Germany outlasted Serbia on Sunday to win its first-ever FIBA World Cup championship, a fitting finish for Deutschland that emerged as the only unbeaten team in the tournament.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s imposition of a cap in the retail price of rice rolled back cost of the grain in Vietnam, posting their biggest price declines last week since the increases following the decision of India to ban export of certain rice varieties in July.
Germany, 11th in the FIBA world rankings, stunned the U.S. and the rest of the basketball world Friday night as it wrested the last slot in the finals of the 2023 FIBA World Cup, arranging an all-Europe championship with sixth-ranked Serbia.
The Philippines’ balance of trade with the rest of the world still showed a wide deficit in July, with exports still lagging the value of products bought by the country to sustain the economy.