The week in pictures: September 14 – September 22, 2015
With lots of big news stories breaking over the last seven days so lets take our regular look back at some of the most important
Last week saw the migrant crisis in Europe deepen as an increasingly large number of migrants fleeing the war zones of the Middle East arrive in the border countries of Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia & Hungary. With the death toll of this perilous journey mounting the central powers of the EU have yet to reach consensus on how best to deal with the problem and in the meantime many of the smaller nations in the migrant’s path are struggling to cope in face of the influx.
A controversial security bill in Japan that would permit the overseas deployment of Japanese military forces for the first time since their surrender at the end of the Second World War passed in parliament after numerous days of protests on the streets of Tokyo, scuffles in parliament, a series of no-confidence motions from opposition parties and dismayed outrage from China. The popularity of Shinzo Abe’s government fell to its lowest since 2012.
The front-running Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump, found himself once again amidst controversy last week as he avoided correcting the erroneous statements of one of his supporters at a rally in New Hampshire. The supporter prefaced his question to Trump by saying President Obama was a Muslim and “not even an American”. Since the incident Trump has defended himself by saying were the situation reversed there was “no chance” Mr. Obama would defend him, and that it wasn’t “his job” to defend the President.
In sport US golfers produced a superb display of skill to beat Europe 14½-13½ and win the Solheim Cup 2015. As the games played out in Germany there was a minor controversy on the 17th where neither side did themselves any favors. The question is now can the men replicate this feat of their female counterparts at the next Ryder Cup? You’ll have to read our daily news pages to find out, but in the meantime here’s a look at some of the big stories we covered last week.
1. After the agressive advertising campaign of daily fantasy sites in the first week of the NFL season, many consider these type of games illegal gambling.
2. Peyton Manning passed the 70,000-yard mark as the Denver Broncos produced a last-minute comeback against the Kansas City Chiefs.
3. Phil Hellmuth showed everyone how to get back to winning after losing big at the poker table.
4. The Republican candidate discussed football amongst politics-related matters via his Twitter account.
5. Archie Karas is the latest name in the Black Book of the Nevada Gambling Commission after cheating in blackjack several times.
Meanwhile a prospective lover who took 35 Viagra tablets in under an hour suffered five days of constant erections and was treated to a two day stay in hospital for his efforts. “I ended up feeling sick, dizzy and hallucinating, everything I saw was green.” Said Medforth, “and I had an massive erection that would not go away. The paramedics were very professional but you could see they were trying not to laugh. Fortunately my wife has forgiven me and I realize I have been very, very lucky.”
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With lots of big news stories breaking over the last seven days so lets take our regular look back at some of the most important
Last week saw the migrant crisis in Europe deepen as an increasingly large number of migrants fleeing the war zones of the Middle East arrive in the border countries of Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia & Hungary. With the death toll of this perilous journey mounting the central powers of the EU have yet to reach consensus on how best to deal with the problem and in the meantime many of the smaller nations in the migrant’s path are struggling to cope in face of the influx.
A controversial security bill in Japan that would permit the overseas deployment of Japanese military forces for the first time since their surrender at the end of the Second World War passed in parliament after numerous days of protests on the streets of Tokyo, scuffles in parliament, a series of no-confidence motions from opposition parties and dismayed outrage from China. The popularity of Shinzo Abe’s government fell to its lowest since 2012.
The front-running Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump, found himself once again amidst controversy last week as he avoided correcting the erroneous statements of one of his supporters at a rally in New Hampshire. The supporter prefaced his question to Trump by saying President Obama was a Muslim and “not even an American”. Since the incident Trump has defended himself by saying were the situation reversed there was “no chance” Mr. Obama would defend him, and that it wasn’t “his job” to defend the President.
In sport US golfers produced a superb display of skill to beat Europe 14½-13½ and win the Solheim Cup 2015. As the games played out in Germany there was a minor controversy on the 17th where neither side did themselves any favors. The question is now can the men replicate this feat of their female counterparts at the next Ryder Cup? You’ll have to read our daily news pages to find out, but in the meantime here’s a look at some of the big stories we covered last week.
1. After the agressive advertising campaign of daily fantasy sites in the first week of the NFL season, many consider these type of games illegal gambling.
2. Peyton Manning passed the 70,000-yard mark as the Denver Broncos produced a last-minute comeback against the Kansas City Chiefs.
3. Phil Hellmuth showed everyone how to get back to winning after losing big at the poker table.
4. The Republican candidate discussed football amongst politics-related matters via his Twitter account.
5. Archie Karas is the latest name in the Black Book of the Nevada Gambling Commission after cheating in blackjack several times.
Meanwhile a prospective lover who took 35 Viagra tablets in under an hour suffered five days of constant erections and was treated to a two day stay in hospital for his efforts. “I ended up feeling sick, dizzy and hallucinating, everything I saw was green.” Said Medforth, “and I had an massive erection that would not go away. The paramedics were very professional but you could see they were trying not to laugh. Fortunately my wife has forgiven me and I realize I have been very, very lucky.”
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The week in pictures: August 25 – August 31, 2015
Reporter Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward, both of WDBJ-TV were shot and killed Wednesday by disgruntled former employee Vester Lee Flanagan II (aka Bryce Williams) during a live on-air interview with Smith Mountain Lake Regional Chamber of Commerce executive director Vicki Gardner. Both Mz. Parker and Mr. Ward were killed, Mz. Gardner suffered a gunshot wound to the back and was hospitalized. Flanagan was sought by police but later died from self-inflicted gunshots.
In Austria an abandoned vehicle on the nation’s A4 motorway, just between Parndorf and Neusiedl, was discovered to contain the dead bodies of 71 migrants fleeing the warzones of the Middle East. With 59 men, 8 women, 3 boys under ten and a baby girl of no more than two years of age, the group is likely to have traveled from Syria, Afghanistan or Iraq. Investigations by authorities into their deaths led to four arrests, three Bulgarians and an Afghan, in neighboring Hungary where the vehicle was registered.
Mohamed Fahmy, Peter Greste and Baher Mohamed, all employees of the news network Al-Jazeera were each sentenced to three years in jail last week accused by Egypt’s ruling military as having operated without a license, broadcasting false reports and colluding with the Muslim Brotherhood. This was seen as yet another attempt by the Army to stifle free speech in the aftermath of their power grab in July 2013 when they seized power from Mohamed Morsi Egypt’s first democratically elected president.
In sport Jose Mourinho’s 100th home league game in charge of Chelsea ended in defeat after Crystal Palace put two past the blues. Palace took the lead early in the second half through Sako with Falcao answering a quarter of an hour later but it was Ward who scored two minutes later to seal the win for Palace. Will Chelsea bounce back from this ghastly loss? You’ll have to read our daily news pages to find out. In the meantime here’s a look at some of the big stories we covered over the last seven days.
1. Pedro has left Barcelona with a blue heart, but was happy to join a strong and ambitious team like FC Chelsea.
Pedro chooses blue jersey (Photo: Chelsea FC )
2. Our intention was to sum up the first round of the Liga BBVA and tell more about the expectations in connection with the greatest derby of La Liga’s second round.
3. We collected the most interesting football transfer rumours in connection with the most important European clubs.
4. The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe received a letter in which they were explained that the regulatory body will decide about their USD 500 million casino project in 30 days.
5. The Washington Redskins were expected to try and trade Robert Griffin III, who seemed to be surplus to the team.
6. GamingZion looked at the proposal for legalizing the selling of 50%-50% high stakes raffles in California.
7. John Juanda won the European Poker Tour Barcelona EUR 5,300 Main Event for which he received a prize of over EUR 1 million.
Meanwhile in Poland the deputy culture minister, Piotr Zuchowski, confirmed that ground-penetrating radar images did seem to show the existence of a hidden armored train dating back to the second world war that is said to have been concealed as the Nazis fled the Red Army in 1945. Reputed to house a cargo of looted art and gold bullion the authorities will now undertake to recover the train that was only found after the deathbed confession of a man involved in the operation to hide it in the first place.
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Reporter Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward, both of WDBJ-TV were shot and killed Wednesday by disgruntled former employee Vester Lee Flanagan II (aka Bryce Williams) during a live on-air interview with Smith Mountain Lake Regional Chamber of Commerce executive director Vicki Gardner. Both Mz. Parker and Mr. Ward were killed, Mz. Gardner suffered a gunshot wound to the back and was hospitalized. Flanagan was sought by police but later died from self-inflicted gunshots.
In Austria an abandoned vehicle on the nation’s A4 motorway, just between Parndorf and Neusiedl, was discovered to contain the dead bodies of 71 migrants fleeing the warzones of the Middle East. With 59 men, 8 women, 3 boys under ten and a baby girl of no more than two years of age, the group is likely to have traveled from Syria, Afghanistan or Iraq. Investigations by authorities into their deaths led to four arrests, three Bulgarians and an Afghan, in neighboring Hungary where the vehicle was registered.
Mohamed Fahmy, Peter Greste and Baher Mohamed, all employees of the news network Al-Jazeera were each sentenced to three years in jail last week accused by Egypt’s ruling military as having operated without a license, broadcasting false reports and colluding with the Muslim Brotherhood. This was seen as yet another attempt by the Army to stifle free speech in the aftermath of their power grab in July 2013 when they seized power from Mohamed Morsi Egypt’s first democratically elected president.
In sport Jose Mourinho’s 100th home league game in charge of Chelsea ended in defeat after Crystal Palace put two past the blues. Palace took the lead early in the second half through Sako with Falcao answering a quarter of an hour later but it was Ward who scored two minutes later to seal the win for Palace. Will Chelsea bounce back from this ghastly loss? You’ll have to read our daily news pages to find out. In the meantime here’s a look at some of the big stories we covered over the last seven days.
1. Pedro has left Barcelona with a blue heart, but was happy to join a strong and ambitious team like FC Chelsea.
Pedro chooses blue jersey (Photo: Chelsea FC )
2. Our intention was to sum up the first round of the Liga BBVA and tell more about the expectations in connection with the greatest derby of La Liga’s second round.
3. We collected the most interesting football transfer rumours in connection with the most important European clubs.
4. The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe received a letter in which they were explained that the regulatory body will decide about their USD 500 million casino project in 30 days.
5. The Washington Redskins were expected to try and trade Robert Griffin III, who seemed to be surplus to the team.
6. GamingZion looked at the proposal for legalizing the selling of 50%-50% high stakes raffles in California.
7. John Juanda won the European Poker Tour Barcelona EUR 5,300 Main Event for which he received a prize of over EUR 1 million.
Meanwhile in Poland the deputy culture minister, Piotr Zuchowski, confirmed that ground-penetrating radar images did seem to show the existence of a hidden armored train dating back to the second world war that is said to have been concealed as the Nazis fled the Red Army in 1945. Reputed to house a cargo of looted art and gold bullion the authorities will now undertake to recover the train that was only found after the deathbed confession of a man involved in the operation to hide it in the first place.
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UEFA’s probe into match-fixing scandal reaches Hungary and Switzerland
The bitter fruit of soccer governing body UEFA’s labor is blooming in a Europe-wide probe across 12 countries to determine to what extent matches are being fixed for gambling purposes. It appears impossible to say whether UEFA’s efforts will or even can succeed before the 2010 World Cup kicks off in South Africa on June 11.
Sydney Morning Herald: Nine Swiss footballers suspended
Switzerland’s national soccer association has suspended nine players, including five for an indefinite period, for match-fixing as part of the Europe-wide UEFA probe.
The national league board said in a statement that “The Swiss Football Association is, according to current information, the first and only federation which has treated in the consequent manner the suspects of match-fixing made public in autumn 2009.”
None of the nine players suspended were in the top division of Switzerland football. The four players given sentences were banned from Swiss soccer for between 12 and 36 months.
The suspensions were the result of 50 raids in November in Austria, Britain, Germany and Switzerland in the probe’s first big move. In these 50 actions, over €1 million was seized. UEFA official stated that “Without doubt this is the biggest scam there has ever been in European football.”
Sports Illustrated: UEFA quizzes players at Hungarian champion Debrecen over suspected match-fixing
UEFA officials recently questioned eight players of Hungarian league champion Debrecen, which lost all six of its Champions League matches to Fiorentina, Liverpool and Lyon in the 2009-10 season, for which the club earned €9.2 million.
Though UEFA offered no comment as to the extent or subject matter of the discussion, Debrecen official Csaba Bartha did not make much of it, writing on the official club website that “the degree of seriousness of the matter is reflected by the fact that they didn’t even [transcribe] the statements.”
Debrecen is the second Hungarian club to come into question in this particular investigation, after UEFA looked into a suspicious Honvéd loss in November. More than 200 games are being considered for the possibility of match fixing in the UEFA investigation.
USA Today: World Cup arrives amid global match-fixing probes
Referees in Bosnia and Ukraine have been banned for life as part of a UEFA probe in a season when fixing matches has “spread more widely through football than ever.” UEFA President Michel Platini described the situation as seriously enough to put the sport itself in “mortal danger.”
Another threat to the integrity of soccer has arisen aside from the existing match-fixing problems has appeared as well. English Football Association chairman David Triesman stated that Russian criminal elements would be attempting to bribe referees to favor Spain in exchange for Spain’s support of the Russian bid to host the 2018 World Cup.
To prevent scandal from tainting the 2010 World Cup, FIFA officials created the company Early Warning, which would monitor any suspicious activity online concerning match outcomes. The World Cup is expected to generate about $3.4 billion for FIFA.
China is also taking on corruption in soccer at home, arresting among others Chinese Football Federation head Nan York and former World Cup referee Lu Jun.
The UEFA probe first began last year, when a “nest of corruption” was revealed to have involved matches in four World Cup nations (Germany, Greece, Slovenia, Switzerland) and six others (Austria, Belgium, Bosnia, Croatia, Hungary and Turkey).
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The bitter fruit of soccer governing body UEFA’s labor is blooming in a Europe-wide probe across 12 countries to determine to what extent matches are being fixed for gambling purposes. It appears impossible to say whether UEFA’s efforts will or even can succeed before the 2010 World Cup kicks off in South Africa on June 11.
Sydney Morning Herald: Nine Swiss footballers suspended
Switzerland’s national soccer association has suspended nine players, including five for an indefinite period, for match-fixing as part of the Europe-wide UEFA probe.
The national league board said in a statement that “The Swiss Football Association is, according to current information, the first and only federation which has treated in the consequent manner the suspects of match-fixing made public in autumn 2009.”
None of the nine players suspended were in the top division of Switzerland football. The four players given sentences were banned from Swiss soccer for between 12 and 36 months.
The suspensions were the result of 50 raids in November in Austria, Britain, Germany and Switzerland in the probe’s first big move. In these 50 actions, over €1 million was seized. UEFA official stated that “Without doubt this is the biggest scam there has ever been in European football.”
Sports Illustrated: UEFA quizzes players at Hungarian champion Debrecen over suspected match-fixing
UEFA officials recently questioned eight players of Hungarian league champion Debrecen, which lost all six of its Champions League matches to Fiorentina, Liverpool and Lyon in the 2009-10 season, for which the club earned €9.2 million.
Though UEFA offered no comment as to the extent or subject matter of the discussion, Debrecen official Csaba Bartha did not make much of it, writing on the official club website that “the degree of seriousness of the matter is reflected by the fact that they didn’t even [transcribe] the statements.”
Debrecen is the second Hungarian club to come into question in this particular investigation, after UEFA looked into a suspicious Honvéd loss in November. More than 200 games are being considered for the possibility of match fixing in the UEFA investigation.
USA Today: World Cup arrives amid global match-fixing probes
Referees in Bosnia and Ukraine have been banned for life as part of a UEFA probe in a season when fixing matches has “spread more widely through football than ever.” UEFA President Michel Platini described the situation as seriously enough to put the sport itself in “mortal danger.”
Another threat to the integrity of soccer has arisen aside from the existing match-fixing problems has appeared as well. English Football Association chairman David Triesman stated that Russian criminal elements would be attempting to bribe referees to favor Spain in exchange for Spain’s support of the Russian bid to host the 2018 World Cup.
To prevent scandal from tainting the 2010 World Cup, FIFA officials created the company Early Warning, which would monitor any suspicious activity online concerning match outcomes. The World Cup is expected to generate about $3.4 billion for FIFA.
China is also taking on corruption in soccer at home, arresting among others Chinese Football Federation head Nan York and former World Cup referee Lu Jun.
The UEFA probe first began last year, when a “nest of corruption” was revealed to have involved matches in four World Cup nations (Germany, Greece, Slovenia, Switzerland) and six others (Austria, Belgium, Bosnia, Croatia, Hungary and Turkey).
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