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Like Russia, there was a systematic doping program in China during the 1980s and 1990s across a range of sports, a Chinese whistleblower, now seeking political asylum in Germany, he said. Are you ready to blow the whistle? In a television interview with the German broadcaster ARD, Chinese physician Xue Yinxian, 79, said more than 10,000 athletes in different sports participated in a state-backed doping program. The interview with Xue comes from the same German research team that first made widespread doping    allegations in Russia that eventually led the Russian athletic team to be expelled from the 2016 Olympic Games. Xue says that all medals won by Chinese athletes in the main international tournaments in the last two decades of the 20th century are contaminated by doping and must be returned. "In the 1980s and 1990s, Chinese athletes in domestic teams made extensive use of doping substances," says Xue. "All international medals (won by Chinese athletes a...

JASMINE HARMAN finally talked about the "drama" that surrounds his segment in The One Show, which saw its curves in the headlines. Place A in the sun: At home or away? the host provoked a crisis among viewers when he presented the BBC program in only his swimsuit in 2013.   Speaking exclusively to Express.co.uk, the 41-year-old spoke about the "shameful" reaction when she spoke of becoming a vegan after her daughter's birth. Facing delivery in a purple bathing suit, Jasmine commented, "How funny was that ... I did not expect that reaction and I was very self-conscious." The hostess admitted she had kept a towel around the bottom half, however she joked: "I do not think it was my bottom half that caused any drama." Jasmine, who is married to cameraman Jon Boast, even revealed that she had been expecting her first child when she recorded the clip, which was aimed at saving the closure of Newcastle's Turkish baths. "I was tak...

The Islamic State group killed 116 people suspected of collaborating with the Syrian regime in Al-Qaryatain this month before losing the desert to government forces, a monitor said on Monday. "For more than 20 days IS has executed more than 116 civilians in retaliatory killings, accusing them of collaborating with regime forces," said Rami Abdel Rahman, head of the observatory at the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights based in Britain. A five-month battle with IS ends in the Philippine city Also a five-month battle against      supporters of the Islamic State in the southern Philippines that claimed more than 1,100 lives has ended after a final battle inside a mosque, said Monday the heads of defense. The conclusion of the conflict ended with immediate fears that IS would establish a base in Southeast Asia in the southern city of Marawi. But concerns over its longer-term intentions and capabilities persisted for the region. "We now announce the complet...

Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu faces club members at an annual general meeting on Saturday fighting an increasingly difficult battle to balance the conflicting interests of fans in favor of Catalan independence and millions of followers in the rest of Spain and around the world. A powerful symbol of Catalonia, Barça has been caught in the political fire since a referendum for the independence of the wealthy region of northeastern Spain, considered illegal by the central government of Madrid, was affected by violent clashes when the police entered the urns to seize ballot boxes on October 1. That Sunday afternoon, in conjunction with Barça's star-studded squad and after La Liga refused to postpone a game against Las Palmas at the club's iconic Camp Nou stadium, Bartomeu's board made the decision to play door closed as a protest. Two board members subsequently waived the decision to go ahead with the game. "Our position is very clear, we want dial...

Some prominent Nigerians of northern descent evaluated the performance of President Muhammadu Buhari in the light of recent calls for his re-election of some northern governors and stated that the president had not done enough. This verdict was made by a legislator from the Second Republic, Dr. Junaid Mohammed and the chairman of the Arewa Youths Advisory Forum, AYCF, Alhaji Yerima Shettima, in a talk with Saturday Vanguard, came when the national president of Arewa Youths Forum Alhaji Gambo Gujunju said on Saturday Vanguard that the North was not aware of the ambition perceived by the President in the second term. He also said that the President's anti-corruption struggle was loosing strength, especially as a result of what many saw as a lack of action on the panel report that investigated a former Secretary of the Federal Government and former Director General of the Nigerian Intelligence Agency, NIA, Ambassador Oke. However, Congressman of all Progressives, APC, ...

As part of efforts to develop tourist sites and promote tourism potential in Abia, state governor Okezie Ikpeazu promised N10 million as a donation for any film shot in the state. Ikpeazu made the promise when he received Dr. Chidia Maduekwe, the Managing Director of the Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC), at his office in Umuahia. A statement signed by Mr. Brian Etuk, Chief of Public Affairs, NFC in Jos on Friday, quoted the governor as saying that production `` should be shot 100 percent in Abia. '' The statement said the governor accused film professionals of improving the quality of their production to compete with the global market. He said that Ikpeazu promised that his administration would participate in capacity development offered by NFC, and said that Abia played a key role in the market revolution and sales of Nollywood films, which had multiplier effects on the national economy. "We have a policy to open our market to genuine investors, private and...

As preparations reached the top of gear for the Edo State Investment Summit labeled Alaghodaro 2017, international industrialists including Mahindra Group of India, Tolaram Group of Singapore and Dangote Group will show their investment of more than $ 1.5 billion in the state. Companies are billed to share their experiences, perspectives and perspectives to invest in critical sectors of the state such as agro-industries, manufactures and human capital, and will attack Edo with its partners in the event to be held from 10 to 12 November in Edo Hotels, Benin City, the state capital. The three-day summit is called 'Alaghodaro', which means progress and will be the host of business leaders, investors, bankers, financiers, industry experts, policy makers, among others to engage, discuss and explore the rich potential of Edo in several sectors. The Dangote Group proposes a large investment in cement production on the state's Okpella shaft, estimated at more than $ 1...