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Amid Doping Scandal, Russia Says Vladimir Putin Will Attend 2022 Beijing Olympics
Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to China for next year's winter Olympic Games, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday, while Moscow remains under penalties for state-sponsored doping.
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Moscow Wonders Where Winter Has Gone As Temperatures Hit 133-Year High
Residents of Moscow are wondering where winter has gone as the highest December temperatures for 133 years deprive the Russian capital of its customary covering of snow.
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Russia Banned From Olympics By World Anti-Doping Body WADA For Four Years Over Doping
The World Anti-Doping Agency on Monday banned Russia from global sporting events including the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics after accusing Moscow of falsifying data.
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Russian Officials Acknowledge Doping 'Conspiracy': Report
Investigator Richard McLaren said in a new report for the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) this month that more than 1,000 Russian athletes in some 30 sports took part in a plan for Moscow sports ministry officials to use banned drugs at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, the 2012 London Summer Games and other global events.
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Russia's Lab Wizard Created Drug Cocktails But Caught Cheats
The former head of the Moscow anti-doping laboratory is the star witness for the World Anti-Doping Agency investigator Richard McLaren, whose report Friday accused Russia of operating a state-backed doping program which covered up more than 1,000 tainted drug test samples, including for medallists at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
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Winter Heat Wave, Of A Sort, Envelops Usually Frigid Moscow
It's usually the cold that's bitter in Moscow in December, but this year it's the humour that bites during an unusual warm spell.
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Snowstorm Delays Dozens of Flights in Moscow
A massive snowstorm in Moscow has caused delays to dozens of flights and brought traffic to a standstill. Although none of the three airports have been closed, several dozen flights were delayed today at two airports - south and south-west of Moscow.
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Ukraine Warns Europe of Russian Gas Cut-Off, Moscow Denies
Ukraine warned Europe on Wednesday that Russia could cut off gas to the continent this winter, but Moscow responded that the supply of gas would continue regardless of politics.
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Success Brings Sanctions For Vladimir Putin's Judo Partner
Fortune has smiled on judo coach Arkady Rotenberg, bringing his businesses Google-like growth and a key role in staging the Winter Olympics. It has now brought down on him the wrath of the United States government.
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Ukraine clashes kill 21 more, European Union talks shifted
At least 21 civilians were killed in fresh fighting in Kiev on Thursday, shattering an overnight truce declared by Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich, and a presidential statement said dozens of police were also dead or wounded.
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With the olympics, Sochi becomes a selfie hotspot
Taking a self-portrait with a cellphone camera has become wildly popular, and the opportunity do it with one of the most iconic Olympic symbols in the background is proving to be one of the biggest attractions at the Sochi Games
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No talk of gay rights, please, we're Olympians
Plenty of athletes made clear before traveling to Sochi how unhappy they were about gay rights being curtailed in Russia, particularly with its law banning gay "propaganda."
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Ukraine launches terror probe over Turkish plane hijack bid
Ukraine on Saturday launched a terror probe into a bid by an apparently drunk man to force an airliner flying to Turkey to land in Sochi where leaders gathered for the opening of the Winter Olympic Games.
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Ukraine's Victor Yanukovich, Russia's Vladimir Putin hold private meeting in Sochi
Russian President Vladimir Putin and embattled Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich held a one-on-one meeting in Sochi on the day of the opening of the Winter Olympics, Putin's foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov told reporters on Saturday.
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Sochi Winter Games begin, Vladimir Putin keen to prove doubters wrong
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the opening ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics on Friday determined to prove his doubters wrong after militant attacks, a row over gay rights and ballooning costs overshadowed preparations.
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Amid Doping Scandal, Russia Says Vladimir Putin Will Attend 2022 Beijing Olympics
Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to China for next year's winter Olympic Games, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday, while Moscow remains under penalties for state-sponsored doping.
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Moscow Wonders Where Winter Has Gone As Temperatures Hit 133-Year High
Residents of Moscow are wondering where winter has gone as the highest December temperatures for 133 years deprive the Russian capital of its customary covering of snow.
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Russia Banned From Olympics By World Anti-Doping Body WADA For Four Years Over Doping
The World Anti-Doping Agency on Monday banned Russia from global sporting events including the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics after accusing Moscow of falsifying data.
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Russian Officials Acknowledge Doping 'Conspiracy': Report
Investigator Richard McLaren said in a new report for the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) this month that more than 1,000 Russian athletes in some 30 sports took part in a plan for Moscow sports ministry officials to use banned drugs at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, the 2012 London Summer Games and other global events.
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Russia's Lab Wizard Created Drug Cocktails But Caught Cheats
The former head of the Moscow anti-doping laboratory is the star witness for the World Anti-Doping Agency investigator Richard McLaren, whose report Friday accused Russia of operating a state-backed doping program which covered up more than 1,000 tainted drug test samples, including for medallists at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
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Winter Heat Wave, Of A Sort, Envelops Usually Frigid Moscow
It's usually the cold that's bitter in Moscow in December, but this year it's the humour that bites during an unusual warm spell.
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Snowstorm Delays Dozens of Flights in Moscow
A massive snowstorm in Moscow has caused delays to dozens of flights and brought traffic to a standstill. Although none of the three airports have been closed, several dozen flights were delayed today at two airports - south and south-west of Moscow.
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Ukraine Warns Europe of Russian Gas Cut-Off, Moscow Denies
Ukraine warned Europe on Wednesday that Russia could cut off gas to the continent this winter, but Moscow responded that the supply of gas would continue regardless of politics.
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Success Brings Sanctions For Vladimir Putin's Judo Partner
Fortune has smiled on judo coach Arkady Rotenberg, bringing his businesses Google-like growth and a key role in staging the Winter Olympics. It has now brought down on him the wrath of the United States government.
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Ukraine clashes kill 21 more, European Union talks shifted
At least 21 civilians were killed in fresh fighting in Kiev on Thursday, shattering an overnight truce declared by Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich, and a presidential statement said dozens of police were also dead or wounded.
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With the olympics, Sochi becomes a selfie hotspot
Taking a self-portrait with a cellphone camera has become wildly popular, and the opportunity do it with one of the most iconic Olympic symbols in the background is proving to be one of the biggest attractions at the Sochi Games
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No talk of gay rights, please, we're Olympians
Plenty of athletes made clear before traveling to Sochi how unhappy they were about gay rights being curtailed in Russia, particularly with its law banning gay "propaganda."
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Ukraine launches terror probe over Turkish plane hijack bid
Ukraine on Saturday launched a terror probe into a bid by an apparently drunk man to force an airliner flying to Turkey to land in Sochi where leaders gathered for the opening of the Winter Olympic Games.
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Ukraine's Victor Yanukovich, Russia's Vladimir Putin hold private meeting in Sochi
Russian President Vladimir Putin and embattled Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich held a one-on-one meeting in Sochi on the day of the opening of the Winter Olympics, Putin's foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov told reporters on Saturday.
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Sochi Winter Games begin, Vladimir Putin keen to prove doubters wrong
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the opening ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics on Friday determined to prove his doubters wrong after militant attacks, a row over gay rights and ballooning costs overshadowed preparations.
