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The International Paralympic Committee has lifted the partial suspensions of Russia and Belarus. The IPC general assembly in Seoul, South Korea, on Saturday first voted against a full suspension for Russia by 111 to 55, with 11 abstentions, and then voted against a partial suspension by 91-77 (with eight abstentions). CBC | World News
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U.S. House Committee releases more files from Epstein sex trafficking investigation
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U.S. Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday named eight members to serve on a key panel of vaccine advisers after abruptly firing all 17 sitting members of the independent panel of experts. CBC | World News
Read More »RFK Jr. ousts CDC’s entire vaccine advisory committee
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday removed every member of a scientific committee that advises the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on how to use vaccines and pledged to replace them with his own picks. CBC | World News
Read More »Zimbabwe’s Kirsty Coventry becomes 1st female International Olympic Committee president
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Read More »‘Most dangerous time,’ Committee to Protect Journalists says after 2024 marks deadliest year
A new report by the Committee to Protect Journalists says that 2024 saw a record number of journalists killed around the globe, with 70 per cent of the total deaths resulting from Israeli attacks. CBC | World News
Read More »Public safety committee calls for emergency meeting on RCMP allegations against India
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Read More »Russian Olympic Committee president, who was critical of neutral athlete rules, to step down
Stanislav Pozdnyakov, the president of the suspended Russian Olympic Committee, said Tuesday he plans to step down after six years in charge. CBC | World News
Read More »Australian Olympic Committee hits out at criticism of controversial breaker Rachael ‘Raygun’ Gunn
The Australian Olympic Committee has criticized an anonymous online petition attacking controversial Paris Games breaking competitor Rachael Gunn, saying the petition was “vexatious, misleading and bullying.” CBC | Sports News
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