In the last year, men have been convicted of spying on Hong Kong dissidents in the UK on behalf of China, carrying out an arson attack on a Ukrainian warehouse on behalf of the Russian group Wagner, and stabbing an opposition journalist in Wimbledon on behalf of Iran.
In March this year, Craig Gordon travelled to London to see a man called Usamah Jannoun, a spine doctor who didn’t sugarcoat the risks involved in the treatment the 43-year-old needed to fix a neck injury. “You’ve read the information leaflet,” Jannoun told the injured Hearts and Scotland goalkeeper. “You could get paralysis, you could…
Groups of protesters, who were waving Kenyan flags, carrying placards and holding a coffin with the word “Ebola” written on the side, had been demanding that the US plan to build the health facility at a nearby military base be reversed. The police had fired tear gas to break up the demonstration.
Protesters are angry that the suspect had already been reported to police last August in a separate case.
The flagship partnership project became a glaring example of discord between the two nations.
When David Sullivan and long-time business partner David Gold bought into West Ham United in January 2010, Sullivan described the club as being in a “serious mess”. Many fans may look at West Ham in its current state and ask, ‘what’s changed?’. Confirmation the Independent Football Regulator (IFR) is “in contact” with West Ham and…
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The firm, founded in 1809, appointed administrators due to rising energy and labour costs.
A mandatory review is underway of Alberta’s Lobbyists Act, as is required to happen every five years. But given the absence of any changes following the last review, some wonder if this year’s effort will be an exercise in futility. One expert says the provincial legislation is already woefully out of date, particularly in how…
Somali referee Omar Artan says he was subjected to an 11-hour immigration interview before being denied entry to the United States for the World Cup despite holding the “right papers” and “right visa”. Artan, who was set to be the first Somali to referee at a World Cup finals, was dropped from the list of…