LONDON (AP) — Violence against women and girls has reached “epidemic levels” and police are treating it as a threat on the same scale as terrorism, Britain’s police chiefs said Tuesday. More than 1 million violent crimes against women and girls were recorded by U.K. police in 2022 to 2023 — accounting for one-fifth of
Politika | 23.07.2024 | access_time 09:15 Prorektor Univerziteta u Beogradu Ratko Ristić izjavio je danas da je sinoćnji protest u Valjevu potvrdio da se ogromna većina građana protivi namerama vlasti da Srbiju pretvore u džinovski rudnik. Ristić je agenciji Beta kazao da predsednik Aleksandar Vučić neće moći da pobedi građane Srbije i da nema nikakve
Tehnologija | 22.07.2024 | access_time 13:45 Foto: Raketa nosač Dugi marš 2 C (Long March-2C) koja nosi telekomunikacioni satelit APSTAR-6E lansirana je iz centra za lansiranje satelita Sičang u jugozapadnoj kineskoj provinciji Sečuan (Fotografija: Liu Guanghui/Sinhua) Prvi kineski telekomunikacioni satelit sa potpuno električnim pogonom zvanično je počeo rad 15. jula nakon tehničkog pregleda prbitalnog i
PARIS (AP) — Sports often are a secondary attraction in Paris, with athletes having a difficult time standing out in a cultural sphere driven largely by food, fashion and the arts. Victor Wembanyama may use the Paris Olympics to be the first homegrown sports star to dismantle that dynamic. The 7-foot-4 French-born phenom made San
Before there was Michael Phelps or Mark Spitz winning Olympic gold medals for the United States — there was Tarzan. Yes Tarzan, the fictional literary and film character who was raised by apes in the African jungle. This of course was Johnny Weissmuller, who played Tarzan in the films but was also a swimming superstar
MADRID (AP) — Fans in the Dominican Republic won’t get to watch the country’s powerhouse baseball team at the Paris Olympics after the sport was left off the 2024 slate. The Dominican men’s soccer team is hoping to fill the void. The Caribbean nation is days away from an unexpected Olympic debut in the sport
Lydia Jacoby was a breakout star in the pool for the United States at the last Summer Games, earning a gold medal in the 100-meter breaststroke and a relay silver. Part of what comes to mind from those heady days in Tokyo? “People talking about post-Olympic depression,” she said. She was 17 at the time
MILAN (AP) — A pedestrian walkway in a massive housing project collapsed in the southern Italian city of Naples, killing two people and injuring a dozen others, Italian media reported Tuesday. The collapse overnight involved an extended family, killing a 29-year-old male and a 35-year-old woman, news agency ANSA reported. Seven children ages 2 to
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan security forces on Tuesday arrested dozens of people who tried to walk to the parliament building to demonstrate against high-level corruption in protests that authorities say are unlawful. Police and the military deployed heavily in various parts of Kampala where small groups of protesters had gathered. Some campaigners were roughed
WASHINGTON (AP) — She’s already broken barriers, and now Kamala Harris could shatter several more after President Joe Biden abruptly ended his reelection bid and endorsed her. Biden announced Sunday that he was stepping aside after a disastrous debate performance catalyzed fears that the 81-year-old was too frail for a second term. Harris is the
