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Former athletics chief Diack guilty of Russian doping corruption
AFP, Published on 16/09/2020
» PARIS - The former head of athletics' world governing body, Lamine Diack, was on Wednesday found guilty by a French court of corruption in covering up Russian doping cases and sentenced to four years in prison, of which two years were suspended.
Former athletics chief Diack found guilty of doping cover-up
AFP, Published on 16/09/2020
» PARIS - The former head of global athletics, Lamine Diack, was on Wednesday found guilty by a French court of corruption in covering up Russian doping cases and sentenced to four years in prison, of which two years were suspended.
Barbados to remove Queen Elizabeth II as head of state
AFP, Published on 16/09/2020
» MIAMI: Barbados has announced its intention to remove Queen Elizabeth II as head of state and become a republic by November next year, as the Caribbean island nation seeks to move fully beyond its colonial past.
Venezuela president behind crimes against humanity: UN probe
AFP, Published on 16/09/2020
» GENEVA: Venezuela's president and top ministers are responsible for probable crimes against humanity including extrajudicial killings and the systematic use of torture, UN investigators said on Wednesday.
India virus cases soar as EU warns against 'vaccine nationalism'
AFP, Published on 16/09/2020
» NEW DELHI - Coronavirus infections in India soared past five million on Wednesday, as the EU's chief warned against "vaccine nationalism" in the frantic global race to battle the disease.
Fifa: Pandemic to cost football $14bn this year
Reuters, Published on 16/09/2020
» BERN: The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to cost club football $14 billion this year worldwide, around one third of its value, a leading official at global football body Fifa said on Wednesday.
EU chief pledges green recovery from corona crisis
AFP, Published on 16/09/2020
» BRUSSELS - EU chief Ursula von der Leyen vowed Wednesday that Europe would lead the global search for a coronavirus vaccine while rebuilding its shattered economy with a green recovery plan.
New B3,000 handout approved for 10m people
Online Reporters, Published on 16/09/2020
» The government has approved a 3,000-baht handout to 10 million people, which must be spent in the last quarter of this year, to help boost the virus-hit economy.
Reigning champion Bernal quits Tour de France after suffering in mountains
AFP, Published on 16/09/2020
» GRENOBLE (FRANCE) - Last year's winner Egan Bernal withdrew from the Tour de France on Wednesday with the defence of his title already in tatters.
Myanmar races to build field hospital
Reuters, Published on 16/09/2020
» YANGON: Myanmar authorities are racing to build a field hospital in the commercial capital of Yangon to cope with a surge of coronavirus infections that doctors fear threatens to overwhelm the country's fragile health system.