CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado on Thursday vowed to keep the pressure on President Nicolás Maduro to leave office in January, but she also exhorted the international community to rise to the occasion by immediately recognize her faction’s presidential candidate as the July’s election winner and implement measures to hold
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A growing number of Puerto Rican government officials on Thursday demanded answers from two private electric companies as the U.S. territory struggles with persistent power outages. Tens of thousands of customers including schools, homes and businesses were left without electricity this week amid selective power cuts stemming from a
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer adolescents are vaping this year than at any point in the last decade, government officials reported Thursday, pointing to a shrinking number of high school students who are using Elf Bar and other fruity, unauthorized e-cigarettes. The latest survey numbers show the teen vaping rate fell to under 6% this year
ROME (AP) — A wave of violent rainstorms battered northern Italy on Thursday, flooding the financial hub of Milan and raising fears for the life of a man who was swept away on a tractor in the Piedmont region. Footage by state TV RAI showed the wheel of the vehicle still visible inside the Orco
Three years ago, when Team Canada appeared at the opening ceremonies of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, the athletes were dressed in sleek white jeans. They may have looked good, but for some Paralympians on the team, they were a challenge. For Alison Levine , for example. The para athlete, who competes in the sport
Politika | Izvor: Beta | 05.09.2024 | access_time 13:15 Predsednik Srbije Aleksandar Vučić najavio je danas će “verovatno” biti doneta odluka o vraćanju obaveznog služenja vojnog roka koji bi po njegovim rečima, trajao 75 dana. Vučić je kazao da bi obavezno služenje vojnog roka “moglo” da krene za godinu dana. “Mi smo sada razgovarali oko
Životna sredina | Izvor: Beta | 05.09.2024 | access_time 11:15 Predsednik Srbije Aleksandar Vučić izjavio je danas da bi ulaganje kompanije Rio Tinto omogućilo veći budžet Loznici, ali da je za državu prioritet da ima čistu vodu i da će zato pregovori o mogućem investiranju u pokretanje rudnika u tom kraju biti ozbiljni. “Ne sme
BANGKOK (AP) — The decision by New York prosecutors to charge a former aide to the New York governor this week with acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government has raised concerns about China’s efforts to influence U.S. politics. Linda Sun held numerous roles in New York state government, including deputy chief of
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The U.S. government announced on Thursday that it has secured the release of 135 Nicaraguan political prisoners who have arrived in Guatemala, where they would apply for asylum permits to come to the United States. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said in a statement that they were released on humanitarian grounds.
Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei’s horrific death after being doused with petrol and set on fire by her boyfriend has again brought to the fore Kenya’s harrowing history of domestic violence against female athletes. Her killing follows the deaths of at least two other high-profile female runners in cases of domestic violence in the last three
