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The discovery of a tiny arm bone suggests that an ancient human dubbed "hobbits" only shrank down to their diminutive size after they arrived on an Indonesian island a million years ago, scientists said on Aug. 6.

Much about the pint-sized Homo floresiensis has been shrouded in mystery since the first fossils suggesting their existence were found on the island of Flores in 2003.

PARIS - The Serbia men's national water polo team is through to the semi-finals of the Paris Olympics after a 12-11 quarter-final victory over Greece on Wednesday.

A long-range shot by Nikola Jaksic in the dying seconds won the match for Serbia.

Dusan Mandic led the scoring for Serbia with five goals, while Dimitrios Skoumpakis stood out for Greece with three goals.

In the quarter-final held on Wednesday afternoon in Paris, Greece was narrowly defeated 12-11 by Serbia, resulting in Greece now competing for places 5-8 in the Olympic Games.

How will the Chinese Communist Party leadership react to the highly unpredictable US election? China's leaders are convinced that one of the few points America's Republicans and Democrats agree on is the desire to stunt China's natural growth and the legitimate expansion of its influence.

PARIS - The Serbia women's national basketball team has failed to qualify for the semi-finals of the Paris Olympics after an 85-67 quarter-final defeat to Australia on Wednesday.

Jovana Nogic led the scoring for Serbia with 17 points and Andjela Dugalic added 14.

Alanna Smith scored 22 points for Australia and Cayla George and Jade Melbourne each added 18.

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PARIS, Aug 6 (Tanjug) - Serbia is through to the semi-finals of the men's basketball tournament at the Paris Olympics after a 95-90 overtime win against Australia on Tuesday.

Australia got off to a much better start to the encounter and, midway through the first half, Serbia was trailing by 24 points, yet managed to win the game, which ended 82-82 in regular time.

Electromobility Research

After a prolonged period of accelerated growth, the electric car market appears to be slowing down. Sales growth rates are decreasing, as shown by statistics in a multitude of countries worldwide, except China, which is a world of its own.

Giorgos Papagiannis is embracing the significant challenge of participating in the Olympic Games alongside his teammates. With their qualification already secured, he is eagerly anticipating tomorrow’s (6/8, 12:00) quarterfinal match against Germany

The men’s national water polo team achieved a significant victory with a 9-8 win over Italy in the final match of Group A in the Olympic tournament in Paris.