Month: July 2020

France on Monday confirmed that an Iraqi court that sentenced four French citizens to death as members of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant had jurisdiction to do so but said it would take "the necessary steps" to try to prevent them from being executed. Three French fighters were handed the death penalty on Sunday. …

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A court in Sweden has rejected a request for Julian Assange to be detained in absentia, complicating Swedish hopes of extraditing the Wikileaks founder to face trial for rape.  Uppsala District Court ruled that "a detention order would not be in accordance with the principle of proportionality," as Mr Assange was already serving a a …

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Nato and the EU have called for "calm and restraint" in Moldova after its supreme court suspended the president and declared the government illegal, throwing the country into political chaos. The government has so far refused to accept the court’s decision claiming Moldova’s state institutions, including the supreme court, have been captured by an oligarchy …

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The British government ignored continued organ harvesting in China to avoid acknowledging “an inconvenient truth”, an independent tribunal has suggested. For more than a decade, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has been accused of “acts of cruelty and wickedness” that match those of “medieval torturers and executioners”. Victims have allegedly had their bodies cut open …

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British veterans suffering from post traumatic stress disorder will carry out the first ever archaeological dig at Wellington’s field hospital in the Battle of Waterloo.  The 25 servicemen from the UK and Dutch army, navy and air force, will join a team of archaeologists excavating the Mont St-Jean farm buildings on the battlefield in Belgium. …

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HOLLYWOOD, CA — A woman allegedly caught on tape ramming a parked car that blocked her in at a Hollywood taco stand turned herself in Thursday and was arrested on suspicion of vandalism, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Amber Rose Darbinyan, 24, an Instagram model, who famously lived streamed her own police chase …

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Little Falls 53 Milaca-Faith Christian 21 106: Calvin Sherwood (LIFA) over Tanyon Black (MFC) (Fall 2:45) 113: Zach Salgren (MFC) over (LIFA) (For.) 120: Trent Krupke (LIFA) over William Danilyuk (MFC) (Fall 0:37) 126: Jon Hall (MFC) over Kole Kern (LIFA) (Fall 0:26) 132: Simon Pantzke (LIFA) over Garrett Hall (MFC) (MD 18-8) 138: Dakota …

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By Brian Jerzak 35 straight trips to the state tournament. 12 straight State titles and 18 of the last 19 titles. Twenty-six total state championships. That was the history facing the Shakopee Sabers’ wrestling team at Lakeville North High School when they advanced to the Section 2AAA championship match against defending state champion Apple Valley. …

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The Minnesota Wrestling Coaches Association has awarded six $1,000 scholarships this year. Any Senior who has wrestled at a Minnesota High School and is college-bound was eligible to apply. Here are this year’s scholarship winners: Jacob Scherber Jacob Scherber, a two-time wrestling state tournament participant, is the son of Deb and Jason Scherber. Jacob is …

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CLEVELAND – David Kocer earned seventh place and Luke Zilverberg added an eighth-place finish Saturday as South Dakota State University wrestlers competed in the first session of the medal rounds at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships at Quicken Loans Arena. A senior from Wagner, Kocer downed Oklahoma State’s Jacobe Smith, 7-2, in the 174-pound …

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