DUTCH REFEREE ROB DIEPERINK DIES WEEKS AFTER REMOVAL FROM WORLD CUP OFFICIATING LIST. (PHOTO).
Dutch referee Rob Dieperink dies weeks after removal from World Cup officiating list Dutch referee Rob Dieperink has died at the age of 38, weeks after FIFA removed him from its list of officials for the World Cup. The Dutch Football Association (KNVB) confirmed his death in a statement, saying it was “shocked and deeply saddened” by the news. His cause of death has not been disclosed. Dieperink was arrested in April by the Metropolitan Police in the United Kingdom following a report of an alleged sexual assault involving a teenage boy in London. A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said officers responded on April 9 to a report of sexual assault at an address in Croydon and arrested a man in his 30s on suspicion of the offence. Police later said that after reviewing available evidence, including CCTV footage and digital devices, the investigation had concluded that “the evidential threshold had not been met” and no further action would be taken. Following the investigation, FIFA co...
Today tuesday the United Arab Emirates Energy Minister counters talks of potential emergency meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries {OPEC} after Emmanuel Ibe Kachukwu,the Nigerian oil minister said today tuesday that a couple of members had requested a gathering.However,UAE Energy Minister Suhail bin Mohammed al-Mazroui later told the same conference that the current OPEC strategy was working,adding that time was needed to allow this to happen perhaps between one and 1-1 and half years.''I'm not convinced OPEC alone can change or can solely unilaterally change this strategy just because we have seen a low in the market.While the first half of 2016 would be tough for the oil market,there would be a gradual recovery later in the year,aided by an expected drop in non-OPEC production''.The Nigerian minister did not specify which OPEC members wanting a meeting and said any such gathering would be in February on March.OPEC's next scheduled meeting is not until June 2. More photos below.
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