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Serbia Commemorates Daring World War Two Airlift Mission With Monument

2020-10-24T05:05:42Z

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PRANJANI, Serbia, Sept 26 (Reuters) - A monument shaped like a military transport plane was unveiled on a Serbian hillside on Saturday, commemorating the rescue of hundreds of allied pilots who were shot down by German forces during World War Two. About 500 airmen, mostly Americans, were brought to the village of Pranjani during 1944 to be [http://www.fin24.com/Search/News?queryString=airlifted airlifted] back to base in Bari, Italy, in the bold mission behind enemy lines - known as Operation Halyard. U.S. diplomats and senior [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html tour trương gia giới] Serbian officials raised their countries' flags at the site in central Serbia during Saturday's inauguration ceremony. For more than 50 years, during Communism, the operation was not officially acknowledged or taught in schools because it received local support from royalist troops led by convicted Nazi collaborator Draza Mihajlovic. Radoljub Jankovic, a local resident who was 14 at the time of the airlifts, recounted his memories of the operation in a speech at the ceremony. "I still hear the noise of the engines of the American planes in the air," he said, presenting a bottle of home-made traditional plum brandy to the U.S. ambassador [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html kynghidongduong.vn] to Serbia and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic. "I will make sure to drink this bottle of traditional Serbian brandy with President (Donald) Trump when he visits Serbia so he feels how American soldiers enjoyed it 76 years ago," Vucic said. (Reporting by Ivana Sekularac; Editing by Helen Popper)

Nadal Aims For 13th French Title; Serena Seeking 24th Grand Slam Crown

2020-10-16T14:31:57Z

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Second-seeded Rafael Nadal will begin pursuit of his 13th French Open title when he faces Egor Gerasimov of Belarus in the first round of the [http://www.britannica.com/search?query=clay-court%20event clay-court event]. Play begins Sunday and the men's draw was revealed Thursday with Nadal seeded behind Novak Djokovic. Nadal holds the record for most French Open titles and [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html kynghidongduong.vn] has 19 Grand [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html tour trương gia giới] Slam titles, one behind injured Roger Federer's 20. Djokovic, from Serbia, opens against Sweden's Mikael Ymer in their first career meeting. Djokovic has won the French Open just once, in 2016 when he defeated Brit Andy Murray. U.S. Open champion Dominic Thiem will start against Croatia's Marin Cilic. Thiem, the No. 3 seed from Austria, has lost the past two French Open finals to Nadal. Germany's Alexander Zverev, who lost the five-set U.S. Open final to Thiem, opens with Austria's Dennis Novak. Zverev is seeded sixth. An intriguing first-round matchup is the clash between Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka and Murray. Wawrinka, seeded 16th, defeated Djokovic to win the 2015 French Open, and defeated Murray in the 2017 semis before falling to Nadal in the title match. Murray continues to make strides after enduring major hip surgery and fearing his career was over. In the women's draw, Serena Williams opens with fellow American Kristie Ahn as she again tries to match Margaret Court's record of 24 Grand Slam titles. Williams, who is seeded sixth, has won the French Open three times, most recently in 2015. Victoria Azarenka of Belarus is in the same bracket as Williams. Azarenka recently defeated Williams in the U.S. Open semifinals. Azarenka, seeded 10th, opens with a match against Danka Kovinic of Montenegro. Top-seeded Simona Halep faces Spain's Sara Sorribes Tormo in her first match. Fourth-seeded Sofia Kenin of the United States opens with Russia's Liudmila Samsonova. U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka of Japan is among four women ranked in the Top 10 that have pulled out. Osaka is ranked No. 3. The others are World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty of Australia, No. 7 Bianca Andreescu of Canada and No. 10 Belinda Bencic of Switzerland. The draw was carried out electronically due to coronavirus protocols. The French Open was initially scheduled to be held from May 24-June 7 before being pushed back due to the pandemic. The tournament is slated to end on Oct. 11. --Field Level Media

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2020-10-16T14:31:24Z

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