Mexican authorities on Saturday abruptly transferred convicted drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman from a prison outside Mexico City to a penitentiary near the border with the United States... state of Texas by the Rio Grande ... He was apprehended 13 years later with information provided by U.S ... ....
Scientists struggling to unravel the mysteries of a Zika epidemic in Brazil hope they can learn from cases of women giving birth to twins in which only one child is afflicted by the microcephaly birth defect associated with the virus ... "When I found out one of them had microcephaly, the ground fell out from beneath me," the 25-year-old said as she sat on the sofa of her home in the city of Santos ... "I thank God for giving her to me......
SEOUL - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country will not use nuclear weapons unless its sovereignty is infringed on by others with nuclear arms and it is willing to normalize ties with states that had been hostile towards it, state media reported on Sunday ... "And it will faithfully fulfill its obligation for non-proliferation and strive for the global denuclearization." ... North Korea came under toughened new U.N....
SAO PAULO. A soldier who Brazilian PresidentDilma Rousseff accused of torturing her during the 1970s has died in Sao Paulo, local media reported on Friday. Captain Homero Cesar Machado was 75. He died on Thursday and his body was cremated on Friday in Sao Paulo, the reports said ... Published in Dawn, May 8th, 2016 ... ....
(Source. TriathlonCanada). May 7, 2016. Victory extends Sanders' unbeaten streak to four in 2016. ST ...George, Utah on Saturday. It was the fourth consecutive long distance victory in as many starts for Sanders, of Windsor, Ont., and the second for Wurtele who hails from Kelowna, B.C ...Australia's Joe Gambles outduelled American Kevin Collington in the race for the bronze. Gambles clocked-in at 3.54.40 ... 1 ... Joe Gambles, AUS, 3.53.26; 4 ... 1 ... (noodl....
BraveAmir Khan has insisted he has no regrets after his Las Vegasgamble against Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez ended in a brutal sixth-round defeat. Khan was doing well but was then knocked-out ... ....
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The move this week by Crown to cash in part of its stake in the Macau-focused gambling company Melco Crown Entertainment surprised many of its investors – and for good reason ... Advertisement ... Crown remains committed to its stake in Melco but nearly two years of declining revenues from the world's largest gambling hub are undeniably taking their toll. ... Morningstar said the preference has to be the reduction of its debt ... ....
Saul "Canelo" Alvarez successfully defended his World Boxing Council middleweight title in spectacular fashion on Sunday with a devastating sixth-round knock out of Amir Khan...There is no loser today ... The 29-year-old Khan started as a massive underdog when he climbed into the ring to face the hard-hitting Alvarez at the gambling haven's sparkling new 20,000-seat T-Mobile Arena ... ....
Sinn Fein's outgoing education minister battled to the wire to take the last seat in Upper Bann. John O'Dowd's disregard for academic selection and combative style alienated many in this largely unionist constituency ... But his party's daring gamble in fielding an extra candidate paid off after the tightest of races when he edged out SDLP stalwart Dolores Kelly who has given 23 years to public service ... ....
Rajkot. Former town-planning officer of the JamnagarMunicipal Corporation (JMC), J V Sedani, was arrested on Saturday in connection with a Rs 2.31 crore disproportionate assets (DA) case registered against him. He was arrested by the Jamnagar division of the anti-corruption bureau (ACB). This is the second case of disproportionate assets case against Sedani ... In 2008 also he was arrested in connection with a gambling case ... ....
Nagpur. A social worker knocked judiciary's doors praying for immediate ban on unauthorized and alluring online lotteries. Promoted by other states within Maharashtra, he contended that over 1,300 bogus online lotteries under various strange names are operating here and ruining lives of millions ... The petitioner contended that under guise of online lotteries, open gambling is on in brazen violation of Lottery Regulations ... RELATED....
Kyle Busch sailed away from Kevin Harvick after a late wreck collected several of the leaders Saturday night, and finally won a NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Kansas Speedway after years of misfortunes. Busch won for the third time this season, and now only needs to win at Charlotte and Pocono to knock off every track in the series ..... ... It was a risky gamble by crew chief Adam Stevens — one that finally paid off for Busch at Kansas. ....