Ping-pong diplomacy is back in action, Kosovo style
TEH ENG KOON/AFP/Getty Images China may not be willing to accept Kosovo as an independent state in diplomatic circles, but when the paddles come out, Kosovo’s as equal a player as they come. In the first international appearance by a national Kosovo sports team since the breakaway province declared independence from Serbia last Sunday, Kosovo’s ...
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Although a full member of the International Table Tennis Federation, Kosovo is unlikely to be Olympic ready by August. In order to participate in Beijing, Kosovo would need full U.N. recognition as an independent state –- something
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