RIO DE JANEIRO — Two seconds is barely enough time to blink twice, but it is enough to deliver something eye-popping. The first 39 minutes, 58 seconds of Dario Saric’s Olympic debut were underwhelming to put it mildly. Instead of spectacular, he was barely solid. Anyone unaware of his draft position or the enthusiastic two-year […]
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Vietnamese rejoice at first Olympic gold
Vietnamese rejoiced Sunday after their country won its first ever Olympic gold medal, a victory made all the more sweeter by the fact that regional rival China was beaten along the way. Hoang Xuan Vinh, a 41-year-old a serving army colonel who first learned to shoot with AK47 rifles, made history in Rio overnight when […]
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Gov’t reports 93% of revenue collected as of July 31st
By: L.N. Reklai August 3, 2016 (Koror) Minister of Finance Elbuchel Sadang reported that the national government, as of July 31, 2016, has collected 93% of the total budgeted revenue for FY 2016. According to revenue collection report for month ending July 31st, 96% of budgeted tax revenue have been collected with 2 more months […]
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First Week at the Olympic Games Highlights
This first week of August 1st with only four days to the opening ceremony, Team Palau is excited and looking forward to an exciting opening ceremony on 5th of August and to participate in this games. So far the Team is settled at the Olympic Village and continuing their practices this week and attending various […]
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Watch Rio Olympics on Two PNCC DTV Channels
Palau National Communications Corporation (PNCC) is pleased to announce that two DTV channels are bringing the 2016 Rio Olympics to Palau’s TV viewers: Channel 65 in Basic and NBC on Channel 50 in the SuperBasic premium package, from Saturday August 6 to Monday August 22. [restrict] The Oceania National Olympic Committee (ONOC), in cooperation with […]
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Olympic baseball, softball to return in 2020 as part of new sports package
RIO DE JANEIRO — The World Baseball Softball Confederation today welcomed the decision of the IOC Session to approve adding baseball and softball to the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. The WBSC is now looking forward to the honour of showcasing baseball/softball on the world’s greatest stage in 2020 and making a valuable contribution to the […]