Serbian player back on basketball court after losing her leg

Serbian international basketball player Natasa Kovacevic, who lost her leg in a bus crash two years ago, runs with the ball during a match in Belgrade on November 11, 2015Met by cheers and a standing ovation from supporters, a professional Serbian basketball player has made an extraordinary comeback to the court — two years after losing her leg in a bus crash. Wearing a prosthetic limb under black leggings, 21-year-old Natasa Kovacevic scored five points towards Wednesday night&;s victory by Red Star Belgrade, the club with which she began her career, in a return to the game that she described as "sublime". Many had believed Kovacevic&039;s exemplary career was over when she was caught up in a deadly accident in September 2013 while travelling with her Hungarian club, Gyor.

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Thousands to be sterilised in global ‘vasectomy-athon’

Some 750 doctors in 25 countries are to perform the procedure on over 3,000 volunteers to mark World Vasectomy DayThousands of men around the world are to be sterilised Friday in what organisers dubbed a global "vasectomy-athon", to encourage men to take a bigger role in family planning and combat resistance to the procedure. Some 750 doctors in 25 countries are to perform the procedure on more than 3,000 volunteers to mark World Vasectomy Day, with many operations being provided for free or at discounted rates. "In helping to shoulder responsibility for family planning, men become heroes to their partners, to their families and to our future," said event co-founder Jonathan Stack.

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