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Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for Hasina if she is found guilty on Monday.

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Kane's own current hunger was exemplified in one second-half moment when, after spending time dropping deep, he appeared on the edge of England's penalty area to regain possession with a crunching tackle.

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Hallgrimsson had said that, in Portugal's win over the Republic of Ireland in October, Ronaldo - who had a penalty saved in that game - was "controlling the referee".

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Such an exam is an administrative action that department officials have noted can result in changes in practices, penalties and hundreds of millions of dollars being passed on to policyholders.

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It completed a disappointing pair of matches for Ronaldo against Ireland, after he missed a penalty when the sides met in Portugal in October.

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