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Russia Slams CAS Doping Appeal Rejection

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 21, 2016 | Sports

Russia on Thursday lashed out at a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport to reject an appeal against a ban for doping that will see the track and field team miss the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. “In my view, this is a subjective and somewhat...

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A technician of Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) inspects an Aedes aegypti mosquito in Recife, Brazil, January 27, 2016. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

WHO Shuns Call to Shift Olympics Due to Zika

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 28, 2016 | Features, Health

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday ruled out any change in timing or the location of the upcoming Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, putting down a call by doctors and scientists to move or postpone the games due to the threat posed by the large outbreak of...

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Tubes of the Zika virus in a German laboratory. Reuters

WHO Says Zika Increasingly Alarming but Olympics should be OK

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 17, 2016 | Health

The World Health Organization’s chief said Tuesday that the agency is increasingly worried about the Zika virus but stopped short of recommending the cancellation or the postponement of the Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics. In a briefing Tuesday in Geneva, Dr....

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An aerial view of Rio Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Reuters

Temer Says Rio will be Ready as Sports Minister Denies Conflict of Interest

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 17, 2016 | Sports

Interim President Michel Temer told the International Olympic Committee that Brazil’s change of government will not interrupt preparations for the Rio 2016 Games, newly appointed Sports Minister Leonardo Picciani said on Monday, as he denied conflict of interest...

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President Dilma Rousseff

Brazilian Parliament Votes to Decide President Rousseff’s Fate

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 18, 2016 | World

Brasília-The Brazilian Parliament held a session on Sunday as lawmakers continued a rowdy marathon debate to determine which deputies will vote on impeachment against the President of the country Dilma Rousseff. Opposition to Rousseff has increased in recent months,...