Bosnian doctors brace for new wave as virus rages in region
Doctors in Bosnia are bracing for a new wave of the coronavirus in the Balkan nation, which has a low vaccination rate and has been among the hardest hit countries in Europe earlier in the pandemic.
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EU delivers vaccine jabs to Balkans after China and Russia
The European Union has started delivering EU-funded coronavirus vaccines across the Balkans, where China and Russia have for months been supplying the much-needed shots and thus making political gains.
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Struggling Bosnia sees infection surge in migrants, refugees
Bosnia is seeing a rise in coronavirus infections among migrants and refugees living in its camps, as it struggles to cope with one of the Balkansโ highest COVID-19 death and infection rates among the general population.
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The Latest: US 7th Fleet: 14,000 personnel fully vaccinated
The U.S. 7th Fleet that operates throughout the Indo-Pacific says more than 14,000 of its service members have received their full doses of the coronavirus vaccine, which it began administering on January 5.
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Then and now: Where we stand with COVID-19 treatments
As Bosnia faces soaring coronavirus infections and rapidly-filling hospitals, two doctors from Turkey have arrived in Sarajevo to help and offer their insight in the treatment of COVID-19. (AP Photo)Itโs hard to believe that more than a year ago the United States was dealing with its first-ever case of COVID-19. AdHe said while doctors continue to look for the best treatments for COVID-19, prevention is still just as important. Social distancing is important, wearing a mask is important. He said COVID-19 is a complex virus with a wide range of symptoms, so itโs been challenging for researchers to find a one-size-fits-all treatment.
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Tsitsipas, with Big Three missing, makes 4th round in Miami
Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece returns to Damir Dzumhur of Bosnia during the Miami Open tennis tournament, Saturday, March 27, 2021, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)MIAMI โ For tennis up-and-comers like Stefanos Tsitsipas, the draw at the Miami Open began to look a lot less daunting even before the tournament began. โItโs a first test to see how it is playing without them,โ Tsitsipas said after his third-round victory Saturday. 2-seeded Tsitsipas is among those with the best chance to take advantage, and he looked the part against Damir Dzumhur, winning 6-1, 6-4. โI created a lot of opportunities with my serve โ I wasnโt rushing at all, finding the right angles and executing it perfectly,โ Tsitsipas said. In women's play, top-ranked Ash Barty and three-time champion Victoria Azarenka advanced to a round of 16 showdown.
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Migrants in burnt Bosnia camp wait for new tents in blizzard
Migrants cook inside a makeshift shelter at the Lipa camp, outside Bihac, Bosnia, Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. A fresh spate of snowy and very cold winter weather on has brought more misery for hundreds of migrants who have been stuck for days in a burnt out camp in northwest Bosnia waiting for heating and other facilities. Meanwhile, the migrants were staying in tents and containers amid the snow, while seeking shelter under make-shift nylon covers. โWe have too much trouble here in (the) Lipa camp." There are thousands of migrants in Bosnia who are trying to reach Western Europe.
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Fire breaks out at squalid migrant camp in Bosnia
Smoke rises from a fire at migrant camp Lipa, Wednesday, Dec 23, 2020, near Bihac in western Bosnia. Thick black smoke could be seen rising Wednesday from parts of the Lipa camp near the Croatian border which currently houses some 1,200 migrants. Thick black smoke rose from the Lipa tent camp near the Croatian border that once housed 1,200 migrants. He said most camp residents were still around the area because โthere's no alternative accommodation availableโ in Bosnia for them. The Lipa camp was only set up as a temporary shelter during the summer to cope with the coronavirus pandemic.
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Bosnian city of Mostar holds 1st local election in 12 years
(AP Photo/Kemal Softic)MOSTAR โ MOSTAR, Bosnia-Long-entrenched ethno-nationalists were projected to win the first local election in Bosniaโs southern city of Mostar in 12 years, but early results of Sunday's vote also indicated multiethnic parties and alliances would be a strong part of the future city council. Mostar is split between Muslim Bosniaks and Catholic Croats, who fought fiercely for control over the city during the countryโs 1992-95 war. It hasnโt held a local election since 2008, when Bosniaโs constitutional court declared its election rules discriminatory and ordered them changed. Thus, the lawmakers from multiethnic parties appear set to become tiebreakers in all but certain disputes between the dominant Bosniak and Croat nationalists. Prior to the war, ethnically mixed couples made up 10% of all marriages in Mostar, and the city was markedly cosmopolitan.
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Russia to give icon that sparked controversy back to Bosnia
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, listens Bosnian Serb official Milorad Dodik, who is the member of Bosnia's multi-ethnic presidency during a press conference after their talks in the capital Sarajevo, Bosnia, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. Lavrov is on a two-day visit to Bosnia. (AP Photo/Kemal Softic)MOSCOW โ Russia said Saturday it will return an Orthodox icon presented to the Russian foreign minister in Bosnia, a gift that has triggered a protest from Ukraine. The presiding Serb member of Bosniaโs three-member presidency, Milorad Dodik, gave the icon to Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov when he visited Sarajevo earlier this week. On Saturday, Russia's Foreign Ministry said the icon would be returned to Bosnia pending an Interpol probe to clarify its origins.
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Bosnia doctors appeal for respect of rules amid virus surge
A patient on oxygen support is seen in the COVID-19 ward at a former military hospital in the capital Sarajevo, Bosnia, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020. Doctors in Bosnia, one of the hardest hit countries in the Balkans with the new coronavirus, are appealing on the citizens to respect preventive measures and help the ailing health system. (AP Photo/Kemal Softic)SARAJEVO โ SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Doctors in Bosnia, one of the hardest-hit countries in the Balkans with the new coronavirus, are appealing to citizens to respect preventive measures to help the ailing health system. As Bosnia battles a surge in infections and a mounting death toll, authorities have converted one third of all hospital wards to treat COVID-19 patients. )โOn Thursday, Cehajic was making his round on the COVID-19 ward, where patients could be seen on oxygen support.
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The Latest: PGA says 3 players are positive at Sea Island
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:___The PGA Tour now has three players who have tested positive for the coronavirus during the RSM Classic at Sea Island. Thatโs the most positive tests on the PGA Tour since late June, when four players tested positive in a span of a week. Cameron Champ, Denny McCarthy and Dylan Frittelli had positive tests in Connecticut, and Harris English tested positive in Detroit. Two caddies also had positive tests that led to the precautionary withdrawal of their players, Brooks Koepka and Graeme McDowell. That brings to 18 the number of PGA Tour players who have tested positive since golf resumed on June 8.
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Croatia accused of brutality, sexual abuse against migrants
The Danish Refugee Council's officials told The Associated Press Friday, Oct. 23, 2020 that dozens of migrants interviewed by the organization's staff in Bosnia over the past 10 days reported "horrifying" experiences with Croatian police, including "savage beatings and even sexual abuse." Upon entering Bosnia, most migrants walk northwest to the countryโs highly porous 1,000-kilometer (620-mile) border with Croatia, one of the last gateways to northern Europe. Bay said that testimonies collected from groups who had not been in contact with each other included the same descriptions of violence. Human rights organizations have been accusing Croatiaโs police for years of brutality and illegal pushbacks of migrants, which Croatia has consistently denied. The man, who asked not to be identified out of fear of repercussions, said Croatian police also confiscated migrantsโ belongings such as mobile phones and money.
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Member state flags fly outside the United Nations headquarters during the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)TANZANIA โ The Latest from the U.N. General Assembly (all times EDT):8:10 p.m. But U.S.-backed Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidรณ still put out his own online message during this yearโs gathering of world leaders. Guaidรณ is recognized by nearly 60 nations as Venezuelaโs president and has been in a nearly two-year standoff with Maduro. This week at the U.N. gathering of world leaders, African nations again have made it clear itโs time that changed.