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Cycling chiefs move to ban controversial carbon monoxide use

France24.com (en) 

The International Cycling Union (UCI) said it "will propose to its management committee that the use of carbon monoxide by riders be banned on medical grounds" during its next meeting on January 31 and February 1. The initiative marks a further step by cycling chiefs to outlaw the technique after asking the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) at the end of November to "take a position" on the matter. Reigning Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar and two-time winner Jonas Vingegaard are amongst those... Читать дальше...

General Staff chief details Belarus’ new defense premise

BelTA (en) 

Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, First Deputy Defense Minister of Belarus Pavel Muraveiko revealed the details regarding the premise for Belarus’ defense in 2026-2030 approved by the Belarusian president following the session of the Security Council on 12 December.

Syria govt pledges 'rule of law' after Assad's overthrow

France24.com (en) 

Assad fled Syria after a lightning offensive spearheaded by the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group and its allies, which brought a sudden end to five decades of iron-fisted rule by his clan. Syrians across the country and around the world erupted in celebration after enduring an era during which suspected dissidents were jailed or killed, and nearly 14 years of war that killed 500,000 people and displaced millions. "We were living in oppression, we were unable to speak," Ibtissam Kaab, a resident of Assad's hometown Qardaha, told AFP. Читать дальше...