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The Olympic fallout over a doping scandal

As the Olympic Games starts in Brazil, Business Line examines the turmoil and the cost of the Russian doping scandal.

Germany

Hitler henchman Himmler's diary extracts found

The diary extracts contain chilling details of the SS leader's daily life, including family commitments and lunches at notorious concentration camps.

Sport

Bach defends IOC decision on Russia at 129th Session

The 129th Session of the International Olympic Committee got underway this week with an Opening Ceremony at the Cidade das Artes in Rio de Janeiro.

Russia

Anthrax outbreak in Siberia

An outbreak of anthrax in Siberia has been blamed on a heatwave melting infected reindeer carcasses that were frozen in the tundra inside the Arctic Circle.

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Sport

Standard anti-doping system worldwide needed in fight against doping - Russian Sports Minister Mutko

Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko on Monday said an equal standards system applied across all countries is needed in order to win the fight against doping in…

Russia

Russian opposition figure Navalny spared time behind bars

Prominent opposition figure Alexei Navalny has avoided time in prison after prosecutors claimed that he had violated the terms of a his suspended sentence.

Syria

Five confirmed dead after Russian helicopter shot down in Syria

A Russian helicopter carrying five military personnel has been downed in Northern Syria after coming under hostile fire from the ground, killing everyone on…

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Russia: Navy Day parade

Russia’s President Putin has attended the Navy Day parade in St Petersburg.

Sport

IOC chief defends handling of Russian doping crisis

President of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach, has defended his organisation’s treatment of the Russian doping crisis ahead of the Rio Games.

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Putin visits Slovenia

Putin attended the centenary commemoration of a Russian wooden chapel in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, Saturday, July 30, 2016.

Russia

Abkhaz writer Fazil Iskander dies, aged 87

Abkhaz writer Fazil Iskander has died at the age of 87, his family has confirmed.

Brazil

Rio Olympics: IOC panel to have final say on Russian athletes

With just days to go until the Rio Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) now says a three-person panel will have the final say on which Russian athletes can…

Slovenia

Putin visits Slovenia: Past and present ties on agenda with EU member state

Officially, he is in Slovenia to pay tribute to Soviet servicemen who lost their lives there.

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Russia: 2016 world military parachuting championships

The 40th world military parachuting championships have concluded outside Moscow, Russia.

Economy

Russian key interest rate unchanged

Russia's central bank has kept it key interest rate unchanged at 10.5 percent even as inflation falls.

Sport

Threadbare Russian Olympic team en route to Rio

A threadbare Russian Olympic team gathered at Moscow's Sheremetyevo International Airport to board a flight to Rio.

Syria

Corridors to open in besieged Aleppo for civilians and rebels who surrender

The Syrian government is to open humanitarian corridors to let civilians flee the besieged northern city of Aleppo, its ally Russia said on Thursday.

Economy

Tourists shun Turkey, visitor numbers slump in June

The number of foreigners visiting Turkey plummeted by over 40 percent in June, the biggest fall in tourist numbers in over two decades.

USA

Trump calls on Russia to hack Clinton's emails

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has just invited Russia to spy on his Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton.

Sport

Aussie rowers up the creek without a paddle

The Australian rowing team are a last minute substitution for the Rio Olympics, but are having to use a borrowed boat as their's is still back in Australia.

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