Sri Lanka will hold presidential election on Sept. 21, its first since declaring bankruptcy in 2022

Sri Lanka will hold presidential election on Sept. 21, its first since declaring bankruptcy in 2022

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka will hold a presidential election on Sept. 21 that will likely be a test of confidence in President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s efforts to resolve the country’s worst economic crisis. The date was announced by the independent elections commission Friday, which said nominations will be accepted on Aug. 15. Wickremesinghe

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Canada women’s soccer coach removed by Canadian Olympic Committee over drone controversy

Canada women’s soccer coach removed by Canadian Olympic Committee over drone controversy

PARIS (AP) — The Canadian Olympic Committee removed women’s national soccer head coach Bev Priestman for the remainder of the Paris Games following an alleged drone spying scandal. The COC said in a statement released early Friday that assistant coach Andy Spence would lead the defending gold medalists for the remainder of the tournament. Canada’s

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US authorities have arrested ‘El Mayo’ Zambada, a historic leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel

US authorities have arrested ‘El Mayo’ Zambada, a historic leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, a historic leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, and Joaquín Guzmán López, a son of another infamous cartel leader, were arrested by U.S. authorities in Texas, the U.S. Justice Department said Thursday. A leader of the powerful Sinaloa cartel for decades alongside Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, Zambada was known

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Pokrajinska vlada će podržati obnovu krova Samostana i Crkve na Petrovaradinskoj tvrđavi

Pokrajinska vlada će podržati obnovu krova Samostana i Crkve na Petrovaradinskoj tvrđavi

Kultura | Izvor: Beta | 25.07.2024 | access_time 16:10 Vojvođanska premijerka Maja Gojković razgovarala je danas sa sremskim biskupom Rimokatličke crkve Fabijanom Svalinom o nastavku saradnje i podršci projektima koji doprinose očuvanju verske i kulturne baštine u pokrajini, saopštio je Biro za odnose s javnošću Pokrajinske vlade. Razgovarali o obnovi Samostana i Crkve Svetog Jurja

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