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Venezuela: House by prison for Commissioner Iván Simonovis, a prominent opposition symbol

Venezuela: House by prison for Commissioner Iván Simonovis, a prominent opposition symbol

20 September 2014image source, News 24caption, Simonovis is considered one of the most prominent "political prisoners" by the Venezuelan opposition.Commissioner Iván Simonovis, one of the most prominent figures of the Venezuelan opposition in prison, was sent home to jail this Saturday due to his health condition.Simonovis was security secretary of the Caracas mayor's office (then in the hands of the opposition) in 2002, when a brief coup d'état removed President Hugo Chávez from power for a few hours.In 2009, a court sentenced him and two other senior police officers -Henry Vivas and Lázaro Forero- to 30 years in prison for…
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Six dead after devastating tornadoes in Alabama

Six dead after devastating tornadoes in Alabama

Six people died in Alabama after tornadoes ripped through the state Thursday, destroying homes and causing what the Selma mayor called "significant damage."The deaths occurred in Autauga County, northwest of Montgomery, county Emergency Management Agency Director Ernie Baggett said.He said a tornado hit the communities of Old Kingston and Marbury, with a suspected path of about 20 miles.“We have about 40 to 50 houses that we know are damaged or destroyed right now,” Baggett said. In Selma, Mayor James Perkins Jr. told a news conference that the city was assessing the extent of the damage and no deaths had been…
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Bittersweet goodbyes: High-profile withdrawals from international football since the World Cup in Qatar

Bittersweet goodbyes: High-profile withdrawals from international football since the World Cup in Qatar

The conclusion of a World Cup, soccer's most coveted trophy, is a natural end point for many players' international careers. While much of the retirement speculation leading up to and during the World Cup in Qatar has focused on Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, neither have pulled the trigger, expressing their desire to continue representing Argentina and Portugal respectively. Gareth Bale, Sergio Busquets and Eden Hazard, all of them retired from their respective international teams since the World Cup in Qatar. (Lan Hongguang/Xinhua via Getty Images | Catherine Ivill/Getty Images | Tnani Badreddine/DeFodi Images via Getty Images)However, since December, some…
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When will ‘Girls5eva’ seasons 1 and 2 be on Netflix?

When will ‘Girls5eva’ seasons 1 and 2 be on Netflix?

Girls5eva – Image: NBC Universal Television Towards the end of 2022, Netflix unexpectedly stepped in to say the Peacock show girls5eva of the cancellation and announced that he would produce and launch the show's third season exclusively. It will also include seasons 1 and 2 of the series, but when will that happen? For some, it will be as soon as February 2023. Created by Meredith Scardino, Girls5eva first premiered in June 2021 on the US broadcast Peacock, owned by NBC Universal. Two seasons have aired on the network, and late last year, Netflix announced that it had swooped in…
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