Twelve Russian track and field athletes, including 2012 Olympic high jump champion Ivan Ukhov, have been suspended for doping, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) announced on Friday. The suspensions range between two to

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Chinese President Xi Jinping has declared that he "hates" doping, laying out a tough stance against cheating at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Doping has overshadowed the Games in recent years, with Russia's Olympic committee

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The Australian dollar fell versus the greenback on Friday after a private survey showed factory activity in China shrank by the most in almost three years in January. The Australian dollar, often considered a barometer

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The offshore yuan was headed for its worst daily decline in over five months on Friday after weak economic data out of China damaged risk sentiment and weighed on the Australian dollar. China's gloomy factory

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The dollar slipped on Friday after the US non-farm payrolls report for January showed very little wage inflation, affirming the Federal Reserve's patient stance on further interest rate increases. The greenback did shoot higher after

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The dollar fell to two-week lows against the yen on Thursday, pressured by the Federal Reserve's cautious outlook on the US economy, which suggested that the central bank is near the end of its tightening

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The Australian dollar faltered from near a two-month top on Friday after a contraction in factory activity in the country's top trading partner China dented risk appetite, although the currency was still on track to

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Most Asian currencies softened on Friday as bleak China factory readings knocked back investor sentiment, which had been improving on signs of progress in Sino-US trade talks and a shift by the US central bank

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Sterling slid on Friday, putting it on track for its biggest weekly loss in seven weeks, after survey data highlighted the degree of uncertainty sweeping British manufacturers as the country heads towards Brexit in less

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Thousands of Iranians packed the mausoleum of the Islamic republic's founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Tehran on Friday to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the revolution that overthrew a centuries-old dynasty. Ceremonies for the 1979

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