Month: October 2013

LONDON, Oct 24 (Reuters) – Former England international Gary Lineker has condemned the “utterly depressing behaviour” of ambitious parents who rant and rave on the touchline trying to turn their children into football stars. The 52-year-old presenter of the BBC’s flagship Match of the Day programme said in an article in the New Statesman magazine their behaviour was wrecking their children’s confidence and stifling their development. …

BEIJING (Reuters) – China's Environment Ministry said on Thursday it will send inspection teams to provinces and cities most seriously affected by smog to ensure rules on fighting air pollution are being enforced. Air quality in cities is of increasing concern to China's stability-obsessed leaders, anxious to douse potential unrest as a more affluent urban population turns against a growth-at-all-costs economic model that has poisoned much of the country's air, water and soil. …

By Carey Gillam KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) – The American Civil Liberties Union sued Missouri prison officials on Wednesday seeking to force the state to divulge the compounding pharmacies that supply its lethal execution drugs and identities of other members of its death row execution team. The lawsuit came a day after the state said it would start classifying those pharmacies among the various personnel and entities involved in administering the death penalty in Missouri and thus shielded from public disclosure of their identities. …

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