Sunset for Russia's Olympic Athletes?
An official report into doping in Russian athletics found the state itself was involved.
Russian sport and the government was shaken by an official report which found that the state itself at the highest level was involved in doping athletes. Now investigators want Russian athletes banned from the Rio Olympics.
Also, Myanmar stands at the beginning of a new age after Aung San Suu Kyi's astonishing victory in parliamentary elections, Catalonia is making moves to become independent, and Britain has formally begun the process of negotiating its terms for staying in the European Union. But most people do not seem to have noticed.
(Photo: Olympics rings at the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi, where athletes have been training this week. Credit: AP)
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