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Gases from Philippine volcano sicken dozens of children, prompting school closures in nearby towns
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Smog containing gases from a restive Philippine volcano sickened dozens of students and prompted 25 towns and cities to shut their schools on Friday as a health precaution, officials said. There was no imminent threat of a major eruption of Taal Volcano,...
Serbia runs past Canada 95-86 and reaches the gold medal game at the Basketball World Cup
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — No Nikola Jokic, no problem. Even with its best player sitting out this summer, Serbia is going to play for gold at the Basketball World Cup. Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 23 points and Serbia defeated Canada 95-86 in the World Cup semifinals on Friday. Ognjen...
Sue Bird is returning to international basketball as ambassador for 2026 World Cup
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Sue Bird loves telling this story. She’s on a plane, flying home from the Athens Olympics, and a flight attendant approached to ask if the pilot could see her gold medal. The next thing Bird knew, the medal was being passed up and down the aisles so everyone could...
Serbian player loses a kidney after getting injured at Basketball World Cup
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Serbian Basketball Federation announced Monday that forward Borisa Simanic has lost one of his kidneys as the result of an injury sustained during a World Cup game against South Sudan. Simanic has been operated on twice in Manila, the team said....
Italy, Latvia, Serbia and Canada clinch spots in Basketball World Cup quarterfinals
For the first time in 25 years, Italy is going to the quarterfinals of the Basketball World Cup. Latvia is going for the first time ever, and Serbia is on its way there as well. So is Canada — which ousted defending champion Spain to claim the last spot. The final...
Filipino who helped tame insurgency and pro-poor Indian cancer doctor among Magsaysay awardees
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Philippine university professor who became a peace negotiator and helped ease decades of Muslim insurgency violence in her country and an Indian doctor, who chose to work in a far-flung rural region to reach poor cancer patients desperately in need of medical help...
USA rolls past Jordan 110-62. Now Round 2 of Basketball World Cup awaits
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Another game, another blowout for the U.S. at the Basketball World Cup. And now the competition figures to get considerably tougher. Anthony Edwards scored 22 points and the Americans completed an easy march through the group stage Wednesday, beating...
Erik Spoelstra believes coaching in Philippines at World Cup is a perfect homecoming
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Erik Spoelstra had a plan. He was going to finish college and head to the Philippines to play professional basketball in his mother’s homeland. He’d been watching games from that part of the world on VHS tapes for years and wanted to experience those atmospheres for...
Basketball World Cup schedule
The schedule of games at the Basketball World Cup, which starts Friday in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia (all times EDT): Friday, Aug. 25 Angola vs. Italy, at Manila, 4 a.m. Finland vs. Australia, at Okinawa, 4 a.m. Mexico vs....
Philippine supply boats breach a Chinese coast guard blockade in the hotly contested South China Sea
ABOARD BRP CABRA (AP) — As a United States Navy plane circled overhead, two Philippine boats breached a Chinese coast guard blockade in a dangerous confrontation Tuesday in the disputed South China Sea to deliver food and other supplies to Filipino forces guarding a contested shoal. ...
