SIDEBAR German starts online petition to have Stepanova run in Rio

IOC outlines new independent anti-doping test body

Pyeongchang, South Korea (dpa) - The International Olympic Committee advanced plans on Thursday to set up an independent anti-doping testing system following the drugs scandal in Russian sports.The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is also set to

Olympic medals at Tokyo 2020 to come from recycled

Berlin (dpa) - Medals at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will be made from recycled material as local organizers called on the Japanese population to donate "discarded or obsolete electronic devices" for the purpose."The organizing committee aims to

FEATURE That brief, shining moment when a country

The Olympic spirit is perhaps best in evidence when, for a brief, shining and historical moment, an outsider from a small nation grabs the glory with their first-ever medal.Rio de Janeiro (dpa) - Tears of joy, being overcome by emotion, instant fame,

Hungarian premier Orban: Budapest would be «one

Budapest (dpa) - Hungarian Premier Viktor Orban, currently attending the Rio Olympics, put in a word for Budapest‘s bid to host the 2024 summer games, promising a compact venue that would make "one large Olympic park" of Hungary‘s capital

Klinsmann praises oldie Hrubesch for work with

Berlin (dpa) - Former German national trainer Juergen Klinsmann called Olympic trainer Horst Hrubesch‘s work with his young football team "totally outstanding" as Germany heads into a gold medal final against hosts Brazil on Saturday.In remarks

NEWS FEATURE Furious Lavillenie hits out at Brazil

Thiago Braz da Silva won an improbable Olympic pole vault gold ahead of French top favourite Renaud Lavillenie, who is furious about the behaviour of the noisy crowd.Rio de Janeiro (dpa) - Thiago Braz da Silva stunned French top favourite Renaud

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1ST LEAD Trump questions Obama handling of

Washington (dpa) - US President Donald Trump is questioning his predecessor Barack Obama‘s handling of intelligence on Russia‘s efforts to interfere in the presidential elections."I just heard today for the first time that Obama knew

1ST LEAD Macron ally Ferrand elected head of

Paris (dpa) - Richard Ferrand, a close personal ally of French President Emmanuel Macron, was elected Saturday to head the president‘s La Republique en Marche (The Republic on the Move, LREM) party in the National Assembly.Ferrand was named

Trump questions Obama handling of intelligence on

Vietnam activist deported to France after

Hanoi (dpa) - A Vietnamese political activist stripped of his citizenship was on a flight to Paris on Sunday after being deported, the activist‘s wife told dpa.Pham Minh Hoang, who until recently was a dual Vietnamese and French national,

Rihanna tweets question at Merkel's spokesman

Berlin (dpa) - International pop star Rihanna questioned Chancellor Angela Merkel on Twitter about Germany‘s commitment to helping finance education programmes in developing countries.Unlike counterparts from around the world who have embraced

Swiss rightists plan referendum on ending

Vienna (dpa) - Switzerland‘s right-wing People‘s Party (SVP) decided on Saturday to launch a referendum on ending the Swiss-EU agreement on free movement of people, in order to curb immigration.The initiative comes after the Swiss