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The leader of a Tour de France team caught up in a doping investigation said he had "nothing to hide" after two unnamed members of the French outfit were detained.Nairo Quintana,30,said no drugs were discovered during the investigation.#s63 #TourdeFrance #tourdefrance2020 #sports

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The leader of a Tour de France team caught up in a

The leader of a Tour de France team caught up in a doping investigation said he had "nothing to hide" after two unnamed members of the French outfit were detained.

Colombian rider Nairo Quintana, 30, leader of the Arkea-Samsic team and winner of the 2014 Giro d'Italia, said no drugs were discovered during the investigation.

"No doping substance has ever been found," he said in a statement late on Tuesday.

"I have nothing to hide and have never had anything to hide," Quintana added.

Police detained two people from the Arkea-Samsic team on Monday.

French daily Le Parisien reported that they were a doctor and physiotherapist.

A source familiar with the matter told AFP that searches had targeted several riders including Quintana's brother Dayer, as well as members of the medical team.

It is the most significant investigation in years for the repeatedly scandal-hit Tour, which wrapped up Sunday in Paris with a surprise victory for 21-year-old debutant Tadej Pogacar, the youngest winner in more than a century.

Many had predicted the COVID-19 pandemic would prevent the riders making it the 3,400 kilometres (2,100 miles) from the Mediterranean city of Nice to the French capital.

The prosecutor's statement said the investigation is focused on the prescription of a substance or banned method for athletes, as well as help and encouragement in its use.

The charges can lead to up to five years in prison and a 75,000-euro ($88,000) fine.

Quintana finished the Tour in 17th place, more than an hour behind the winner Pogacar. Quintana's teammate Warren Barguil finished in 14th place.#s63

For children born with disabilities in Kenya’s M

For children born with disabilities in Kenya’s Mathare informal settlement, life can be grim as they face stigma from their community and families and little in the way of support.

Elizabeth Waithera, 37, after witnessing the struggles faced by her special needs’ sister, decided to set up a centre offering free therapy for the disabled.

With its walls covered with brightly painted animals and cartoon characters like Winnie the Pooh and Scrooge McDuck, the small centre is a haven of joy for the children who come for therapy.

“Most of these youth and kids suffer discrimination and stigma, including from their parents,” Waithera, a psychologist and social worker told AFP.

She employs physiotherapists and caregivers who help children with cerebral palsy, autism, visual or hearing impairment or mental health problems.

An occupational therapist comes in twice a week, his services donated by the ActionAid charity.

On days when the centre is not holding physiotherapy sessions the facility becomes “a specialized daycare for the children with challenges such as autism, blindness and deafness to allow the parents a break from the intensive schedule of caring for them,” she said.

This allows them to “engage in their usual income generating pursuits or just have some much needed rest.”

“For children who are blind or deaf but (have) sufficient motor skills we start by offering basic vocational training like crocheting….as we hope to eventually upgrade the youngsters to be able to operate sewing machines,” Waithera said.

The centre whose services are free, relies on donations, which have decreased because of the coronavirus pandemic.

“It is a challenge doing it for free, bearing in mind I have staff that needs to be paid, food, diapers, premises… it’s a big challenge because we depend on well-wishers, meaning this month can be good and next month not good,” Waithera said.#s63

Two extremely rare Javan rhinoceros calves have be

Two extremely rare Javan rhinoceros calves have been spotted in an Indonesian national park, boosting hopes for the future of one of the world's most endangered mammals.

The rhino calves -- a female named Helen and male called Luther -- were seen with their mothers in footage taken from nearly 100 camera traps installed in Ujung Kulon national park between March and August, authorities said in a statement on Sunday.

On the westernmost tip of Java in Banten province, Ujung Kulon is the last remaining wild habitat for Javan rhinos.

After years of population decline, the arrival of the new calves brings the total number of the rare mammals to 74.

The sanctuary comprises around 5,100 hectares (12,600 acres) of lush rainforest and freshwater streams.

The Indonesian government has been surveying other areas across Java and Sumatra islands to relocate the rhinos from the danger of Mount Krakatau, an active volcano not far from the national park.

"These births bring a big hope for the continuation of the life of the critically endangered special Javan rhino," said Wiratno, a senior official at the environment ministry.

Javan rhinos have folds of loose skin giving them the appearance of wearing armour plating.

They once numbered in the thousands across Southeast Asia, but have been hard hit by rampant poaching and human encroachment on their habitats.#s63

Egypt’s antiquities ministry announced on Sunday

Egypt’s antiquities ministry announced on Sunday, the discovery of 14 sarcophagi in the Saqqara necropolis south of Cairo which had lain buried for 2,500 years.

The coffins were found two days ago during an archaeological dig at the burial spot where another 13 wooden sarcophagi had been discovered last week, the ministry said in a statement.

The vast Saqqara necropolis is located around 16 kilometres (10 miles) south of famed Giza pyramids. It is part of the ancient city of Memphis, a UNESCO World Heritage site and hosts the colossal step Pyramid of Djoser.

Photographs of the well-preserved wooden coffins show ornate and intricate paintings, with maroon and blue lines, as well as hieroglyphic pictorials.

The ministry said more excavations had been planned, with the expectation that another trove of wooden coffins would be found at the site.

In a video distributed this month announcing the discoveries, Tourism and Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anani said the recent finds at Saqqara were “just the beginning.”

Egypt has sought to promote archaeological discoveries across the country in a bid to revive tourism, which took a hit from restriction on travel due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

In July, authorities reopened the Giza pyramids and other archaeological sites to the public after a three-month closure and waived tourist visa fees to lure holidaymakers.

Egypt is also planning to unveil its centerpiece project of the Grand Egyptian Museum in the coming months.

The tourism sector, battered by years of political turmoil and terror attacks, had recovered to draw record visitors, around 13.6 million last year, when the COVID-19 crisis struck.#s63

By the time 61-year-old Mexican mechanic Martin Ur

By the time 61-year-old Mexican mechanic Martin Urdiain finally decided to go to hospital to seek treatment for the coronavirus, it was already too late. He died the next day.

When Urdiain and his wife fell ill, they chose to stay at their home in Mexico City rather than put their trust in the creaking public health system.

After their symptoms worsened, they even bought two mechanical ventilators for $3,400 instead of going to hospital.

"He was suspicious because he saw on the news about the overflowing hospitals, and poor care, but in the end he felt worse and finally went,"
Urdiain's brother Alfredo told AFP.

Urdiain died on June 17, while his wife recovered without hospitalization.

In Mexico, it is common to hear of people choosing to fight the virus on their own at home, sometimes refusing to be taken to hospital by paramedics.

The government has recognized that the health system has suffered from years of neglect, but says it is working to improve standards.

When the pandemic began, Mexico had a shortage of 200,000 doctors and 300,000 nurses, prompting the health ministry to embark on a major hiring spree.

It also scrambled to refurbish a thousand hospitals and buy supplies with an investment of $1.9 billion.

With more than 73,000 deaths, Mexico has the world's fourth-highest COVID-19 toll, although the government says that is partly due to its large population.

The country of 128 million has officially registered nearly 700,000 coronavirus infections.

Ivan Carreno, a general practitioner, said, from March to July people's fear "was well founded,” since the hospitals "were full, the care was poor and there was a lack of supplies."

Although the situation has since improved, many people remain wary.

"I've had patients who ask me if it's true that they remove the fluid from their knees -- or if we traffic their organs," Carreno said.

Adding, "Many people literally prefer to die at home.”#s63

Paris Saint-Germain have sent French football auth

Paris Saint-Germain have sent French football authorities a video which some lip-reading experts say, it confirms Marseille defender Alvaro Gonzalez used a racial slur against Neymar, leading to an on-pitch brawl, Brazilian media reported.

A week after PSG's 1-0 loss to their arch rivals ended with Neymar slapping Gonzalez on the back of the head -- triggering a melee that ended with five players sent off -- Brazil's Globo Esporte said the Brazilian superstar's club had submitted video of the preceding minutes to the league "to attempt to prove that Neymar was the victim of racism."

Brazilian news site UOL on Monday, had confirmed the information.

Three Brazilian lip-reading experts interviewed by Globo TV Sunday agreed that Gonzalez had called Neymar "mono" -- "monkey" in Spanish -- just before the brawl, after watching the footage from French broadcaster Telefoot.

However, other lip-reading experts -- notably in Gonzalez's native Spain -- have analyzed the same tape and found no evidence the defender used a racial slur.

According to some Spanish media reports, Neymar in fact used a homophobic slur against Gonzalez.

The French league, which suspended Neymar for two matches over the incident, has announced a probe into his accusations, which Gonzalez denies.#s63

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni announced the co

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni announced the country has reopened to international visitors bearing a negative COVID-19 certificate on Sunday, six months after it closed its borders to contain the pandemic.

“The international airport and land borders will now be opened for tourists,” the head of state said in a televised address.

Museveni reiterated the conditions for entering the country stating that only visitors who test negative for the virus 72 hours before arrival would be allowed into the country.

Ugandans returning from abroad will be allowed to proceed home without quarantining as long as they also possess a negative test result.

The East African nation imposed one of the earliest lockdowns and border closures on the continent in March, when it had only a handful of coronavirus cases.

Borders remained open to truck freight, but this emerged as a major source of infection, prompting Uganda to begin refusing drivers entry if they tested positive.

The country gradually eased some of its drastic lockdown measures in recent months, despite a rising number of new infections after a slow start.

Museveni said an overnight curfew from 9 pm to 6 am would remain in place.

Bars, gyms and cinemas will remain closed for now, but outdoor sports will be allowed to resume as long as the players test negative for the virus and there are no spectators, he said.

Places of worship are allowed to hold prayers, but with the number of worshippers capped at 70.

The number of new infections slowly climbed in recent weeks, with authorities blaming complacency and fatigue over social distancing measures.

On Monday, Uganda reported 181 new COVID-19 infections, taking the country's total to 6,468.

Uganda has recorded 63 deaths, most in the past month.#s63

Lebanon's Prime Minister-Designate Mustapha Adib o

Lebanon's Prime Minister-Designate Mustapha Adib on Monday, urged competing political forces to step up and help him form a desperately needed independent government to save the crisis-hit country.

Adib is under pressure to form a fresh cabinet line-up as soon as possible so the new government can launch a raft of reforms required to unlock billions of dollars in foreign aid.

Lebanon was mired in its worst economic crisis in decades and battling the novel coronavirus pandemic, even before one of the world's biggest non-nuclear explosions at the Beirut port last month.

"Any further delay will exacerbate and deepen the crisis," Adib said in a statement.

Adib's remarks came after a French-imposed deadline to form the cabinet passed last week.

The premier-designate appealed to all political forces to "work towards the success of the French initiative immediately and without delay" to help rescue the country.

"The Lebanese people's woes require the cooperation of all sides to facilitate forming a crisis government" of independents, he said.

Adib's efforts to form a government have been effectively blocked by the two main Shiite groups in Lebanon's usual power-sharing arrangement, Amal and Hezbollah.

Observers have said their insistence to keep the finance ministry is linked to recent US sanctions against a former minister from Amal, as well as Hezbollah-linked businesses.

The August 4 explosion of hundreds of tonnes of ammonium nitrate at the Beirut port killed more than 190 people, wounded thousands, and ravaged large parts of the capital.#s63

A huge fire gutted part of the main building of Ug

A huge fire gutted part of the main building of Uganda's prestigious Makerere University, one of Africa's oldest, Ugandan police confirmed on Sunday.

"The fire is believed to have started from the roof spreading to floors that house both records and finance departments," said Kampala deputy police spokesman Luke Oweyesigire.

Adding, "A lot of property has been destroyed. Investigations are ongoing to ascertain the cause of the fire," which started around 1 am (2200 GMT).

The institution’s Vice Chancellor, Professor Barnabas Nawangwe pledged a restoration of the building to “its historic state in the shortest time possible,” as he described the destruction “unbelievable.”

"It is a very dark morning for Makerere University. Our iconic Main Administration Building caught fire and the destruction is unbelievable," tweeted Nawangwe.

Police in Kampala have launched an investigation into the cause of the fire.

Makerere was established in 1922 as a humble technical school, but today it is one of Africa's oldest and most prestigious English universities.

Built between 1938 and 1941, the university has 35,000 students and 3,000 postgraduates.#s63

A plaque installed on the weekend by activists in

A plaque installed on the weekend by activists in Bangkok declaring Thailand "belongs to the people" had been removed Monday, after a show of force by pro-democracy protesters calling for the royal family to stay out of the country's politics.

The kingdom has seen near-daily protests for the past two months led by students demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha, a former army chief who masterminded the 2014 coup.

Around 30,000 demonstrators rallied Saturday close to Bangkok's Grand Palace where organisers took a stronger line on monarchical reform before installing a commemorative "People's Plaque" the morning after.

But by Monday, the plaque had vanished.

"I heard it's missing and we're investigating the case," Bangkok's deputy police chief Piya Tawichai told AFP.

The almost-immediate removal of the plaque "reflects the fact that arch-royalists are not only incensed by demands for monarchical reform but are not going to put up with any symbols that even reflect opposition to the palace," said Paul Chambers of Naresuan University.

The plaque, placed in the historic Sanam Luang field, had read; "The people have expressed the intention that this country belongs to the people, and not the king."

The largely leaderless youth-organised movement, partly inspired by Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests, is calling for Prayut's government to be dissolved, a rewrite of the 2017 military-scripted constitution, and for authorities to stop "harassing" political opponents.

Some factions within the movement including the organisers of the weekend demonstrations have also called for frank discussions on the monarchy, a once-taboo topic due to tough royal defamation laws.#s63

Each year, the world observes International Day of

Each year, the world observes International Day of Peace on September 21st.

The UN General Assembly declared this day as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, by observing 24 hours of non-violence and ceasefire.

This year’s celebration comes as the world collectively battles a pandemic, making it clearer than ever that we are not each other’s enemies.

Rather, our common enemy is a tireless virus that threatens our health, security and the way of life.

COVID-19 has thrown our world in turmoil and forcibly reminded us, what happens in one part of the planet can impact people everywhere.

The International Day of Peace was first established in 1981 but it took until 2001 for the General Assembly to unanimously vote to designate the day as a period of non-violence and ceasefire.

The United Nations uses the International Peace Day to invite all nations and people to honour a cessation of hostilities, and to otherwise commemorate the Day through education and public awareness on issues related to peace.

The world needs peace today more than ever, with 25.4 million people displaced from their homes by conflict.

The past few decades, the world has seen an influx of refugees, whether it is from Myanmar, Syria, Yemen, Sudan or Somalia. Peace costs nothing and its time, the human race understands the importance of having a peaceful coexistence.

In the immortal words of Mahatma Gandhi, "peace will not come out of a clash of arms but out of justice lived and done by unarmed nations in the face of odds."#s63

Around 70 whales are stranded in a bay on the Aust

Around 70 whales are stranded in a bay on the Australian island of Tasmania, officials said on Monday, with marine experts now mobilising to see if a rescue is possible.

The whales are in Macquarie Harbour, on the island's rugged and sparsely populated west coast, where they are believed to be stuck on a sandbar.

Police are on site and marine experts are being deployed to assess the situation, Tasmania's environment department said.

"Additional crews with whale rescue gear will arrive later today," the department said in a statement.

The creatures are believed to be pilot whales but the species has not yet been confirmed.

Mass whale strandings occur relatively often in Tasmania, but the large numbers involved present a daunting rescue prospect.

The latest stranding comes as a humpback whale which was stuck in a tropical river in Australia's north finally returned to the ocean after more than two weeks.

Public broadcaster ABC reported the creature, which spent 17 days in the crocodile-infested waters of Kakadu National Park, has been spotted in open seas off Darwin.

Scientists had been weighing options for guiding the humpback to safety after it became the first known whale to travel up the muddy river, but were relieved when it returned to sea of its own accord.#s63

A firefighter was killed on Thursday in California

A firefighter was killed on Thursday in California’s El Dorado Fire, according to officials at the San Bernardino National Forest.

“Our deepest sympathies are with the family, friends and fellow firefighters during this time,” forest officials said in a statement.

The cause is under investigation and the name of the firefighter is being withheld until the notification of next of kin.

Dozens of wildfires are burning in the West Coast, ravaging homes and burning more than 3 million acres in Oregon, California and Washington state alone.

The El Dorado Fire was caused by a smoke-generating device used during a gender reveal party two weeks ago, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire.

An expectant couple in Yucaipa set off fireworks to reveal the sex of their child, a popular but dangerous trend for expectant parents.

The fire is now 66% contained, but it had scorched more than 21,000 acres in the Yucaipa area, about 70 miles east of Los Angeles.#s63

As scientists around the world rush to find a vacc

As scientists around the world rush to find a vaccine to stem the spread of COVID-19, another deadly disease, polio, has become the latest target of misinformation campaigns online.

The World Health Organization (WHO) celebrated the announcement on August 25th that Africa had eradicated the wild poliovirus, a landmark in a decades-long fight against the crippling disease.

However, there still exists a version of the illness known as vaccine-derived polio, which occurs in rare incidents when the weakened virus in the vaccine mutates.

It particularly affects countries with low immunization rates and poor sanitation, health experts said.

Two days after the WHO’s announcement, the UN confirmed that more than a dozen cases of vaccine-derived polio had sprung up in nine states across Sudan.

The outbreak added further fuel to the already prolific spread of conspiracy theories pushing false claims about vaccination on social media.

According to the WHO, 1,271 people around the world have caught vaccine-derived polio in the past decade.

The disease typically spreads when the weakened vaccine-virus is excreted by a vaccinated person and then picked up by others through contaminated water or food.

Oliver Rosenbauer, spokesman for the WHO’s polio eradication scheme, told AFP Fact Check that while contamination could in fact “passively immunize other kids,” it can have devastating consequence in countries with low immunization rates.

“The problem arises when you have a community which is very poorly vaccinated, because this virus is allowed to continue to spread, to find susceptible unvaccinated children,” he said.

According to the WHO, people are protected against both vaccine-derived and wild polioviruses if a population is “fully immunized.”#s63

On Friday, Kenya announced the phased resumption o

On Friday, Kenya announced the phased resumption of all outdoor and non-contact sporting activities, six months after these were stopped due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Sports Minister Amina Mohamed gave the green light for non-contact sports such as athletics, cricket and golf. High contact sports such as football, boxing, judo, karate and water sports remain suspended.

"The guidelines we have released today are subject to be reviewed according to the global situation of Covid-19," she said, adding that individual testing would not be mandatory.

However where required the cost of the tests should be borne by the relevant sport's federation, organisation, or event organisers.

Kenya halted all sporting activities in March, alongside stringent measures curbing movement, the closure of schools and borders and the imposition of a nighttime curfew, in a bid to halt the spread of the virus.

Schools remain shut and the curfew in place, however the country has slowly been relaxing rules as official cases have dropped in recent weeks.

The first leg of the World Athletics Continent Tour meeting originally set for May 3 in Nairobi will now be held on October 3.

The one-day event is being held in Africa for the first time, and is expected to draw both local and international athletes.

Some of the major events that were cancelled in Kenya include the global under-20 athletics meeting and the Safari Rally which were both set to be held in July, but have been postponed to 2021.#s63

On Friday, the US Army announced it was stepping u

On Friday, the US Army announced it was stepping up its military deployment both troops and equipment in northeastern Syria despite a push to limit its presence there, a move that follows tensions with Russia in the region.

US Central Command (Centcom) "has deployed Sentinel radar, increased the frequency of US fighter patrols over US forces, and deployed Bradley Fighting Vehicles to augment US forces" in the area, which is controlled by the US and its Kurdish allies, spokesman Captain Bill Urban said in a statement.

The number of armored vehicles sent as reinforcement did not exceed half a dozen, and "less than 100 people" were sent to maneuver them, a US official who spoke on condition of anonymity said.

Without mentioning Russia, Urban said the moves were meant "to help ensure the safety and security of Coalition forces," and that the US "does not seek conflict with any other nation in Syria, but will defend Coalition forces if necessary."

The US official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said however the actions "are a clear signal to Russia to adhere to mutual de-confliction processes and for Russia and other parties to avoid unprofessional, unsafe and provocative actions in northeast Syria."

US Bradley Fighting Vehicles were pulled out of the region last October by President Donald Trump, who tried in early 2019 to recall all US troops from Syria, before agreeing to leave a few hundred to protect oil wells.

Several incidents in recent weeks have pitted the US military against Russian forces now deployed along the Turkish border under an agreement with Ankara.

US and Russian troops frequently interact in Syria, but confrontations have been rare.#s63

South African rights groups have vowed to petition

South African rights groups have vowed to petition the United Nations and African Union over the latest ruling that the country's Olympic 800-metre champion Caster Semenya cannot compete unless she takes hormone-suppressing drugs.

Switzerland's Supreme Court last week dismissed Semenya's appeal against a decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport on eligibility criteria for athletes with differences of sexual development (DSD).

The South African two-times gold medallist, who has elevated testosterone due to DSD, identifies as a woman and races as a woman.

But for World Athletics, women with some masculine attributes like Semenya have an unfair advantage -- a position hotly contested by South African officials.

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) and the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) this week announced plans to petition the UN and AU, claiming the regulations constitute "gross human rights violations.”

"Caster and other women cannot be subjected to these horrible acts," CGE spokesman Javu Baloyi told reporters on Friday.

He questioned why other athletes were not penalised for natural advantages such as "strong lung capacity.”

"Usain Bolt, look at his height," Baloyi said, referring to the Jamaican sprinting champion.

"Should we then reduce his height and long legs so that he can compete equally with other athletes?"

The international athletics governing body in 2018 banned Semenya and other DSD athletes from races between 400 metres and a mile unless they take testosterone-reducing drugs.

The 29-year-old Semenya unsuccessfully challenged the World Athletics rules before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, after which she turned to the Swiss supreme court.

She lost that latest appeal on September 8.

The gender commission is hoping the "discriminatory, unethical" rule will be scrapped.#s63

Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar announced a condit

Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar announced a conditional lifting of a months-long blockade on oilfields and ports by his forces on Friday.

"We have decided to resume oil production and export on condition of a fair distribution of revenues" and guarantee they "will not be used to support terrorism,” he said on television.

Pro-Haftar groups supported by the Petroleum Facilities Guard blockaded key oilfields and export terminals from January 17, to demand what they called a fair share of hydrocarbon revenues.

Wearing military uniform, Haftar said his forces had "put aside all military and political considerations" to respond to the "deterioration of living conditions" in Libya, which has Africa's largest oil reserves.

The blockade, which resulted in more than $9.8 billion in lost revenue according to the National Oil Corporation (NOC), has exacerbated electricity and fuel shortages in the country.

Libya has been in chaos since a NATO-backed uprising toppled and killed longtime dictator Moamer Kadhafi in 2011.

The main military fault-line pits Haftar and an administration in Libya's east against the UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA), based in Tripoli.

Haftar's announcement comes after hundreds of Libyans protested last week in the eastern city of Benghazi, one of his strongholds, and other cities over corruption, power cuts and shortages in petrol and cash.

Protesters on Sunday set fire to the headquarters of the parallel eastern government in Benghazi and attacked the police station in Al-Marj.

Police responded with live fire, leaving at least one dead and several wounded, according to witnesses and the UN mission in Libya.

Haftar has the backing of Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Russia, while the GNA is supported by Turkey. The country's oil revenues are managed by the NOC and the central bank, both based in Tripoli.#s63

A family in Wajir is crying for justice after thei

A family in Wajir is crying for justice after their seven-year-old daughter was assaulted and raped by a 40-year-old man.

The incident which happened on Wednesday morning almost claimed the life of the minor, who according to the family was found weak from bleeding.

The father of the girl told local media that his daughter was rushed to Wajir Referral Hospital, where she is receiving treatment.

Rape against minors is becoming an everyday issue in northeastern counties of Kenya, where most of such cases are settled by clan elders in a system known as Maslaxa.

In Maslaxa, the elders of the two families sit together and solve the issue out of court.

Mostly in this system, the beneficiaries are the elders who reach ultimatums on behalf of the victim.

The elders are compensated in cash, which they distribute among themselves, leaving the victim and their family longing for justice.#s63

An American dentist who extracted a tooth from a s

An American dentist who extracted a tooth from a sedated patient while balancing on a hoverboard has been sentenced to 12 years in jail for crimes including illegal dentistry, fraud and reckless endangerment.

Seth Lookhart, 35, sent phone footage to friends that showed him taking a patient's tooth out while standing on the two-wheeled hoverboard before riding away as he stripped off his gloves and held his hands up in triumph.

The Alaska State Department of Law said that Anchorage Superior Court Judge Michael Wolverton stressed that the hoverboard incident was not the most serious aspect of the case.

"Lookhart almost killed many patients by performing anesthesia thousands of times without training or consent, on patients outside his scope of training and expertise, while stealing money from Medicaid and embezzling from his bosses," the state said in a statement.

CNN in a report published on Friday quoted Lookhart as saying "looking back, I can't say exactly when I began to go off course.”

Adding, "I could have and should have maintained better discipline and focus."

Prosecutors asked the court to order Lookhart to pay back more than $2 million embezzled from state health funds.#s63

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