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World Anti-Doping Agency to strengthen sanctions on dopers

The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) announced on Thursday (29 October) that sanctions on dopers and their entourages will be strengthened. The organisation is holding a regular anti-doping convention in Paris and recently called on governments to prosecute traffickers and distributors of drugs used to enhance performance in sports. Wada director general David Howman said sanctions against athletes had recently been tightened. Oct 29, 2015

North Korea: Underground market generating wealth for citizens

When tanks rolled down Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea on 10 October, the image given to the rest of the world was one of business as usual in the isolated country. However, away from the bombast and sabre rattling, a change is underway at the very heart of the North Korean state, once driven by a tightly controlled communist command economy, largely synonymous with rationing and material deprivation. Oct 29, 2015

EU calls Russias bombing in Syria dangerous

The European Union called Russias aerial bombing campaign in Syria dangerous’ on 12 October. Speaking after a meeting of EU Foreign Ministers in Luxembourg, EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini warned that air strikes designed to support Assad could also deepen the 4-and-a-half year civil war that has killed 250,000 people. Oct 13, 2015
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