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Justizminister Josef Moser (ÖVP) will bis Ende des Jahres Regelungen beseitigen, die EU-Vorgaben unnötigerweise übererfüllen (Gold-Plating). Gemeinsam mit Bundeskanzler Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) kündigte er einen Ministerratsvortrag an, "der vorsieht, dass grundsätzlich auf diese Übererfüllung von EU-Normen verzichtet wird". Auch eine entsprechende Gesetzesvorlage ist geplant.

Chris Volstad, Robbie Ross and almost the entire Knights staff gets rocked in 11-1 rout

Eight people, who are French and Thai students and backpackers, were arrested in Sydney on April 6, accused of operating a drug trafficking ring. Police stated they conducted early-morning raids in Haymarket, Darlinghurst and Tamarama, arresting a 25-year-old Thai woman and seven French nationals. It’s alleged the group were supplying MDMA, cocaine, LSD, ketamine and cannabis. Police also seized one kilogram of various drugs and more than $235,000 in cash. The 28-year-old man, 25-year-old woman and 23-year-old man were released. Читать дальше...

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Rookie sensation Shohei Ohtani hit a home run for the third straight game and the Los Angeles Angels rallied from an early six-run deficit to beat the Oakland Athletics 13-9 on Friday night. The two-way star from Japan connected for a long, solo drive in the second inning against Daniel Gossett. The...

ANAHEIM — Daniel Gossett already was tabbed for demotion after Friday’s game because the A’s need the roster spot for outfielder Trayce Thompson, who will join the team Saturday. Gossett didn’t help his cause much any in his start against the Angels, either. He gave up five runs in 3 1/3 innings, running his ERA in two starts to 11.05. “Too many hittable pitches,” Gossett said. “Stuff that’s completely out of the zone, nothing competitive. The quality of pitches... Читать дальше...

Leander Paes continues to span the sport’s generations, entertaining with the same youthful enthusiasm and passion that he first showcased 29 seasons ago. The evergreen Indian, a feisty competitor with a familar smile never far away, has today become the sixth player in ATP World Tour history (since 1973) to record 750 doubles match wins (750-433).

Kenya will try to remain the top track and field nation at the Commonwealth Games despite bringing a new-look team after many of their top performers opted out.

Cycling sprint world champion Matt Glaetzer said he felt embarrassed after he was dumped out in the early stages at the Commonwealth Games in front of a shocked Australian crowd on Saturday.

Mit einem 92:73 gegen die Indiana Pacers haben die Toronto Raptors in der Nacht auf Samstag (MESZ) endgültig und erstmals Platz eins in der Eastern Conference der National Basketball Association (NBA) fixiert. Der 57. Saisonerfolg war gleichzeitig ein Rekordsieg. Die bisher beste Saisonbilanz von 56:26 aus 2015/16 wurde bei drei noch ausstehenden Partien ausgelöscht.

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva defied an order to turn himself in to police Friday, instead hunkering down with supporters at a metallurgical union that was the spiritual birthplace of his rise to power. The once wildly popular leader, who rose from poverty to lead Latin America’s largest nation, had until 5 p.m. local time to present himself to police in the city of Curitiba to begin serving a sentence of 12 years and one month for a corruption conviction. Hours after the deadline... Читать дальше...

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The number of attacks on refugee shelters in Germany this year has dropped to a four-year low, figures attributed to the federal criminal police revealed.

A Palestinian journalist shot by Israeli forces during clashes along the Gaza border has died, the health ministry in the Strip said Saturday.

PHOENIX — A Phoenix man who decapitated his wife and their two dogs while high on drugs tearfully expressed remorse Friday, as a judge sentenced him to nearly three decades in prison. Shaking and crying in his orange jail uniform, Kenneth Dale Wakefield, 46, issued an apology in Maricopa County Superior Court. “I just wanted...

Unlike the hard right I have not conjured up an imaginary Other, but identified a genuine adversary in a struggle over democratic liberalism that is already engaged.

Crude prices and global equity markets fell yesterday after US President Donald Trump upped the ante in a trade dispute with China that added to investor jitters about the potential impact the heated rhetoric may have on the world economy. MSCI’s gauge of worldwide stock indexes fell 0.65 per cent, and all three major US stock indexes slid more than 1 per cent, after Mr Trump threatened late Thursday to slap tariffs on an additional $100 billion of Chinese goods. China warned it was fully prepared... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Pedro Alvarez may have provided the Yankees some strange mercy with his 14th-inning grand slam. At the rate things were going, a few more innings could have left New York without enough players to keep playing anyway. Alvarez hit a grand slam, Manny Machado homered twice and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Yankees 7-3 on Friday night after New York saw four players forced to make early exits. Yankees starter CC Sabathia left with hip soreness, star catcher Gary Sanchez limped off with a leg cramp right before Alvarez struck... Читать дальше...

GAZA (Sputnik) - Ten Palestinians, including a reporter, were killed Friday when protesters clashed with Israeli troops guarding the border with the Gaza exclave, a Palestinian health ministry spokesman told Sputnik.

If Herm Edwards didn’t already know, he found out this week. There’s a lot of national interest in what he’s doing at Arizona State.

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