Etiqueta: striker
From hunger striker to MP candidate: the rise of France’s ‘humanist baker’
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After dark in a bakery kitchen, Stéphane Ravacley was bashing blocks of butter with a giant rolling pin as he prepared his croissant pastry. “A lot of French people have lost faith in politics," él dijo, shaping the f...
The Japanese hunger striker demanding an end to US bases in Okinawa
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A principios de esta semana, Jinshiro Motoyama placed a banner outside the office of Japan’s prime minister, sat on a folding chair, and stopped eating. It was a dramatic gesture, but the 30-year-old activist believes desperate...
Climate hunger striker expresses shock at being ignored by ministers
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The climate hunger striker who starved himself for more than five weeks outside parliament has said he did not expect ministers would ignore his demands and potentially let him die. Angus Rose had said he would not ea...
Sinn Féin commemoration of IRA hunger striker provokes backlash
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Sinn Féin is facing a political backlash for commemorating a dead IRA hunger striker but failing to acknowledge the fate of a young mother who burned to death in one of his bombs. Politicians from other parties and co...
Paul Mariner, former Ipswich and England striker, muere envejecido 68
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The former Ipswich and England striker Paul Mariner has died at the age of 68. Mariner scored 139 metas en 339 games for Ipswich in a golden era in which they won the FA Cup in 1978 and Uefa Cup in 1981. His other cl...