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Sport court allows Russian, Belarusian skiers to qualify for Olympics
Sport court allows Russian, Belarusian skiers to qualify for Olympics

The Court of Arbitration for Sport on Tuesday opened the way for Russian and Belarusian skiers to compete in the 2026 Winter Olympics by overturning a ban imposed by the international skiing body.

December 02, 2025

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Cyclone turns Sri Lanka's tea mountains into death valley
Cyclone turns Sri Lanka's tea mountains into death valley

In the mist-draped mountains of Sri Lanka's tea country, rescuers were still plucking bodies from the reddish-brown mud on Tuesday after last week's cyclone, the island's worst natural disaster in decades.

December 02, 2025

Race to get aid to Asia flood survivors as death toll tops 1,300
Race to get aid to Asia flood survivors as death toll tops 1,300

Governments and aid groups in Indonesia and Sri Lanka worked Tuesday to rush aid to hundreds of thousands stranded by deadly flooding that has killed more than 1,300 people in four countries.

December 02, 2025

IOC president calls for end to 'finger-pointing' in doping fight
IOC president calls for end to 'finger-pointing' in doping fight

International Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventry and her World Anti-Doping Agency counterpart on Tuesday called for unity in the fight against performance-enhancing drugs following a fracture with the United States.

December 02, 2025

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US to hold talks with Putin on ending Ukraine war
US to hold talks with Putin on ending Ukraine war

Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and envoy Steve Witkoff will meet with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday for high-stakes talks on ending the war in Ukraine.

December 02, 2025

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Stocks firm as US rate cut outlook tempers Japan bond unease
Stocks firm as US rate cut outlook tempers Japan bond unease

Stocks mostly rose Tuesday following the previous day's stutter, as weak data reinforced optimism for US interest rate cuts and tempered concerns over rising Japanese bond yields.

December 02, 2025