When Olivia Moultrie was just 13, her family moved from California to Oregon so she could train with the Portland Thorns. The National Women’s Soccer League had a rule at the time that all players had to be at least 18, so
Underground movement detected at South African mine a month after a gas explosion shuttered the site
Last month, a South African gold mine collapsed during a gas explosion, which was suspected to have caused the deaths of at least 31 workers. However, South African authorities say they have detected movement underground, raising the possibility that some of the
The body of José Antonio Primo de Rivera, the founder of Spain’s fascist Falange movement, was exhumed from a Madrid mausoleum on Monday and transferred to a city cemetery. The fascist political leader was executed by Spanish Republicans in November 1936, after
Influential Iraqi Shiite cleric and political leader Muqtada al-Sadr announced on Friday that he would suspend the movement he leads for one year, citing “corruption” among some of his followers. A group within his Sadrist movement, which has dubbed itself the “Owners
Hong Kong national security police on Thursday arrested a veteran labor activist who is also the wife of an organizer of annual vigils commemorating China’s 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, two people close to her said. Officers arrested Elizabeth Tang, the wife
Jean-Claude Juncker has suggested that the EU should have its own army. The ex-European Commission president complained Brussels is reliant on the US and insisted it needs to “reorganise” in the face of Vladimir Putin’s brutal invasion of Ukraine. On whether the
King Charles III will not feature on Australia’s new five-dollar bill, which currently carries an image of the late Queen Elizabeth II. The note is the only one to picture the British monarch and the decision by the country’s central bank to
Nicola Sturgeon has been pushed into a humiliating climbdown as the Scottish government announces an “urgent review” of all their transgender cases in prisons. The movement of all transgender prisoners will be paused until the review is completed, while no transgender prisoners
The body positivity movement — while rooted in good intentions — has spiraled out of control and promotes lifestyles that are not physically or mentally healthy, a man in the middle of a weight-loss journey said. “I can say that when I
Sexism in France is reportedly worsening, according to a survey conducted by the High Authority on Equality (HCE). The situation is particularly bad for younger women, with “alarming” reports of online abuse, verbal harassment on social media and “barbaric” pornography. A male