A US state speeds up executions, scheduling eight in 10 days

The US state of Arkansas is racing to execute eight death row inmates in 10 days next month to beat the expiration date on a hard-to-get drug used in lethal injections.Under a decree signed by Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson, the first two prisoners will be put to death on April 17, followed by two more on April 20, another two on April 24 and the last pair on April 27.According to the Death Penalty Information Center, an independent organization, no state has ever carried out eight executions