MADRID (AP) — Fans in the Dominican Republic won’t get to watch the country’s powerhouse baseball team at the Paris Olympics after the sport was left off the 2024 slate. The Dominican men’s soccer team is hoping to fill the void. The Caribbean nation is days away from an unexpected Olympic debut in the sport
Lydia Jacoby was a breakout star in the pool for the United States at the last Summer Games, earning a gold medal in the 100-meter breaststroke and a relay silver. Part of what comes to mind from those heady days in Tokyo? “People talking about post-Olympic depression,” she said. She was 17 at the time
MILAN (AP) — A pedestrian walkway in a massive housing project collapsed in the southern Italian city of Naples, killing two people and injuring a dozen others, Italian media reported Tuesday. The collapse overnight involved an extended family, killing a 29-year-old male and a 35-year-old woman, news agency ANSA reported. Seven children ages 2 to
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan security forces on Tuesday arrested dozens of people who tried to walk to the parliament building to demonstrate against high-level corruption in protests that authorities say are unlawful. Police and the military deployed heavily in various parts of Kampala where small groups of protesters had gathered. Some campaigners were roughed
Bangladesh remained without internet for a fifth day as the government declared a public holiday, maintaining tight control despite calm following a court order scaling back a controversial job allocation system that sparked protests. (AP video shot by Al-Emrun Garjon) Bangladesh remained without internet for a fifth day as the government declared a public holiday
At least 146 people were killed in the mudslides in a remote part of Ethiopia which had been hit by heavy rainfall. Young children and pregnant women were among the victims of the disaster in the Kencho Shach Gozdi district of southern Ethiopia. The mudslide on Monday follows another similar event the previous day. At
An air raid drill was held in Taipei on Tuesday, as Taiwan continues its annual Han Kuang exercises. The five-day event, which started on Monday, is the self-governing island’s annual military exercise aimed at defending itself against a possible invasion. An air raid drill was held in Taipei on Tuesday, as Taiwan continues its annual
BANGKOK (AP) — China’s Baosteel said Tuesday that it will acquire Nippon Steel’s 50% stake in their auto steel joint venture for about $242 million. The contract for the joint venture, Baosteel Nippon Steel Automotive Steel Sheets, was due to expire on July 30. Demand for steel in China has weakened as the auto industry
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s newly formed government presented an annual budget to Parliament that raises spending to generate more jobs and spur economic growth, while aiming to appease coalition partners it needs to stay in power. In her budget speech Tuesday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the government is focused
Antoine Dupont had one ambition when he switched his focus to what he described as the French Olympic project: a gold medal for the host nation. The world’s premier rugby player will get France’s Olympic medal campaign underway Wednesday, two days before the official opening ceremony of the Paris Games, when his team takes on
