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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was convicted of corruption and money laundering on Wednesday and sentenced to nine and a half years in jail.Silva will remain free while an appeal is heard.Tens of thousands protest urging ouster of Brazil s president He was accused of receiving a beachfront apartment as a kickback from construction company OAS. Prosecutors also alleged OAS did repairs to the apartment and paid to store Silva s belongings. The former president has said the charges are com salomon gtx pletely unfounded. airmaxplus Operation Car Wash 12:19 The case is part of a massive corruption investigation, known as Operation Car Wash, that has roiled Brazilian politics that has seen business executives and elite politicians jailed. Prosecutors say more than 200 people have been arrested for various crimes. The present conviction does not bring this judge any personal satisfaction. Quite the contrary, it is regrettable that a former president be criminally convicted, federal Judge Sergio Moro wrote in his decision. adidas originals hamburg It doesn t matter how high you are, the law is still above you. Moro said he did not order Silva s immediate arrest because the conviction of a president is such a serious matter that he felt an appeal should be heard first. Silva, who was president between 2003 Yelz Germany steps up coronavirus lockdown measures over winter holidays
Italian authorities seized euro23 million $30 million from a Vatican bank account Tuesday and said they have begun investigating top officials of the Vatican bank in connection with a money-laundering probe.The Vatican said it was perplexed and surprised by the investigation.Italian financial police seized the money as a precaution and prosecutors placed the Vatican bank s chairman and director general under investigation for alleged mistakes linked to violations of Italy s anti-laundering laws, news reports said.The investigation is not the first trouble for the bank stanley cup - formally known as the Institute for Works of Religion. In the 1980s, it was involved in a major scandal that resulted in a banker, dubbed God s Banker because of his close ties to the Vatican, being found hanging from Blackfriars Bridge in London.The Vatican expressed full trust in the chairman of the bank, Ettore Gotti Tedeschi, and his director-general, identified by the Vatican directory as Paolo Cipriani. It said the bank had been working for some time to make its finances more transparent to comply with anti-terrorism and anti-money-laundering regulations. The Holy see is perplexed and surprised by the initiatives of the Rome prosecutors, con stanley cups sidering the data necessary is already available at the Bank of Italy, it said in a statement.Gotti Te stanley cup deschi told state-run RAI television that he was humiliated and mortified by news of the probe, which he said had arrived just as he was implementing

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Londonmdash; Britain s Prince William has announced what Kensington Palace calls the most prestigious global environment prize in history. The Earthshot Prize, a joint venture by the prince and a more than with the Bloomberg and Aga Khan Foundations, Queen Rania of Jordan and pop star Shakira, among other big names, is a multi- million dollar initiative with one mission: save the world.The mission is Prince William s, but he s e nike dunk nlisted some other heavy hitters, including renowned environmentalist Sir David Attenborough. With the Earthshot Prize, the future British king and his global alliance are offering the princely sum of almost $65 million over the next 10 years, to whoever comes up with the best ideas to solve five of the world s biggest environmental challenges by 2030.Sir David Attenborough on how to save the planet Sir David Attenborough: The 60 Mi yeezy slide nutes Interview 13:36 Every year from 2021 until 2030, the Earthshot Prize Council will award a prize to five winners offering evidence-based solutions for each of t adidas yeezy he five broad Earthshot objectives:Protect and restore natureClean our airRevive our oceansBuild a waste-free world Fix our climateAccording to Prince William s official residence Kensington Palace, which explained the new initiative, each of the five annual winners will receive a Vntl Egyptian president vows swift justice after car bomb attack
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Oksan adidas originals hamburg a Drachkovska s illustrations were typically simple and vibrant intersections of nature and society that incorporated the cooling colors of the ocean, the warming hues of a loving home and the golden shades of fall. They told the beautiful story of everyda salomon xt 6 y life in Ukraine. But that was before the war began.Three weeks ago, she watched for the first time as her neighbors cried and ran for a bomb shelter. Within days, she joined millions of others in the rush to evacuate their homes. Since then, she has watched from Poland as apartments, maternity hospitals and entire towns in her country have been reduced to rubble.Now, her art is filled with brooding dark reds, fire orange and ash-colored smudges. It s the latest chapter of Ukraine s story, and her way of making sure the world knows what s happening. It s like my voice to the war to talk about what s happening now in Ukraine, the 34-year-old illustrator told CBS News. ...Pictures sometimes send a very strong message to people. One of her most powerful illustrations is an ode to the destruction of the children s hospital and maternity ward in Mariupol. In it, Ukraine s national colors of blue and gold serve as the backdr hoka trekkingschuhe op to a burning hospital and a stork chasing after the angel of an infant. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Oksana Drachkovska @oksanadrachkovskaillustration When I read about the news [about the hospital] I was totally shocked, she said. It was, for me, the high spot o Nzxu Venezuelans Vote On Sweeping Changes
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The people of Hong Kong have taken to the streets again this weekend to protest mainland China s effort to roll back its freedoms. What is it all about We asked Ramy Inocencio to file this Sunday Journal.From peaceful protests, to firebombs and gunshots, this has been Hong Kong s summer of discontent. If we don t fight there s no future for us, said Hong Kong entrepreneur Jimmy Lai. Smuggled out of China at the age of 13 in a fishing boat, he s now one of Hong Kong s billionaire tycoons, supporting the protests, with young people leading the way. This movement is going to be persisting, because it s a movement of martyrdom, Lai said.Hong Kong was a British colony for more than 150 years, ceded to the U.K. from China in the 1800s. It grew from fishing village to modern economic miracle: rich, respected, and full of Western institutions. Claudia Mo works in one of them, elected as a pro-democracy legislator. Hong Kong people have managed to learn about universal values, human rights, democracy, rule of law, Mo said. The writing has been on the wall, and the Hong Kong people didn t realize, didn t know or didn t pay enough attention to it. Anti-extradition demonstrators march for democr adidas originals samba at adidas campus ic reforms in Hong Kong, China July 21, 2019. Tyrone Siu/REUTERS The roots of this st adidas campus 80s ruggle date back to 1997, when the U.K. handed Hong Kong back to China. The U.K. and China Sycv Israeli Leader Dampens Peace Deal Hopes
Five U.S. troops were killed in separate attacks this weekend, the military said Monday, pushing the death toll past 100 in the deadliest month so far this year. Also, a suicide bomber blew himself up during a Shiite funeral in a volatile area north of Baghdad, the deadliest in a series of attacks that killed more than 60 people nationwide.Police said the bomber detonated his explosives about 6:30 p.m. inside a tent where people were m stanley cup ourning a 60-year-old man from a Shiite family in Khalis, a flashpoint Shiite enclave in Diyala province, where U.S.-Iraqi forces have seen fierce fighting with Sunni and Shiite militants. Officials in Diyala and Baghdad said at least 32 people were killed and 63 wounded as the casualty toll rose from the attack.The roadside bomb killed three Multi-National stanley flask Divi stanley cups sion-Baghdad soldiers and wounded another while they were on a combat patrol Sunday in eastern Baghdad, the military said. An Iraqi interpreter also was killed in the attack.Another Multi-National Division-Baghdad soldier on a combat patrol was killed by small arms fire in eastern Baghdad Saturday, the military said in a separate statement. Both attacks occurred in eastern Baghdad, a predominantly Shiite area where American and Iraqi forces have stepped up their activities as part of a security crackdown that began on Feb. 14 to quell the sectarian violence.A Marine assigned to Multi National Force-West also killed Sunday while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, a Sunn

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American Cole Hocker pulled the upset of the Olympics on Tuesday night, beating his personal-best time by almost 3 seconds to outrace favorites Jakob Ingebrigsten and Josh Kerr for the title at 1,500 meters.Hocker won the race in an Olympic record 3 minutes, 27.65 seconds, pulling from fifth to first over the final 300 meters to take down the two runners whose rivalry dominated the buildup to the much-anticipated salomon xt race. This adidas campus 80s may be an upset to a lot of people, but if you ve been following my season, you knew I was capable of it, Hocker said. But still, things had to go my way today. Hocker, a 23-year-old product of University of Oregon, was listed as much as a 30-1 long shot for this race. He beat Kerr by .14 seconds, while Ingebrigtsen, who set the pace through the first 1250 meters, ended up in fourth behind American Yared Nuguse. Cole Hocker of United States finishes to win gold ahead of Josh Kerr of Britain, Yared Nuguse of United States and Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway in the men s 1500m final at the Paris 2024 Olympics, Aug. 6, 2024. Hannah McKay / REUTERS About an hour after that surprise came an Ame samba rose rican victory most people saw coming when Gabby Thomas powered through the curve to win the 200-meter title in 21.83 seconds. Her .25-second margin over Julien Alfred was .11-second bigger than Hocker s even though Thomas raced half a lap and Hocker nearly four. Hksp World Cup 2014: Meet Germany s new soccer superstar
Russia stanley quencher and the United States have reached a new bilateral accord on adoptions and expect to sign it within two months, a senior Russian official said Wednesday.Russia had demanded such an accord after a 7-year-old Russian boy was sent back to Moscow last month 151; alone on a o stanley cups uk ne-way flight 151; by his adoptive American mother in Tennessee, creating an uproar in Russia. American adoption officials also were horrified at the drastic action taken by the mother and angry about its possible repercussions.Russian officials say they want more control over U.S. adoptions of Russian children and the living conditions those children face in the United States. We have reached agreement on all principal issues and have seen willingness to sign such an agreement, children s rights ombudsman Pavel Astakhov told reporters after U.S. and Russian officials met to discuss the pact.The draft agreement is expected to be approved on Friday, and the deal should be signed within the next two months, he said. The return to Russia of Artyom Savelyev, who is now 8, caused some officials to demand a freeze on foreign adoptions. Russia s parliament, however, defeated a motion Friday to suspend adoptions to the United States.Astakhov confirmed on Wednesday that adoptions to the U.S. have not been legally suspended but said they are effectively suspended as Russian courts will not rule on adoption cases as long as there is uncertainly stanley thermosflasche about the children s safety in that country.Under Russ

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JERUSALEM -- Israeli police say twoPalestinians tried to stab border police officers in the southern West Bankbefore officers shot them, killing one assailant.It was the second attack on Monday,following a bloody weekend that shattered weeks of relative calm. Israeli-American teen stabbed to death 00:45 air max 96 Police spokeswom crocs absatz an Luba Samri says thetwo assailants pulled out knives near border police officers at a checkpoint inHebron, near a site where both Jews and Muslims believe the biblical Abrahamwas buried.Earlier, Samri said a Palestinianstabbed two Israeli police officers in Jerusalem and was shot and criticallywounded. The officers are also being treated for their wounds.Since last September, Palestinians havekilled 34 Israelis in stabbing, car ramming and shooting attacks. About 215Palestinians were ki dunks lled in the same period. Israel says most were attackers. ponent--type-recirculation .item:nth-child 5 display: none; inline-recirc-item--id-e6fa6f7a-2fed-4504-b31a-fcdf63a0c72f, right-rail-recirc-item--id-e6fa6f7a-2fed-4504-b31a-fcdf63a0c72f display: none; inline-recirc-item--id-e6fa6f7a-2fed-4504-b31a-fcdf63a0c72f ~ .item:nth-child 5 display: block; In: Isr Rdlz Source of extremely high radiation in Russia a mystery
Warring Hamas and Fatah factions in the Gaza Strip declared a cease-fire early Tuesday in an effort to stanley cup price end factional fighting that has left more than 60 Palestinians dead in the past two months.The cease-fire was agreed at a midnight meeting between Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas and a representative of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of the rival Fatah. Foreign Minister Mahmoud Zahar of Hamas said it would go into effect at 8 p.m. E stanley cup astern time.Zahar spoke after the meeting, flanked by Hamas and Fatah representatives and by Egyptian mediators. As he spoke, gunfire and explosions could still be heard in Gaza City.Zahar said the agreement stipulated that all security forces must return to their bases, that suspects in killings are to be handed over, and that all hostages still being held mdash; a number thought to be in the dozens mdash; are to be released.Several earlier truce agreements aimed at stopping the internal Palestinian bloodshed, raging fitfully since early December, have broken down. Fatah spokesman Maher Mekdad said his group would observe the agreement. Despite all the bitterness and sadness that we are feeling, we will work to make it succeed, he said.The agreement between the Palestinian factions came as a two-month truce between the Palestinians and Israel in Gaza was jeopardized by a Palestinian suicide bombing, the stanley cup first since April, 2006. The bomber, a 21-year-old from Gaza, struck the Israeli resort city of Eilat, killing three people

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LONDON -- A mentally ill taxi driver who went on a knife rampage at a London subway station had images of a slain British soldier and a militant with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, on his phone and claimed his attack was for Syria, a British prosecutor said Wednesday. London U samba rose nderground knife attack caught on tape 00: adidas originals uomo 55 Muhiddin Mire, 30, went on trial this week at London s Central Criminal Court on attempted murder charges for slashing the throat of musician Lyle Zimmerman and lashing out at several others at Leytonstone station on Dec. 5.Mire, who was born in Somalia and came to Britain as a child, has admitted the attack but denies attempted murder. mizuno de Tributes to Drummer Lee Rigby 11 photos Prosecutor Jonathan Rees told jurors that Mire s phone contained images of Fusilier Lee Rigby - who was hacked to death in a London street by al Qaeda-inspired attackers in 2013 - and Mohammed Emwazi, a British militant nicknamed Jihadi John who appeared in ISIS videos showing the beheading of hostages. The contents of the defendant s phone, when looked at alongside Tzms NATO: Al Qaeda 2 in Afghanistan killed
Since Pope Benedict XVI resigned, there have been calls for many cardinals to be pulled from consideration for the pope s empty seat because of allegations stemming from the Roman Catholic Church s sex abuse and cover-up stanley tumbler scandals.Benedict s yet-to-be-named successor has abuse victims and their advocates questioning who, if anyone, is best fit to lead the church in the right direction.Shortly after singling out a dirty dozen -- cardinals they believe to be the worst choices to succeed Benedict -- a victims advocacy group Thursday gave three recommendations they feel are the least worst to be pope.Groups name dirty cardinals ahead of papal conclaveCardinals told to zip lips ahead of conclaveCardinals ordered to keep mum a stanley quencher bout pope processCardinals tackle tough sex abuse issuesBarbara Doris of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests said the candidates are not a ringing endorsement, but they tried to select those who have the most realistic chance of becoming pope. The common link amongst these stanley cups uk three men is their courage, Doris said at a press conference. They ve done things that few, if any, bishops or cardinals have tried. They ve tried to think outside the box, and at times, they ve been bluntly honest about the failings of other church members. Their three recommendations are: Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle Philippines ; Cardinal Christoph Schoenborn Austria ; and Archbishop Diarmuid Martin Ireland .

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Rome mdash; A musician had a nike dunk donna brain tumor removed in Italy this week in a nine-hour surgery that he spent not only awake and fully conscious, but playing his saxophone. The 35-year-old male patient had the procedure at Rome s Paideia International Hospital on Monday and was discharged early Thursday morning.Dr adidas originals hamburg . Christian Brogna, a neurosurgeon and expert in awake surgery, told CBS News the tumor was removed successfully, and that there were no negative impacts on the patient. Brogna led a highly specialized 10-member international team for the procedure, using state-of-the-art technology. A photo provided by the Paideia International Hospital in Rome, Italy, shows a 35-year-old male patient playing the airforce saxophone as he has open brain surgery to remove a tumor, October 10, 2022. Courtesy of Paideia International Hospital The tumor was located in a very, very complex area of the brain, said Brogna. Moreover, the patient is left-handed. This makes things more complicated because the neural pathways of the brain are much more complicated. The doctor said his patient, who has been identified only as C.Z., played the theme song from the 1970 movie Love Story, and the Italian national anthem, at various times throughout the surgery.During the meticulous preparation for the surgery, C.Z. had told the medical team that preserving his musical ability was essential to him. It w Kjlf Sword-wielding man charged with murder in London after child killed, several others wounded
When 16,000 athletes and officials show up this summer, they will be able to turn the taps and get drinkable water -- something few Beijing residents ever have enjoyed.But to keep those taps flowing for the Olympics, the city is draining surrounding regions, depriving poor farmers of water.Though the Chinese capital s filthy air makes headlines, water may be its most desperate environmental challenge. Explosive growth combined with a persistent drought mean the city of 17 million people is fast running out of water.Meanwhile, rainfall has been below average since 1999. The result: Water resources per person are 1/30th of the world average, lower even than Israel. To ensure the supply for a short period of time shouldn t be a problem, but to keep the long-term sustainable use of resources is a challenge, said Ma Jun, an environmentalist who has written about China s water issues. In an attempt to ease the water woes, China has turned to a grand engineering feat. Workers stanley canada are digging up the countryside south of Beijing for a canal that will bring water from China s longest river, the Yangtze, and its tributaries to the arid north by 2010.The first part of the project is being accelerated to meet anticipated demand from Olympic visitors. By April, the canal is to begin bringing 80 billion gallons a year 151; an am stanley termosy ount equal to the annual water use of Tucson, Ariz. 151; from four reservoirs in nearby Hebei province. I think one of the things the Oly stanley mug mpics is showing is