Elephants and other endangered species could be driven to extinction unless Western governments begin to take the illegal wildlife trade as seriously as terrorism or drug running, the president of Gabon has warned. Ali Bongo Ondimba, whose country is home to the world’s largest surviving population of forest elephants, called for an international intelligence and law […]
Spain’s most wanted drug lord on Wednesday turned himself in to police in Andalusia, days after making a daring appearance in a music video for a Cuban reggaeton singer. Francisco Tejón, the 39-year-old leader of the Los Castañas drug gang, delivered himself to officers in the town of La Linea de Concepción early on Wednesday […]
About 20 people, mostly CSKA Moscow’ football fans, were injured on Tuesday after an escalator at a metro station in central Rome broke, rescuers said. Only one of the people hurt is in a serious condition, a spokeswoman for Rome’s civil protection department said, while the others were being treated for less serious injuries. The […]
A censorship committee set up in China to vet online video games has found ethics violations in all of the first 20 titles it reviewed. Of the games evaluated in the panel’s first round, nine were banned outright while the other 11 were sent back for the removal of "controversial content", Chinese state media reported. The remit of the […]
HALIFAX — A group of students, alumni and some staff at St. Francis Xavier University are pushing back against a legal waiver that students are required to sign if they want to return to classrooms in the fall amid a global pandemic. The university in Antigonish, N.S., is offering a mix of digital and classroom instruction […]
No. 6 Virginia Tech Defeats NDSU Wrestling Sunday, 23-13 FARGO, N.D. – The North Dakota State University wrestling team fell to the sixth-ranked Virginia Tech Hokies, 23-13, on Sunday afternoon, Nov. 22, at the Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse. The Bison (0-2) are scheduled to return to the mat Dec. 4-5 at the Cliff Keen Invitational in […]
STORM LAKE, Iowa. — At a tough competition-filled Buena Vista Open on Saturday, the Maverick wrestling team fought hard, showing so by having eight wrestlers place in the 21-team tournament. Among those eight, Chris Zimmer (Jr., 285 lbs. 3-1) (Unattached) stood out, earning three decision victories on the day. After a first-round bye, Zimmer won […]
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RAW Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey on Friday posted a Q&A video over at www.rondarousey.com ahead of her big Survivor Series matchup with Charlotte Flair on Sunday at Staples Center in Los Angeles. In the video, Rousey answers questions about her match being changed to from facing SmackDown Women’s Champ Becky Lynch to Flair, her in-ring […]
In this week’s episode of Coach’s Corner, Head Assistant Coach Brandon Eggum offers his review of the team’s top performers at last weekend’s Souther Scuffle, as well as some insights into the Gopher lineup going forward. As a team, Minnesota finished sixth at the Southern Scuffle. Four Gophers placed in the event, led by Brett […]