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Britain would not oppose death penalty for IS ʼBeatlesʼ suspects Britain will not seek the usual assurances that its citizens facing trial in the United States do not receive the death penalty in the case of suspected "Islamic State" (IS) fighters Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh, according to a report in a British newspaper published on Monday. Kotey and Elsheikh are suspected of being members of a four-man IS gang dubbed "The Beatles," which was notorious for videotaping its beheadings of high-profile Western captives. The two men were captured in Syria by the Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in January and are still being held by the group. Britain and the United States have discussed how and where they should face justice.
Andres Iniesta and Fernando Torres lose on J-League debuts Spain legends Andres Iniesta and Fernando Torres both lost on their J-League debuts. Midfielder Iniesta, who won 32 trophies at Barcelona, only came on for the final 32 minutes of Vissel Kobeʼs 3-0 defeat by Shonan Bellmare. Many of the 26,000 crowd waved Spain flags for the 34year-old. Former Chelsea and Liverpool striker Torres was also a second-half substitute as Sagan Tosu lost 1-0 at home to Vegalta Sendai. Spain legends Andres Iniesta and Fernando Torres both lost on their J-League debuts. Midfielder Iniesta, who won 32 trophies at Barcelona, only came on for the final 32 minutes of Vissel Kobeʼs 3-0 defeat by Shonan Bellmare. Many of the 26,000 crowd waved Spain flags for the 34-year-old.
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Ecuador close to evicting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange: Greenwald Assange was granted asylum in 2012 to avoid extradition to the US
Ecuadorian authorities are about to expel WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from their London embassy, investigative journalist Glenn Greenwald reported.
German beer producers running out of bottles With the summer heat leading to increased beer consumption, some breweries in Germany complain about lacking enough bottles and crates. Beer packaging, it seems, is a recurrent, long-term problem for the industry. The Fiege brewery in the western German city of Bochum has a problem. Although business is booming in this hot World Cup summer, itʼs struggling to find enough bottles to put its beer in. So Fiege has launched an urgent appeal to consumers via Facebook. "We need
your help," the brewery wrote. "Although we regularly buy new empty bottles, theyʼre becoming scarce in our bottling facility. So before you go on summer holidays, please bring your Moritz Fiege empties back to the shop. First the deposit, then the party!" Reusable beer bottles carry a deposit of eight to fifteen cents ($.09-0.18) in Germany, but thatʼs not always enough to motivate people to lug empties back to stores when the mercury rises and they could be, among other things, drinking beer.
Why are there so few insects at sea? Over a million different insect species have been identified — they can be found in the icy cold of the Antarctic, the searing heat of the Sahara Desert and almost everywhere in between. But despite their tenacity and abundance, the one place youʼll find very few insect species is near water. Of the classified insect types, only 30,000-40,000 are considered aquatic, of which just a hundred or
so live in the marine environment. Professor Emeritus Charles Griffiths and Professor Mike Picker, together with entomologist Alan Weaving, are South Africaʼs most respected experts on insects and co-authors of the go-to book on the subject, Field Guide to Insects of South Africa. They say there are many widely different theories as to why insects have not colonized the ocean.
China investigating steel imports from EU, Japan, S. Korea China opened a trade investigation on Monday into stainless steel products imported from the European Union, Japan, South Korea and Indonesia as the metal remains the focus ofglobal trade tensions. Chinaʼs commerce ministry said it will look into whether some stainless steel products from these places are sold at improperly low prices and should be subject to anti-dumping duties. Chinaʼs probe focuses on stainless steel billet and hot-rolled stainless steel plate, according to a statement from the ministry. The announcement gave no indication of possible levels of antidumping tariffs. Read more: WTO: Weary Trade Organization? The initial complaint in China was filed by Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel, with support from five other manufacturers including a subsidiary of industry giant Baosteel.
Multiple casualties in downtown Toronto shooting Toronto police have said a second person has died after a gunman opened fire on Sunday night in the cityʼs Greektown neighborhood. Police said it was too early to comment on the motives behind the attack. The shooting comes amid a rise in gun violence in Canadaʼs largest metropolis this year. What we know so far: Two people have died and and 12 others were wounded in the shooting, which was carried out with a handgun.
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