new minimum monthly wage is set at 70,000 naira ($44), six times lower
LONDON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will address the British Cabinet on Friday, the first foreign leader to do so in person since U.S. President Bill Clinton in 1997. Zelenskyy is expected to brief ministers on the situation in Ukraine and the need for European countries to ramp up defense production in the face
Politika | 19.07.2024 | access_time 10:35 Predsednik Srbije Aleksandar Vučić izjavio je danas da bez pune zaštite ljudskih života i prirode neće biti iskopavanja litujuma u Zapadnoj Srbiji, u okolini Loznice. On je na Samita o strateškim sirovinama u Beogradu kazao da zna da za projekat iskopavanja litijuma, koji bi trebalo da sprovede kompanija Rio
Politika | 19.07.2024 | access_time 10:15 Samit o kritičnim sirovinama Srbije na kome učestvuju njen predsednik Aleksandar Vučić, nemački kancelar Olaf Šolc i evropski komesar za međuinstitucionalne odnose i strateško predviđanje Maroš Šefčovič počeo je danas u Beogradu. Prethodno, Vučić se sastao odvojeno sa Šolcom pa i trilateralno sa Šefčovičem. Najavljeno je obraćanje javnosti Vučića
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea said Friday it has restarted blasting propaganda broadcasts into North Korea to retaliate against the North’s latest round of trash-carrying balloon launches, a resumption of Cold War-style tactics that are raising animosities between the rivals. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said it used front-line loudspeakers to blare
HONG KONG (AP) — Cheng Pei-pei, a Chinese-born martial arts film actor who starred in Ang Lee’s “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” has died, her family announced Friday. She was 78. Cheng, who had been diagnosed with a rare illness with symptoms similar to Parkinson’s disease, passed away Wednesday at home surrounded by her loved ones
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s billionaire king, Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar, will officially be installed on Saturday, six months after he was sworn in for a five-year term under a unique rotating monarchy system. The coronation at the national palace will formalize the sultan’s role as Malaysia’s 17th king in a ceremony steeped in Malay
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — An Armenian military aircraft crashed Friday, killing its crew of two, officials said. Authorities said the Soviet-made An-2 aircraft crashed 20 kilometers (about 12 miles) north of Armenia’s largest city and capital, Yerevan. They said the plane was on a training flight. The cause of the crash was not immediately known.
