EDIRNE, Turkey (AP) — After nearly an hour of grappling with his opponent under the blazing sun, Turkey’s “Tireless Wrestler” was crowned the winner of the 663rd Kirkpinar Oil Wrestling Championships. Yusuf Can Zeybek, from the Mediterranean province of Antalya, retained the title he won last year in a contest said to date back to
WENZHOU, China (AP) — China is the world’s largest textile producer and consumer, throwing away 26 million tons of clothes each year, mostly made of unrecyclable synthetics. A recycling factory in Zhejiang province on China’s east coast repurposes discarded cotton clothes to try to deal with the urgent waste problem. So, too, are young innovative
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The ballooning debt in East Africa’s economic hub of Kenya is expected to grow even more after deadly protests forced the rejection of a finance bill that President William Ruto said was needed to raise revenue. He now warns “it will have huge consequences.” Facing public calls to resign, Ruto has
HOUSTON (AP) — The return of soaring heat in Houston has deepened the misery for people still without power after Hurricane Beryl crashed into Texas and left residents in search of places to cool off and fuel up as the extended outages strained one of the nation’s largest cities. Frustration mounted that Houston appeared to
LUCKNOW, India (AP) — A double-decker passenger bus collided with a milk truck in northern India on Wednesday, killing at least 18 people and injuring many others, officials said. The collision occurred on an expressway in Uttar Pradesh state, and 19 injured people were rushed to the hospital by villagers in the area, said police
Politika | 09.07.2024 | access_time 13:10 Ukidanje Naučnog saveta Elektroprivrede Srbije (EPS) je jedna od prvih odluka novog Izvršnog odbora te kompanije i najbolji pokazatelj kako u praksi izgleda “profesionalizacija” u režiji SNS-a, ocenio je danas potpredsednik Stranke slobode i pravde Dušan Nikezić. On je u saopštenju naveo da nije jasno kome smeta Naučni savet u
Životna sredina | Izvor: Beta | 08.07.2024 | access_time 17:15 Novi toplotni talas počinje danas da zahvata Balkan, tri nedelje posle prethodnog koji je izazvao nestanak struje u nekoliko zemalja u tom regionu, piše iz Beograda francuska novinska agencija AFP. U Albaniji, gde temperatura prelazi 40 stepeni, Vlada je jutros saopštila da je “svako namerno
Ekonomija | 08.07.2024 | access_time 16:35 Foto: Vatrogasni avion AG600M prikuplja vodu tokom testiranja prikupljanja i ispuštanja vode u Đingmenu, centralna kineska provincija Hubei (Sinhua/Vu Džizun) Veliki amfibijski avion AG600 koji je samostalno razvila Kina ušao je u novu fazu niske početne serijske proizvodnje i finalne montaže, saopštila je u 2. jula Kineska avioindustrijska korporacija
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Heavy Israeli bombardment shook Gaza City on Tuesday as thousands of fleeing Palestinians searched for shelter and medical facilities were forced to shut down in the latest offensive in the territory’s north. Israel’s new ground assault in Gaza’s largest city is its latest effort to battle Hamas militants regrouping
CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — Former Wales captain Craig Bellamy was hired to coach the national team until 2028 on Tuesday. “It’s the proudest moment of my career,” said Bellamy, who retired from playing in 2014. “It was always my ultimate dream.” Bellamy, who was a pacy striker with Liverpool, Manchester City and Newcastle, has most
