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Olympian Suspended for 5 Months after Making Sign of the Cross in Violation of Rules

An Olympic athlete has been suspended from international judo competitions for five months after making the sign of the cross during the Paris Games. Making the sign of the cross is a violation of the rules of judo. According to the International Judo Federation, Serbian athlete Nemanja Maidov will be suspended for five months by […]

Judo champion suspended for making the sign of the cross

Judo world champion Nemanja Maidov has been suspended for five months by the international governing body for making the sign of the cross before a match at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Maidov is a devout Christian and makes no apologies for his faith. He appears to have violated International Judo Federation rules when he made […]

Several dead in attempt to cross Channel, say French authorities | Migration

Several people died overnight while trying to cross the Channel from France to Britain, local authorities in France said, less than two weeks after the deadliest disaster this year. The Pas-de-Calais prefecture said “several migrants lost their lives” but did not give a figure for the casualties. Regional Secretary Jacques Bien will hold a press […]

Two Boat Migrants Die in Attempt to Cross English Channel

Two illegal migrants died in the English Channel after setting off from the French coast in an unsteady rubber dinghy on Sunday morning. It comes after two people drowned off the coast of Calais on Sunday, making 25 migrants who have died in the Channel trying to reach British coasts so far this year. Daily […]