Tag: russian
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Russian doping whistleblower given Olympics hope
By Mark Trevelyan VIENNA (Reuters) – Yulia Stepanova, the Russian former drugs cheat whose whistle blowing revelations helped expose the massive doping problem in her country, could be allowed to compete in the Rio Olympics as an independent athlete, the IAAF said on Friday. Stepanova, an 800 meters runner described as “a courageous athlete” by…
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Russian doping whistleblower given Olympics hope
By Mark Trevelyan VIENNA (Reuters) – Yulia Stepanova, the Russian former drugs cheat whose whistle blowing revelations helped expose the massive doping problem in her country, could be allowed to compete in the Rio Olympics as an independent athlete, the IAAF said on Friday. Stepanova, an 800 meters runner described as “a courageous athlete” by…
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Peru’s ex-leader Fujimori treated for hypertension, depression
Peruvian ex-president Alberto Fujimori was moved from his prison cell to a clinic to undergo urgent care for high blood pressure and depression, the head of the state penitentiary institute Julio Magan said on Friday. Fujimori, 77, has been serving a 25-year sentence since 2009 for graft and human rights abuses during his 1990-2000 authoritarian…
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Russian delegation arrives in Egypt to begin crash investigation
Russian's transport minister and a team of high-level investigators has arrived in Cairo to help Egyptian authorities determine what caused a Russian airliner to crash in the Sinai Peninsula killing all 224 people on board. The Airbus A321, operated by Russian airline Kogalymavia under the brand name Metrojet, was flying from the Red Sea resort…
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Drugged up: GSK, Roche and Sanofi to set out their stalls
By Ben Hirschler LONDON (Reuters) – Three of Europe's top drugmakers – GlaxoSmithKline, Roche and Sanofi – face health checks this week at high-profile presentations designed to show they can overcome looming market threats. GSK's Andrew Witty and Sanofi's new boss Olivier Brandicourt both need to demonstrate recovery potential, after recent disappointments, while Roche's Severin…
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Factbox: Drugs to watch at Roche, Sanofi and GSK
(Reuters) – GlaxoSmithKline, Roche and Sanofi all hold investor days this week. Below are three new drugs to watch from each company, with consensus annual sales in 2020, according to Thomson Reuters Cortellis. …