‘We could all hear her breathing’: Witnessing the failed execution of Christa Pike
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- Christa Pike was set to become the first woman executed by Tennessee in more than 200 years.
- Top court's decision overturns last-minute stay that stalled Tennessee's first execution of a woman in 200 years.
- The high-profile execution of murderer Christa Pike is in disarray after two lethal injections failed to kill her.
- Christa Pike was found alive and snoring, despite being administered two injections of a lethal drug. The state governor has ordered a review of the botched execution.
- Only woman on Tennessee 'death row' is in hospital after two injections failed to kill her.
- Human rights organisations accused Algiers of using the law to target political opposition groups.
- The constitutional prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment has shaped legal discourse around failed executions, but courts have not stopped states from attempting to execute the same person again.
- Christa Pike is in critical condition after two failed attempts to execute her by lethal injection, her lawyer says.
- The Tennessee woman's legal team says doctors are working to clear doses of the drug pentobarbital from her system.
- Lawyers for Christa Pike said she's unconscious and on a ventilator after a botched execution attempt. Pike is believed to be the first person to have survived the administration of lethal drugs in the modern era.
- Had Christa Pike faced the death penalty in the Middle East, there would be relentless outrage and condemnations.
- The state's governor said Frank Strada would step down as an independent review examines what went wrong.
- Prison commissioner Frank Strada insisted his team followed protocol, even after two doses of anesthetic failed to kill convicted murderer Christa Pike.
- Populist Flavio Bolsonaro has secured a thin lead over incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, but the next president of Brazil will be decided in the runoff round, according to the country’s electoral court.
- Flavio Bolsonaro beat polling expectations as Brazil’s right gained ground, setting up October 25 run-off with Lula.
- Brazil’s presidential election is heading to a run-off after Bolsonaro and Lula both fell short of the 50% needed to win
- Analysts say Flavio Bolsonaro is projected to win the run-off vote on October 25 and become Brazil's next president.
- Brazil is heading into a fiercely contested presidential runoff after the first round revealed major gains for Bolsonaro
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