Tag: Ecuador
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Survey: One in three does not vote for Pekka Haavisto because of his partner
The presidential candidate is in a registered relationship with Ecuadorian Antonio Flores.
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Ecuador declares war on gangs – hear the latest
Armored vehicles roll on the streets of Quito in Ecuador and President Daniel Noboa has declared a state of emergency after the storming of a television studio in the city of Guayaquil. Latin America expert Edme Dominguez Reyes talks about the situation in Ecuador right now and what he thinks about the country's future. Hear…
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Nabil Bahoui Pen’s contract with Persepolis
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Swedish forward Nabil Bahoui officially signed a contract with Persepolis football club on Sunday. – Sports News – The 32-year-old winger has joined the Iranian club on a one-year contract. Bahoui will wear shirt number 14 for the Reds. He has most recently played in Qatar SC. Bahoui has also represented Sweden’s…
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Swedish Forward Bahoui arrives in Tehran
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Swedish forward Nabil Bahoui arrived in Tehran on Friday evening to finalize his contract with Persepolis football team. – Sports News – The 32-year-old winger will join the Iranian side on a one-year contract. He has most recently played in Qatar SC. Persepolis had also been linked with Ecuadorian striker Felipe Caicedo.…
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Nabil Bahoui joins Persepolis
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Swedish forward Nabil Bahoui joined the Persepolis football team on Tuesday. – Sports News – The 32-year-old winger has signed a one-year contract with the Iranian club. He has most recently played in Qatar SC. Persepolis had also been linked with Ecuadorian striker Felipe Caicedo. Bahoui has also represented Sweden’s national team…
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Persepolis Eyes Swedish Striker Bahoui: Report
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Persepolis reportedly have a hold on Swedish forward Nabil Bahoui. – Sports News – The 32-year-old winger has reportedly played mostly in Qatar SC. Persepolis had also been linked with Ecuadorian striker Felipe Caicedo. Bahoui also represented Sweden’s national team in 2014-15. He started his playing career in his home team IF…
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Ben & Jerry’s co-founder arrested at Assange vigil
Activists gathered in Washington to demand the release of the jailed WikiLeaks publisher Businessman Ben Cohen and several CodePink activists were arrested Thursday outside the US Department of Justice, after demanding the release of jailed WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange from a British prison. “Unless things change, and unless we change them, freedom of the press…
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Russian MP suggests swapping WSJ reporter for Assange
The Wall Street Journal’s Evan Gershkovich and the WikiLeaks publisher are both charged with espionage If Moscow decides on a prisoner swap involving Evan Gershkovich, it should request Julian Assange’s release from a British dungeon, Russian State Duma Deputy Sergey Obuhkov said on Friday. Obuhkov, a Russian Communist Party lawmaker, told reporters that some members…
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ATP roundup: Maxime Cressy deposed in Morocco
Roberto Carballes Baena of Spain took down American fifth seed Maxime Cressy 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-1 in the round of 16 at the Grand Prix Hassan II on Tuesday in Marrakech, Morocco. Cressy served nine aces but committed a whopping 20 double faults to put herself in a tie. Carballes Baena also pushed him to…
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Huge ecological footprint places Denmark among the world’s worst over-consumers of resources
The inconvenience knows Earth Overshoot Day will not disappear, despite Denmark’s emergence in recent years as a green superpower. If Denmark were the entire planet, it would use an entire year’s worth of resources in just under three months, meaning it would need the equivalent of four Planet Earths to support its needs, according to…
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The UN Security Council votes against the Russian resolution on Nord Stream sabotage
New York [US]March 28 (ANI): The UN Security Council did not support the Russian-Chinese resolution on the international investigation into Nord Stream sabotage on Monday, Russian news agency TASS reported. The resolution was supported by 3 countries, with zero votes against and 12 countries abstaining from voting. The resolution thus did not receive the nine…
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The UNSC is to vote on a resolution on the Nord Stream sabotage investigation
New York [US]March 27 (ANI): The UN Security Council will on Monday vote on a Russian-Chinese draft resolution on an international investigation into sabotage of the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines, Russian news agency TASS reported. The text of the draft proposes that UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres establish an international independent commission…
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World Cup 2022: Will the hosts of Qatar be …
There is one thing we can all be sure of: this World Cup will be like no other. And most of that boils down to the choice of Qatar, the first debutant hosts of the World Cup since Italy in 1934 and the organizers of the shortest tournament (just 29 days) since Argentina in 1978.…
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World Cup Group Stage Preview: The Favorites, Predictions, All you Need to Know
GROUP A Qatar: The host country, playing under a climate they are very much used to might come to their benefit. Even with that, it is difficult to see them coming anywhere near the top two in a challenging group with in-form Netherlands, and a Mane-less Senegal, who are still a strong team without their…
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Assange tests positive for Covid-19 in prison
The WikiLeaks publisher has been put under 24-hour lockdown in Belmarsh, his wife reports WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has tested positive for Covid-19 and is being held in total isolation at Belmarsh prison as he continues to fight extradition to the US, his wife Stella told the media on Monday. “The next few days will…
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The British intelligence agency hacked the media
The website of MI5, Britain’s domestic spy service, was briefly taken down by a DDoS attack The website of Britain’s domestic intelligence agency MI5 was briefly knocked offline by a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack on Friday, according to Reuters, citing a BBC report. The culprits are not named, and it is not clear if they…
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Humanity exceeded the Earth’s resource budget for the year on Thursday
Earth Overshoot Day is calculated annually for each country based on approximately 15,000 data points. The information is provided by the United Nations. Finns used all their natural resources for this year on the 31st of Marcha couple of days after the Danes and Belgians, but a couple of days before the Koreans and Swedes.…
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The President of Mexico appeals to Biden from Assange
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has called on US President to drop charges against WikiLeaks founder The President of Mexico has revealed the contents of a personal letter he forwarded to his US counterpart during their meeting last week. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador called on Joe Biden to intervene and dismiss the charges against WikiLeaks co-founder…
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The President of Mexico reveals a written appeal to Biden
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has called on US President to drop charges against Julian Assange The President of Mexico has revealed the contents of a personal letter he forwarded to his US counterpart during their meeting last week. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador called on Joe Biden to intervene and reject the allegations against WikiLeaks co-founder…
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The President of Mexico promises to demolish the Statue of Liberty
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador says he will press the US to drop the charges against Julian Assange Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador says the symbol of American freedom could lose its significance if Washington refuses to drop charges against Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange, who risks 175 years in prison. “If they take him to…
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Wikileaks Assange Lodges appeals against US extradition
London – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has appealed to the High Court in London to block his extradition to the United States to face criminal charges, his brother said on Friday, the latest step in his legal battle that has dragged on for more than a decade. . Assange, 50, is wanted by US authorities…
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6 reasons why everyone should fight for Assange’s freedom
The justice system has failed to defend the principles it should protect in the case of WikiLeak founder Julian Assange, so the public must wake up to the need for peaceful global protests to run parallel to Assange’s legal battle, writes Sara Chessa. The UK Home Secretary Priti Patel said recently that she had it…
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6 reasons why everyone should fight for Assange’s freedom
The justice system has failed to defend the principles it should protect in the case of WikiLeak founder Julian Assange, so the public must wake up to the need for peaceful global protests to run parallel to Assange’s legal battle, writes Sara Chessa. The UK Home Secretary Priti Patel said recently that she had it…
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The UK government approves the extradition of Assange; He plans to appeal
LONDON – On Friday, the British government ordered the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States to face espionage – a milestone, but not the end of a decade-long legal saga. WikiLeaks said they would question the order and have 14 days to appeal. Interior Minister Priti Patel signed the order approving…
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Australia says it will not challenge Assange’s extradition
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Australia will not challenge the extradition of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to the United States and has confidence in the British legal system, a senior government official said on Thursday. – Other media news – A British court on Wednesday issued a formal decision to extradite the Australian citizen to the United…
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Judges send Assange extradition decision to UK government
A British judge on Wednesday formally approved the extradition of Julian Assange to the United States to be charged with espionage. The matter will now go to the UK Home Secretary for a decision, although the WikiLeaks founder still has legal recourse to appeal. The decision, which brings the year-long extradition dispute closer to an…
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Reaction from South American coaches to the draw of the World Cup
RIO DE JANEIRO, April 1 (Xinhua) – The following is the reaction of South American national team leaders to the draw of the FIFA World Cup 2022, which was held in Doha on Friday: TITE, BRAZIL MANAGER “It is neither the group of death nor of life, each group has a degree of difficulty. Portugal…
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Assange marries in prison
WikiLeaks co-founder, behind bars in Belmarsh, ties in with the mother of her children Julian Assange married Stella Moris inside London’s maximum guarded Belmarsh prison on Wednesday, in a long-awaited ceremony. The couple has two children. The imprisoned WikiLeaks co-founder is fighting against attempts to extradite him to the United States on espionage charges for…
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Britain denies Julian Assange’s appeal of extradition to WikiLeaks
The court rejects WikiLeaks’ co-founder’s request to appeal extradition to the United States, the case has been referred to the Home Office On Monday, Britain’s Supreme Court rejected Julian Assange’s appeal of the decision to extradite him to the United States, where WikiLeaks co – founders are being prosecuted for espionage. It is now up…
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Davis Cup qualifier: USA easily defeats Colombia, 4-0
The American team crossed in Saturday’s two matches to defeat Colombia in a Davis Cup qualifier in Reno, Nev. The American doubles team Rajeev Ram and Jack Sock defeated the Colombians Nicolas Barrientos and Juan-Sebastian Cabal 6-3, 6-4 and gave the Americans a 3-0 lead. Tommy Paul finished the clincher with a 7-5, 7-6 (4)…
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Assange wins the first stage of the attempt to appeal the US extradition
LONDON – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Monday won the first leg of his bid to overturn a British ruling that opened the door for his extradition to the United States to stand trial on charges of espionage. The Supreme Court of London gave Assange permission to appeal the case to the UK’s Supreme Court.…
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Julian Assange: From liberal darling to public enemy no. 1
The British Supreme Court will rule on Monday morning [January 24] on whether Julian Assange should be allowed to appeal the US extradition decision to the UK’s Supreme Court, says WikiLeaks twittrade on Friday. The court ruling in December to accept the US appeal of the decision not to extradite Julian Assange angered his supporters,…
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Australian media must stand up for Assange’s freedom
For too long, Australian media have been silent in the face of Julian Assange’s persecution and that needs to change, writes Matilda Duncan. LAST MONTH, Crikey’s legal correspondent Michael Bradley wrote one bizarre analysis by Julian Assange’s imminent extradition to the United States without regard to basic facts. It is worth investigating, as it characterizes…