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A Chinese military court issued suspended death sentences to two former defense ministers for corruption, punctuating a broad purge of China’s armed forces that has ousted most of the high command.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Two former Chinese defence ministers have been handed suspended death sentences on corruption charges, according to state media.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
As mayor, she said, she would have nonviolent jail inmates pick up litter in exchange for time off their sentences.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
"The court sentences the defendant to seven years in prison," a judge at the Seoul High Court said on Wednesday, calling Yoon's actions "highly reprehensible".
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
I heard her speak in full, lovely sentences from my room across the hall.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
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