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Sylvia Bongo, 62, and Noureddin Bongo, 33, both tried in absentia, were found guilty of embezzlement of public funds, among other charges.

Policymakers in the state have for years tried to spur a transition away from fossil fuels to clean-energy technologies such as solar power and electric vehicles.

I tried to reciprocate, which would have been easy under normal circumstances.

That's why, when I was asked to give my views on what I would change to improve football today, I have not tried to reinvent anything.

I thought the problem was mine and I tried to tell Francis in the most even voice I could manage that I didn’t want to “trap” a man and have him always resent me.