PARIS (AP) — In the early days after she was adopted by her grandparents, Simone Biles, a preschooler at the time, put herself in charge of younger sister Adria. Part of it was Biles doing what big sisters do. Part of it was trying to give Adria something familiar to hold onto as they adjusted
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s largest convenience store chain said Friday it will reopen 191 stores in the border city of Nuevo Laredo that it had closed last week because of drug cartel threats . The Femsa corporation, which operates the Oxxo chain of convenience stores, said its stores and seven gas stations it operates
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Members of the International Seabed Authority elected Leticia Carvalho of Brazil as the group’s new secretary general Friday amid growing support for a preliminary halt to deep-sea mining. Carvalho received 79 votes compared to incumbent Michael Lodge’s 34 votes. The ISA concluded its session Friday with no consensus on a regulatory
Politika | Izvor: Beta | 02.08.2024 | access_time 08:25 Predsednik stranke Srbija centar (SRCE) Zdravko Ponoš ocenio je da je vlast “na korak od panike” zbog demonstracija širom Srbije protiv rudarenja litijuma i da bi mogla da “posegne za opasnim stvarima, kao što je izazivanje nasilja na protestima, kako bi se kompromitovala mirna pobuna”. “Organizovanje
Klimatske promene | Izvor: Beta | 01.08.2024 | access_time 15:05 Velike vrućine godišnje ubiju najmanje 175.000 ljudi u Evropi, gde temperature nastavljaju brzo da rastu, upozorila je Svetska zdravstvena organizacija, piše Politiko. Evropa je među regionima koji se najbrže zagrevaju na svetu, sa temperaturama koje rastu oko dva puta brže od globalnog proseka. A ljudi
Berlin is offering a new attraction for adrenaline junkies: A high swing 120 meters (393 feet) above the city’s iconic Alexanderplatz square when visitors and locals alike can sway away over the roofs of the German capital. (AP Video shot by Fanny Brodersen) Berlin is offering a new attraction for adrenaline junkies: A high swing
VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — The Paris Olympics are over early for Japan’s Rui Hachimura. Japan’s basketball federation said in a statement Friday morning that Hachimura will sit out its game against Brazil due to a left calf injury. The team said that Hachimura felt discomfort in his calf fallowing Japan’s 94-90 overtime loss to France
MOSCOW (AP) — At least four people died after an apartment block in Russia’s Ural Mountains collapsed following a gas explosion, the Russian Emergencies Ministry said Friday. Fifteen people have been rescued, but dozens more are feared trapped under the rubble. Photos published by Russian agencies showed a large part of the five-story prefab building
WAYANAD, India (AP) — When Deva Das was jolted awake by the roar of gushing water and boulders banging at the door, he grabbed his parents and his kids and began running for higher ground. The family waded through slush and muck, climbed a hill, and stayed there in the pouring rain for nearly four
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The 1975 is being sued after Matty Healy’s kiss of a bandmate in an on-stage protest shut down a music festival last year in Malaysia. Healy used profanities as he criticized Malaysia’s stance against homosexuality before kissing bassist Ross MacDonald during the band’s headline performance at the Good Vibes Festival
