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Wednesday 25 November 2020
The 66-year-old was accused of trafficking girls as young as 14 for sex when he was found dead in his jail cell.
Kyoto District Court condemned Chisako Kakehi, 70, to the gallows for the murder of three men.
This… this is something.
Author Colm Wallace tells the story of soldier-turned-criminal William Downes.
“I hope I didn’t agree to go on a hike.”
William O’Neill was executed four days after Christmas, on the 29 December 1927. He was 19 years old.
27-year-old actor Raphael Schumacher died late yesterday evening, five days after the tragic incident in Pisa, Italy.
A nation untied under snaps.
Give us the beige!
The discovery comes at a time of heightened tensions around race in the US.
The final executions – two men in separate gallows at 8am on 13 August 1964.
His family are unable to raise the blood money needed to stop the execution.
The woman, who gave birth days after the verdict, was sentenced last month.
The Christian woman received the sentence because of her religious choice and for being married to a man of a different religion.
In an exclusive interview with AFP, Mowaffak al-Rubaie talks about the process of putting the Iraqi dictator to death.
The 16 “rebels” were hanged overnight following clashes in which 14 border guards were killed on the frontier with Pakistan.
The attack on the parliament in 2001 almost sparked a war between India and Pakistan.
There’s a new Irish film called The Stag on the way. We have some thoughts…
THE NATIONAL PUBLIC Health Emergency Team is meeting today to make its recommendation to Government about easing Level 5 restrictions.
The recommendation will potentially set out what people are able to do in the weeks leading up to Christmas, ahead of the Government’s decision this week on whether or not it will re-open things like pubs and restaurants across the country after 1 December.
It’s been reported this week that some ministers believe restaurants should be allowed to open for indoor dining during December and that pubs should also be allowed to reopen.
However, some public health experts believe that it would not be safe to re-open restaurants next month, given the potential to the virus to spread in congregated indoor settings.
But what do you think? Today we’re asking: Would you be comfortable going to a restaurant for a meal in December?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
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