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RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- France notched up a gold medal in the
lightweight men's double sculls in 6 minutes and 30.70 seconds in the rowing
regatta of the 2016 Olympics Games here on Friday.
Ireland took the silver medal in 6:31.23. The bronze medal went to Norway in
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WASHINGTON
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Monday his controversial pardon of Joe Arpaio, a former sheriff of the U.S.
state of Arizona, who was convicted of criminal contempt in a racial profiling
case earlier this year.
"Well, a lot of people think it was the right thing to do," Trump said in a
White House press conference when asked to respond to broad criticism
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"He's done a great job for the people of Arizona. He is very strong on
borders, very strong on illegal immigration," Trump argued, defending his
decision to pardon the sheriff who took an outspoken and tough stance on
immigration issues.
Arpaio
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was convicted late last month for willfully violating a 2011 court order that
stops officers from detaining people simply on suspicion of being illegal
immigrants.
The former sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona, who had a reputation for his
rough treatment of criminals, especially Hispanic ones
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The White House announced that Trump would pardon Arpaio last Friday night
when Hurricane Harvey was about to make landfall in coastal areas of Texas
State, an attempt criticized for burying the controversial announcement under a
barrage of weather headlines.
However, Trump said he decided to announce the pardon Friday evening because
he believed that more people would be watching television at that time for the
sake of hurricane.
"I assumed the ratings would be far higher than they would be normally," he
told reporters.
"Sheriff Joe was very unfairly treated by the Obama administration,
especially right before an election
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many times," he added.
Reading a prepared sheet of paper, Trump also rattled off other controversial
pardons to the former official under his predecessors Bill Clinton and Barack
Obama to defend his move.
Although Trump touted his decision was supported by people of Arizona, the
pardon met criticism from the two Republican senators of the state.
Senator Jeff Flake said he would have preferred Trump to "honor the judicial
process and let it take its course," while Senator John McCain said he believes
the pardon "undermines Trump's claim for the respect of rule of law."
Arpaio was also known for campaigning for Trump last year and investigating
groundless claims that Obama was not born in the United States.
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MACAO, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- Macao Light Festival 2017 was unveiled at the Ruins
of St. Paul on Sunday night
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fill the entire December with new elements of tourism and leisure.
Under the theme "Wish-Making under the Stars", the opening ceremony featured
dance performance choreographed and performed by a local dance troupe. The
opening kicked off an array of projection mapping shows and light installations
at eight local tourist attractions, taking visitors and residents onto a
dazzling journey.
In the opening ceremony, Macao Government Tourism Office Director Senna
Fernandes said that the tourism office will forge the Macao Light Festival into
one of Macao's annual signature events and continue to combine elements of
gastronomy, culture and creativity for the goal to build Macao into a world
center of tourism and leisure.
She also added that a string of other events and festivities will follow in
this month
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& Awards, the Macau Shopping Festival and the Macao International Parade, as
well as celebrations for the 18th anniversary of the establishment of the Macao
SAR, the Christmas holidays and the New Year's Eve.
Staged from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. local time from Dec. 3 to 31, the
festival will present projection mapping shows
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activities such as light art exhibitions, outdoor local concerts and outdoor
movie shows. Related cultural and creative products will also be launched during
the festival.
THE HAGUE, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- In the year that Johan Cruyff would have turned
70, the late Dutch soccer legend will be honored with a special 5-euro coin, the
Royal Dutch Mint announced on Friday.
On Sept. 20 this year, the ceremonial first coin will be produced in Utrecht.
"The family is honored with the commemorative and that the start will be on
this special day for him," said Carole Thate, general manager of the
organization World of Johan Cruyff, which coordinates all activities under his
name.
Cruyff, or Cruijff as is his official Dutch name, died at the age of 68 on
March 24 last year in Barcelona, after he was diagnosed with cancer in October
2015.
Cruyff continued his legacy after his playing career as a coach of Ajax and
FC Barcelona.
The Johan Cruyff coin is part of a new series in which historic Dutch
sporting icons are remembered.
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