The opposition Taiwan People’s party stands by founder Ko Wen-je despite sentence, alleging prosecutors were pressured by ruling DPP party Opposition figure Ko Wen-je put on a defiant display in front of tens of thousands of supporters outside Taiwan’s Presidential Office, two days after being handed a 17-year prison sentence on corruption charges. “I will not yield! I will not surrender!” Ko shouted on Sunday in Taipei, as he turned towards the grand, red-brick Japanese colonial-era building in order to directly address President Lai Ching-te. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/cbk9uJC via IFTTT
Zapping World Eleven Cristiano Ronaldo: Record numbers Definitely, Jim Ratcliffe is a jack of all trades when it comes to European heavyweights and seems determined to extend his influence in the world of sport! While the American businessman, already at the head of OGC Nice, is in the running to buy Manchester United, the Dailymail reports that he would have been interested in taking over… FC Barcelona! The Blaugranas under the US flag? The deal never saw the light of day due to the club’s financial management, deemed disastrous by the INEOS boss. At the microphone of Dailymail, the latter explains: “We talked about it but, in the end, they didn’t think they could go to the fans with it. The path they’re going down is a disaster. We tried to point it out and they said, “We know, but…”. These are all short term diets [de Barcelone]because the president comes along, does the job for five years and hands over the mess to someone else. “They’ve now sold a lot of TV rights and...