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Russian Athletics Ban Recommended by World Anti-Doping Agency

An independent commission by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has recommended that Russia be banned from athletics competition, the report published...
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Russia Says 'Sure We Dope, But So Does Everyone Else'

The Russian government considers the severe doping allegations leveled at their athletics program groundless and politicized, Russian media reported...
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Russia to Consider Criminal Penalties for Doping, Sports Minister Says

Russia may introduce harsher penalties for doping, possibly making it a criminal offense, Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said at a press conference, the...
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How One Village on the Volga Sowed Chaos in Europe’s Oil Market

The hardscrabble village of Nikolayevka emerged as the epicenter of an international oil scandal.