Day: February 18, 2023

Ukrainian Olympic Head on Russian Rival: ‘He is My Enemy’

KYIV, UKRAINE — They fought on the same side and together won Olympic gold, young men from Russia and a newly independent Ukraine, joined for one last medal-winning hurrah on a short-lived post-Soviet Unified Team at the 1992 Barcelona Games.Now, forme…

UN Secretary-General Guterres Advocates More Debt Relief for Africa

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Saturday that African countries are being denied needed debt relief, noting that because of a lack of financial support, the African continent is facing a very difficult sit…

Guinea: Two people killed in anti-junta clashes

CONAKRY, Two people died in clashes between anti-junta protesters and security forces in Guinea, a municipal official said, with the country’s opposition coalition reporting “many arrests” and injuries from live ammunition.Protesters took to the street…