Wednesday, June 19, 2013
 
 

By Karolos Grohmann

(Reuters) - The world athletics body (IAAF) on Wednesday denied that it had any prior knowledge or evidence of Italian 2008 Olympic race walk champion Alex Schwazer's doping practices before he was caught with a positive test last year.

Schwazer, who was one of Italy's big medal hopes, was excluded from last year's London Olympics after testing positive for the banned bl
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MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian officials have opened a criminal investigation into a deputy head of state-controlled airline Aeroflot on suspicion that he abused his position by selling cheap tickets to travel agents linked to his family.

President Vladimir Putin, keen to stop foreign investme...
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By Todd Benson and Asher Levine

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - As many as 200,000 demonstrators marched through the streets of Brazil's biggest cities on Monday in a swelling wave of protest tapping into widespread anger at poor public services, police violence and government corruption.

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By Todd Benson and Asher Levine

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched through the streets of Brazil's biggest cities on Monday in a growing protest that is tapping into widespread anger at poor public services, police violence and government corruption.

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By Belinda Goldsmith

LONDON (Reuters) - From Union Jack booties to Born to Rule sleepwear, the British royal family has joined retailers in offering baby products to mark the arrival of the royal heir.

Analysts estimate the baby fever could boost the economy by 240 ...
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By Mark Lamport-Stokes

ARDMORE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Amateurs Pan Cheng-tsung of Taiwan and South Korea-born Michael Kim kept the flag flying high for Asia with stunning performances in difficult conditions at the U.S. Open on Friday.

Pan birdied two of his first ...
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By Mark Lamport-Stokes

ARDMORE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Previous winning form at the U.S. Open counted for nothing as Graeme McDowell and Jim Furyk both staggered toward the exit door from Merion Golf Club after struggling badly in Friday's second round.

Though t...
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