PARIS (AP) — Three-time Olympic gold medalist Charlotte Dujardin of Britain has withdrawn from the Paris Games after a video emerged that she says shows her behaving inappropriately while coaching other riders. Dujardin said in a statement that the video from four years ago “shows me making an error of judgment during a coaching session.”
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa judge has ruled the state’s strict abortion law will take effect Monday, preventing most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they are pregnant. The law passed last year, but a judge had blocked it from being enforced. The Iowa Supreme Court reiterated in
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s lower house of parliament on Tuesday approved legislation expanding the reach of a law on declaring foreign-funded organizations “undesirable,” a designation that blocks their work in the country. The measure passed its final reading in the Duma. It goes next to the upper house and then to President Vladimir Putin to
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — The Iraqi government announced Tuesday an official ban on a Kurdish separatist group which has been engaged in in a long-running conflict with Turkey. Turkey has been seeking greater cooperation from Baghdad in its fight against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, a Kurdish separatist group that has waged an insurgency
Životna sredina | Izvor: Beta | 22.07.2024 | access_time 12:20 Krivičnopravna zaštita životne sredine u Srbiji je uglavnom dobra, ukoliko bi se sprovodila, ocenili su domaći pravni stručnajci, objavio je mesečnik “Biznis i finasije”. Kako je navedeno, uprkos manjkavostima, domaća regulativa koja se odnosi na zaštitu životne sredine, u velikoj meri je usklađena sa onima
Bangladesh remained without internet for a fifth day as the government declared a public holiday, maintaining tight control despite calm following a court order scaling back a controversial job allocation system that sparked protests. (AP video shot by Al-Emrun Garjon) Bangladesh remained without internet for a fifth day as the government declared a public holiday
At least 146 people were killed in the mudslides in a remote part of Ethiopia which had been hit by heavy rainfall. Young children and pregnant women were among the victims of the disaster in the Kencho Shach Gozdi district of southern Ethiopia. The mudslide on Monday follows another similar event the previous day. At
An air raid drill was held in Taipei on Tuesday, as Taiwan continues its annual Han Kuang exercises. The five-day event, which started on Monday, is the self-governing island’s annual military exercise aimed at defending itself against a possible invasion. An air raid drill was held in Taipei on Tuesday, as Taiwan continues its annual
BANGKOK (AP) — China’s Baosteel said Tuesday that it will acquire Nippon Steel’s 50% stake in their auto steel joint venture for about $242 million. The contract for the joint venture, Baosteel Nippon Steel Automotive Steel Sheets, was due to expire on July 30. Demand for steel in China has weakened as the auto industry
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s newly formed government presented an annual budget to Parliament that raises spending to generate more jobs and spur economic growth, while aiming to appease coalition partners it needs to stay in power. In her budget speech Tuesday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the government is focused
