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Behind all the speechmaking at the UN lies a basic, unspoken question: Is the world governable?
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Work together. Go it alone. The apocalypse is at hand. But the future can be bright. The squabbles never cease, yet here are human beings from all across the world — hashing out conflicts with words and processes, convening under one roof, trying to write the next chapter...
An American man is killed in a rafting accident in Slovenia, and two others are injured
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — A U.S. citizen was killed and two others were slightly injured in a rafting accident in northwestern Slovenia, police said Wednesday. The accident happened Tuesday when two rafts carrying 16 passengers and a guide were on a trip down the Soca river,...
Doncic ejected and Canada tops Slovenia in World Cup. Germany and Serbia make the Olympics
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Luka Doncic argued with the referees all night. And that’s why he wasn’t around in the final minutes, as Canada clinched a trip to the Basketball World Cup semifinals. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points, RJ Barrett added 24 and Canada topped...
Germany, Slovenia, US and Lithuania make World Cup quarterfinals
Luka Doncic and Slovenia are headed to the World Cup quarterfinals. So are the U.S., Germany and Lithuania. Out of the mix: Olympic bronze medalist Australia. Half of the World Cup quarterfinal field is now set, after those four nations won their opening second-round...
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...
Luka Doncic held out of Slovenia-US exhibition game ahead of World Cup
MALAGA, Spain (AP) — All-NBA guard Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks is off Slovenia's active roster for Saturday's exhibition game against the U.S. for what his team called precautionary reasons. It was the second game in a back-to-back for Slovenia, which lost 99-79 to Spain in...
EU leader promises aid and support to flood-ravaged Slovenia during visit
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen visited Slovenia on Wednesday and promised EU help to the small member state which was ravaged by recent floods that killed at least six people and caused extensive damage. Von der Leyen said after...
NATO and the EU send aid to Slovenia after floods that killed at least 6 and left many homeless
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — The European Union and NATO began sending urgent aid Monday to Slovenia after severe flooding over the weekend affecting two-thirds of the small European country killed at least six people and left hundreds homeless. NATO Secretary-General Jens...
Slovenia has suffered its worst-ever floods. Damage could top 500 million euros, its leader says
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenia has faced the worst-ever natural disaster in its history, Prime Minister Robert Golob said Saturday, after devastating floods caused damage estimated at half a billion euros ($550 million). Devastating floods on Thursday and Friday killed three...
3 people killed in Slovenia by torrential storms and flash floods
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Torrential rains and heavy floods ravaged Slovenia on Friday, killing at least three people, cutting off roads and bridges and surging into buildings. Slovenia's prime minister described the devastation as “catastrophic.” The Slovenian environmental...
