The virtually impossible has just happened — again. It had seemed like a one-off but wonderful fluke that a nation with fewer than two million people could win an Olympic gold medal, the first time it competed in the Olympics. That was achieved in 2016 by the intrepid judo athlete Majlinda Kelmendi, making her a […]
Majlinda – Much More than Olympic Champion [Unless otherwise indicated, all sound on Videotape [SOVT] is in English.] ]Music: Kosovo National Anthem over Kosovan flag.] Sovt: “Majlinda Kelmendi”. At 0 12 Kosovo is a new country that’s only been competing on the world stage for less than a decade. Its main sports star is in judo – […]
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What happened to this little girl when she was eight has had a dramatic impact on her whole country — the newest in Europe.
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An amusing aside in reporting on this Covid pandemic. The leading health publication (HSJ, or Health Services Journal), has a top writer called James Illman. See his article. NOTE: For our section Strange as it Seems, we’re interested in other names that are either particularly suitable or particularly ill-fitting. We know of a South African […]
The Syrian regime has been elected to a leading role in the World Health Organisation (WHO). In May, the war-torn country’s rulers won a seat on the WHO Executive Board. Throughout the course of the Syrian civil war, the Syrian regime has displaced half the country’s population. It has depopulated whole cities and villages by bombing hospitals […]
Wimbledon is without the bulk of its usual spectator fans this year. Attribute that to the Covid pandemic. It’ll be getting better when we get closer to the finals — when a much bigger crowd will be allowed in. What is a shock though, is that the way most people watch Wimbledon has also been […]