A Singaporean man who is due to be hanged this week for abetting an attempt to smuggle cannabis is one of a growing number of death row prisoners who have to represent themselves after their appeals … [read more]
Basketball star Brittney Griner has been sent to a remote Russian penal colony to start serving her sentence, her lawyers have said. Brittney began serving her sentence at IK-2 in Mordovia, lawyers … [read more]
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Nov 17 (Reuters) – U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner has been taken to a penal colony in the Russian region of Mordovia, a source familiar with the case told Reuters on Thursday. In August, Grine… [read more]
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A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee Samsung and AMD became the latest to flag a steep downturn in chip demand as people and companies tighten their belts some … [read more]
A Moscow court has sentenced the WNBA star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison and a 1m rouble fine in a politically charged verdict that could lead to a prisoner swap with the US. Griner, who pl… [read more]
The Girl Before the Girl You Marry, Amy Gledhill calls her new show, which traces a life of watching ex-boyfriends swiftly get hitched. Audiences will, I suspect, offer her a long-term commitment of … [read more]
Police in India have blamed rats for destroying nearly 200kg (440lbs) of cannabis seized from pedlars and kept in police stations. “Rats are tiny animals and they have no fear of the police. It’s di… [read more]
