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British diver describes ‘electric’ feeling after rescuing trapped Thai boys from cave
A heroic British diver has said that the moment the Thai boys were successfully rescued from the cave in which they were trapped was “electric” and an “indescribable feeling” as he returned home. Tim Acton, from Essex, was one of the seven British men involved in the operation to save the football team of young boys and their coach. He was one of the first people to see the boys emerge alive, as his job was to carry stretchers in and out of the cave. The diver, 39, told The Telegraph: “I helped with the extraction of their boys on their way out. It was fantastic to see them coming…
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Agriculture minister says Italian ham and Parmesan ‘under attack’ from UN plan to reduce salt intake
Italy’s populist government and producers of Parmesan cheese and Parma ham have sworn to "wage a very hard battle" against any attempt to blacklist fatty and salty traditional foods by the World Health Organisation. Proposals related to warning labels on unhealthy food mooted in a recent WHO report are set to be discussed at a meeting in New York in September. The report did not mention any specific food products by name but the respected Italian business newspaper Sole 24 Ore set off a furore by reporting that the UN agency could target Parmesan cheese and ham from Parma as well as pizza, wine and even extra-virgin olive oil. The Italian agriculture minister, Gian Marco Centinaio, described…
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Two Germans arrested for running illegal campsite as floods hit southern France
Two Germans have been arrested on suspicion of running an illegal campsite in southern France after it was hit by flash floods, leaving one man missing. Click Here: collingwood magpies 2019 training guernsey Two senior officials of a German youth organisation that ran summer camps for children and young people were being questioned by police on Friday after it was alleged that the campsite had no official approval. The Planjole site in Saint-Julien-de-Peyrolas, about 30 miles north-west of Avignon, is located in an area prone to flooding, local officials said. The pair remained in custody on Friday, facing possible charges of "causing injury and endangering lives, working illegally and running…
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Jacquemus shows physical catwalk collection for SS21
About an hour outside Paris, a 600m catwalk in the middle of a wheat field in a village called Us became the backdrop for Jacquemus’ Spring Summer 2021 collection. Showing both men’s and womenswear, it was the first French label to hold a physical show, of which Jacquemus said: “For me, the runway can’t be a video. It’s at the heart of what we do. It’s important to all of us to continue, just like a restaurant that reopens.” Titled L’Amour, the collection beamed romantic nodes onto sundrenched cloth, a look the designer Simon Port Jacquemus has done well to trademarkas his own. For women, draped thigh-skimming dresses evoked days…
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Gophers Prepare for Tropical Tournament
Minnesota will take part in the first annual Aloha Open in Honolulu on December 30, adding a new event to the team’s usual winter break competition In Part One of a two-part look at next week’s Aloha Open, learn more about the format and benefits of the inaugural event. Next week, Part Two will focus on specific matchups and team previews. Each winter, Minnesotans travel by the thousands to vacation in tropical destinations. Next week No. 1 Minnesota will do the same, though the trip will be as much business as it is pleasure when the Gophers head to Honolulu to compete in the first annual Aloha Open on December…
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High School Results – Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Barnesville 36 Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 34 Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 52 Prairie Valley 17 Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale 42 New York Mills 37 Fertile-Beltrami 48 East Grand Forks/Sacred Heart 18 Kenyon-Wanamingo 73, Triton 3 Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial Area 44 Jackson County Central 25 New London-Spicer 64 Glencoe-Lester Prairie 16 Northfield 58 Richfield 21 Park Rapids 36 Detroit Lakes 33 Pequot Lakes/Pine River-Bacus 43 Blackduck/Cass Lake-Bena 26 Sauk Centre-Melrose 39 LPGE-Browerville 3 St. Cloud Tech 49 Little Falls 17 West Central Area/Ashby/Evansville 39 Royalton/Upsala 25 Windom/Mountain Lake 57, BOLD 21 Worthington 48 Tracy-Milroy-Balaton/Westbrook-Walnut Grove 21 Brainerd Triangular Brainerd/Pillager 50 Sartell-St. Stephen 29 Bemidji 44 Brainerd/Pillager 21 Bemidji 54 Sartell-St. Stephen 16 Breckenridge Triangular Perham 63 Pelican Rapids 6 Perham…
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Mustang’s Wilson and Begin high in rankings
EDMOND, Okla. — Southwest Minnesota State wrestlers Jacob Beginand Cole Wilson are individually ranked in the region rankings that were announced today. Wilson is also ranked in the regular season NCAA Division II National Wrestling Coaches Association poll released today. Jacob Begin, a senior from Anoka, Minn., is ranked fifth in this week’s Super Region 3 ranking at 165 pounds and is 14-1 this season. Cole Wilson, a senior from Fairbault, Minn., is ranked fifth nationally at 285 pounds and is third in the region rankings. He is 17-2 this season with eight falls recorded. As a team, SMSU is ranked 10th in the 15-team Super Region 3 rankings. The…
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Update on Matches For Tonight’s SmackDown Live Tag Team Tourney
As previously reported, SmackDown Live General Manager Paige recently announced the four teams that will be competing in the tournament playing out over the next few weeks on SmackDown Live to determine the new #1 Contenders for The SmackDown Tag Team Titles at SummerSlam. Paige has since updated the information regarding the tournament as it was previously reported that she announced The New Day vs. SAnitY as the first match in the tournament and that match will be taking place tonight on SmackDown Live. The other two teams in the tournament, The Usos & The Bar, are expected to face off on the July 31st edition of SmackDown Live, while…
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Flip Signs New ROH Deal, Spoilers For This Week’s WWE Main Event
According to PWInsider, Flip Gordon has signed a new 2-year deal with Ring of Honor that will keep him with the company through 2020. Gordon has been attempting to get booked for The All In Event in September, but has been coming up short. Most recently, he challenged for Nick Aldis’ NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship, but would lose the match. Prior to last night’s episode of RAW which emanated from The American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida, WWE taped two matches for this week’s episode of WWE Main Event. Below are the spoiler results for this week’s episode of WWE Main Event: – Zack Ryder def. Mike Kanellis in one-on-one…
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WWE Allotting Seven Hours For SummerSlam, News on US Title Match
WWE has told cable companies that SummerSlam could run for up to seven hours in total – beginning at 5PM ET for The Kickoff Show and having a latest end time of midnight ET. This would make it seven hours, though that would be the most extreme case as The PPV is still expected to run closer to six hours and concluding around 11PM ET. The announced Jeff Hardy vs. Shinsuke Nakamura WWE United States Title Match is still expected to be changed to a Triple Threat Match which will also include Randy Orton. Dave Meltzer stated on a recent edition of The Wrestling Observer Radio Program that every angle…