LOA ANGELES, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's red star on the iconic Hollywood Walk of Fame was smashed into pieces Wednesday by a man who dressed up as a construction worker.
The incident happened at around 5:45 am. According to cellphone videos shot by witness and released on Youtube, a man wearing a bright-orange construction vest set up construction cones and barriers around Trump' s star before smashing it into pieces with a sledgehammer and a pickax.
"When people are unhappy with one of our honourees, we would hope that they would project their anger in more positive ways than to vandalize a California state landmark," Leron Gubler, Hollywood Chamber of Commerce president and CEO, said in a statement criticizing the vandalism.
"Our democracy is based on respect for the law. People can make a difference by voting and not destroying public property," Gubler added.
The iconic gold inlaid red star was covered with cement fillings before it is repaired which process would take several days according to the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.
This incident was under investigation by Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), but a man identified as Jamie Otis claimed responsibly for it earlier.
He told the Deadline Hollywood website that he intended to destroy the star and to auction the pieces off to raise money for the 11 women accusing Trump of groping them, which action the GOP presidential candidate has denied repeatedly.
It is not the first time that Trump' s star has been vandalized since he announced the presidential bid. It was spray-painted with a swastika and a "mute" icon before, and a miniature border wall was also built in a separated incident.
LAPD estimated that the latest vandalization would cost about 2,500 U.S. dollars to repair the star. The vandalism charge can lead to a three-year maximum jail time and a minimum 10,000 U.S. dollars fine, according to California law.
Trump yet responded to the destruction of his iconic star, which was dedicated to him in 2007 for his contributions in NBC's reality TV show "The Apprentice."
By Kimathi Kamau
NAIROBI Adidas Originals NMD XR1 Sko Herre Sort Grå , July 13 (Xinhua) -- Double African champion, Gladys Cherono, is looking forward to turning her continental dominance into World Championships gold in Moscow after winning the women's 10 Dame Adidas NMD XR1 Løbesko Lyserød ,000m Kenyan Trial here on Saturday.
Timing her finish to perfection, the African 5,000m10 Herre Adidas NMD R2 Løbesko Blå Hvid ,000m champion and Kenya Defence Forces runner, nosed ahead of the field immediately after the bell to clinch the race in 33:43.03 to punch her ticket ahead of all challengers in the race for the IAAF World Championships in Moscow.
"The race was tough since there were good athletes competing and I'm so delighted to make the team. I want to see how I can perform against the best in the world and my aim is to try hard to be a world champion," the 29 year-old who ran her personal best at the distance on June 27 whilst finishing second in Ostrava in 30:29.23 said after the race.
Having raced clear of the leading four for the victory over the last 300m Herre Adidas NMD R2 Løbesko Sort Rød , the battle for second saw World Cross champion, Emily Chebet (33:43.03) out-kicked Japan based Team Kyudenko runner, Sally Kaptich Chepyego (33:45.81) to clinch the other automatic berth for Moscow.
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Like Chebet, Cheptanui has not managed to beat the Moscow qualifying time in the eligible period of qualification.
LJUBLJANA, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Slovenia has been encouraged to export its farm products to the Chinese market by visiting Chinese deputy agriculture minister Chen Xiaohua when he met with his corresponding Slovenian host here on Monday.
Slovenian deputy prime minister and agriculture minister Dejan Zidan held talks with Chen and his delegation to discuss further exports of fish, poultry, pork and honey to China, after the Chinese market opened for Slovenian dairy producers with granted permits weeks earlier.
The Chinese market is currently open for producers of foodstuffs which require no special permits or agreements for exportation, for example, hops. However, products of animal origin require a permit, something Zidan said both countries were working on to speed up the procedures.
Chen expressed his hope high-quality Chinese agricultural products would be exported to Slovenia, but said more analysis of the Slovenian market had to be made beforehand.