World news | 20Fix.com

‘We need a cultural revolution’: femicide victim’s family seek change in Italy

After Giulia Cecchettin was killed by her ex-boyfriend, her sister shook the national conscience when she challenged a ‘society steeped in rape culture’. She is still speaking outJust a day after being told that her sister Giulia was dead, Elena Cecchettin was interviewed on live TV outside the family home in Vigonovo, a small town close to Venice. Floral tributes were tied to the railings behind her, and a torchlight procession attended by thousands of well wishers was under way. But Elena was not looking for sympathy. “Don’t hold a minute of silence for Giulia – burn everything,” she said. “We need a cultural revolution to ensure that Giulia’s case is the last.”On 18 November 2023, Giulia Cecchettin, 22, became Italy’s 105th victim of femicide that year. Her body, with more than 70 st...

today 3 hours ago attach_file Events

									
												8 minutes ago											Eight staff members at Laos hostel arrested over 'tainted shot' tourist deaths
												
													All six victims were staying at the NANA Backpackers Hostel in Vang Vieng - a popular tourist spot												
												
												Events												
											
									attach_file
									Events

									
												9 minutes ago											Former world snooker champion set for dramatic career change that’d mean more
												
													Luca Brecel will have more time to focus on his newfound sporting passion after another early tournament exit at the UK Championship, where he was beaten by Jak Jones												
												
												Events												
											
									attach_file
									Events

									
												27 minutes ago											Vaclav Cerny ‘doesn’t get it’ as Rangers fans name winger victim of festering Philippe Clement mentality
												
													The Czech star has been slammed on social media by a section of the support												
												
												Sport												
											
									attach_file
									Sport

									
												38 minutes ago											The two Lukes headline new darts era that is both deeply trival and deathly serious | Jonathan Liew
												
													Rising star Luke Littler and world champion Luke Humphries are the stars of an ever-expanding cultural phenomenonThere are plant burgers and arancini on sleek dark plates. There is a beer mat with the face of Brendan Dolan on it. In one corner of the room Michael van Gerwen is being interviewed by Troy Deeney live on TalkSport. In another an influencer called JaackMaate is filming a video for his YouTube channel.Dave Allen, the press chief at the Professional Darts Corporation, remembers the first time they held a media launch before the world championship. It was 2008, Phil Taylor and Raymond van Barneveld and Sid Waddell dressed as Santa Claus, holding a huge novelty dartboard. A handful of people turned up, a few photos were taken, and then everyone packed up and went home. Continue ...												
												
												Events												
											
									attach_file
									Events

									
												38 minutes ago											Jannik Sinner’s biggest opponent is off the court after astounding rise to the top | Tumaini Carayol
												
													Italian has enjoyed a sublime 2024 on tour but Wada’s appeal after he was cleared over two positive doping tests looms aheadAt the end of the 2023 tennis season, as Jannik Sinner had elevated his game to new heights and his Italy team to their first Davis Cup title in 46 years, there was one comparison to note. Thirteen years earlier, Novak Djokovic had found his way after a difficult period by winning the Davis Cup, a victory that provided a platform for one of the greatest tennis seasons in 2011 and the start of his decade-plus reign.Sinner’s first triumph for Italy at the Davis Cup has similarly preceded a staggering breakout season and, one year on, he ends 2024 as by far the best and most consistent tennis player in the world. Continue reading...												
												
												Events												
											
									attach_file
									Events

									
												38 minutes ago											‘Education is survival’: parents of Rohingya refugee children fight for their right to go to school in India
												
													Official attitudes are hardening towards the minority group amid an anti-Muslim crackdown, say activistsFor Rohingya refugee Hussain Ahmed, the hope that his children might receive a formal education to secure a better adulthood than his own was what “kept him going”. After fleeing to India from Myanmar in 2016, he began working as a construction worker in a country where he is not allowed to seek legal employment. Then he met with a new hurdle.“For the last few years, I have been running from pillar to post, trying to get a local government-run school to enrol my 10-year-old son and seven-year-old daughter. I cannot afford the fees of privately run schools, so the government ones were my only hope. But all of them turned my children down,” says Ahmed, who lives in the Khajuri Khas area...												
												
												Events												
											
									attach_file
									Events

									
												48 minutes ago											Stratford stabbing horror as man 'wounded 19 times with screwdriver' as cops release CCTV
												
													Police found a man who had been stabbed up to 19 times in the head, abdomen and back, with a screwdriver on August 19 in Stratford. He sustained life-changing injuries as a result of the attack												
												
												Events												
											
									attach_file
									Events

									
												48 minutes ago											Crash survivor found dead weeks after revealing hell of being trapped with dying friend
												
													Gema Love, 27, was found dead at her home in Airdrie – the former carer spoke out in September and called for better support for victims of car crashes after she was involved in a horror incident												
												
												Events												
											
									attach_file
									Events

									
												72 minutes ago											Inside Gatwick’s security protocol: How the bomb scare and evacuation unfolded
												
													‘We wouldn’t change the fundamental decision that we took,’ said CEO Stewart Wingate												
												
												Events												
											
									attach_file
									Events

									
												83 minutes ago											Starmer declares Britain ‘simply isn’t working’ and unveils plan to slash benefits bill
												
													Announcement comes after the PM pledged to tackle UK’s ‘bulging benefits bill’												
												
												Economics												
											
									attach_file
									Economics

ID: 26080957