BREAKING! Bata is Equatorial Guinea’s major port city with a population of 250,000+ residents. The Explosion Originated From Explosives In A Military Warehouse Reportedly. Video Showing The People In Shock After Multiple Explosions Hit The Area.

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NBA All-Star Game 2021: Start time, schedule, rosters and format. Like the season schedule in general, All-Star weekend was severely impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Indeed, All-Star weekend isn't even an entire weekend. The festivities have been truncated — there was no Rising Stars game — and squeezed into a single day. The skills competition and 3-point shootout will take place Sunday before the game, with the dunk contest at halftime. The All-Star Game is usually one of the marquee events on the NBA calendar, but it will be far more subdued this year with strict health and safety protocols in place. Coverage on TNT begins at 5 p.m. ET with the NBA Tip-Off Show, followed by the skills challenge and 3-point shootout at 6:30 p.m. ET. The All-Star Game is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. ET, with the slam dunk contest at halftime.
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UPDATE: At least 17 people have been killed and more than 400 wounded in a series of powerful explosions at a military base in Equatorial Guinea’s largest city of Bata, according to the country’s health ministry.