Emergency services for Castilla y León said it had received several calls about the collapse of the fountain. Part of the structure gave way after several people climbed on it to celebrate Spain’s win, local media reported. The emergency service said it had notified the city’s local police, as well as Salamanca’s Civil Guard, its…
Nico Williams (Image: Wikipedia) A winner’s medal usually gets read as proof of what an athlete just achieved on the pitch. Nico Williams, the Spanish footballer, read his differently. “I run very fast, but I can’t run as fast as my mother,” he said. “Because she once escaped death and crossed the Sahara Desert from…
Thousands of fans watched Spain’s World Cup victory at the Plaza de Colón in central Madrid on late Sunday night. The BBC’s Guy Hedgecoe was there as people cheered, sang and celebrated after counting down the last seconds of the match against Argentina, following a tense play of extra time. Source link
Ukraine is struggling to mobilise men to fight in the war against Russia as the conflict enters into its fifth year. The reasons many people are hesitant to sign up range from plain fear of the front line to a reluctance to fight in a war with no end in sight. This has led to…
Ecstatic Spanish spectators and disappointed Argentine fans spoke to the BBC outside New York New Jersey Stadium after the World Cup final on Sunday. Argentina played extra time with only 10 men when Spain’s Ferran Torres scored the winning goal after 106 minutes. Read more on this story Source link
Robbie Williams and Jennifer Hudson also performed, with Kylie Jenner and Timothee Chalamet among the celebrities in the crowds. Source link
It’s clear that Vasyl Krupych experienced horrors at war. He volunteered at the very start and has survived some of the grimmest battles. Krupych is proud of his service – a tattoo on his neck declares “Glory to the Ukrainian Armed Forces” – but he suffers from nightmares. When his vehicle was hit by an…
Norway has opened a new memorial for the 77 victims of the country’s deadliest terror attack in peacetime, days before its 15th anniversary. On 22 July 2011, neo-Nazi Anders Breivik killed eight people with a car bomb in Oslo and shot dead another 69 – mostly teenagers – at a youth camp on Utoeya island….
Elena Hernández moved to the coca-growing region of Guaviare during the boom of the 1990s, lured by better pay. “There was more money back then – you could see it everywhere,” she says. “I managed to save and buy a small house.” But the coca industry also brought violence and insecurity. Armed groups fought for…
New York City and New Jersey were battered by torrential rain and thunderstorms on Saturday, triggering flash flooding and widespread disruption. The downpour cascaded into subway stations and flooded city streets in parts of New York and the Tri-State area, which also includes Connecticut, while some drivers abandoned their vehicles in rising water. Videos shared…