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A mayor in South Sudan was caught on video slapping a female street vendor. He has since been sacked
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — A video showing a mayor in South Sudan slapping a female street vendor has gone viral. Now he has been sacked. In the video, Emmanuel Khamis Richard, the acting mayor of the African nation's capital, is seen wielding a pistol and walking up to where a...
USA Basketball back atop FIBA men's world rankings, overtaking Spain for No. 1
USA Basketball is back atop the FIBA men’s world rankings, even after failing to medal at the World Cup. The Americans flipped spots with Spain for No. 1 in the world in the updated rankings that were released Friday, reclaiming the top spot that they lost late last year. Spain is...
'The world knows us.' South Sudanese cheer their basketball team's rise and Olympic qualification
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Basketball has united the South Sudanese. The country, which gained its independence just 12 years ago, is still celebrating the men’s national team after its first-ever qualification for the Olympics. South Sudan will play at the Paris...
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....
Sudan’s top general meets with South Sudan's president on the war
CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s top military general held talks in Juba Monday with South Sudan's president on his second trip abroad since the war in his country started earlier this year. Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, chairman of the ruling Sovereign Council, arrived in the South Sudanese...
South Sudan to represent Africa, Japan to represent Asia in Paris Olympic basketball field
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — It was a chant that Luol Deng waited years to lead. He stood along the side of the South Sudan locker room after their run in the World Cup was over, cupped his hands around his mouth and yelled the same thing, over and over. “Where we goin'?” he...
A historic day for African basketball, with South Sudan and Cape Verde getting World Cup wins
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — South Sudan is the world's youngest nation, gaining its independence only 12 years ago. Cape Verde is one of the world's least-populated nations, with fewer residents than any country that qualified for the Basketball World Cup. They stood tall on Monday...
Huertas 2nd-oldest to play in FIBA World Cup; Doncic leads Slovenia; Neto out with knee injury
Brazil’s Marcelo Huertas became the second oldest to play in the basketball World Cup in Brazil's 100-59 victory over Iran on Saturday. He scored 10 points. Huertas is 40 years and 3 months. The only older player in tournament history was Eduardo Mingas, who was 40 years and 7...
South Sudan "not ready" for "free, fair" presidential election, UN mission head says
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — The head of the U.N. mission in South Sudan said the country is “not yet ready” to hold its first presidential election in the coming year. Nicholas Haysom, head of UNMISS, during a meeting of The Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation...
South Sudan president says he will be a candidate in long-delayed elections set for 2024
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — President Salva Kiir of South Sudan says his country's long-delayed elections will take place in 2024 and that he will be on the ballot. Kiir, who has led South Sudan since the territory became independent of Sudan in 2011, accepted the endorsement of the...
