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Month: January 2024

Muere a los 32 años Melissa Hoskins, dos veces ciclista olímpica australiana, tras ser atropellada por un automóvil

Sofía Benavides (CNN) — La ciclista australiana de pista olímpica y excampeona mundial Melissa Hoskins murió a los 32 años, dijo este lunes el comité olímpico de su país. Un comunicado emitido por la policía del sur de Australia dijo el domingo que una mujer de 32 años había muerto después de ser atropellada por un

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BART train derails, catches fire

By Carlos Castaneda Click here for updates on this story     California (KPIX) — A BART train derailed and caught fire between the Orinda and Lafayette stations Monday morning, forcing passengers to evacuate the train in an incident causing major delays on the system. At 9:20 a.m., BART reported a major delay on the Antioch Line

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Peter Magubane, a South African photographer who captured 40 years of apartheid, dies at age 91

By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Peter Magubane, a fearless photographer who captured the violence and horror of South Africa’s apartheid era of racial oppression, and was entrusted with documenting Nelson Mandela’s first years of freedom after his release from prison, has died. He was 91. Magubane died Monday, according

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Zapatista indigenous rebel movement marks 30 years since its armed uprising in southern Mexico

By EDGAR H. CLEMENTE Associated Press OCOSINGO, Mexico (AP) — Members and supporters of the Zapatista indigenous rebel movement celebrated the 30th anniversary of their brief armed uprising in southern Mexico on Monday even as their social base erodes and violence spurred by drug cartels encroaches on their territory. Hundreds gathered in the remote community

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