Carlos Arthur Nuzman was found guilty after a trial that featured claims of rigged votes, gold bars and at least $2 million in payoffs to top sports officials.
The handling of the Peng Shuai case raised new questions about the I.O.C.’s relationship with China. One Olympic official called its actions ‘discreet.’ Critics called it collaboration.
Botswana government releases public statement on new mutant strain.
Stocks and oil futures slumped, while investors sought safety in government bonds.
Scientists don’t know how effective vaccines will be against the new variant flagged by a team in South Africa, which displays mutations that might resist neutralization.
The drug, molnupiravir, reduced the risk of hospitalization and death in high-risk Covid patients by 30 percent. An earlier analysis had found a 50 percent reduction.
Los Capitanes de Ciudad de México, que están fuera de casa debido a la pandemia, son el primer equipo de la G League en México y una parte importante de la expansión internacional de la NBA.
Expresses surprise at international alarm.
Countries restricting air travel to and from South Africa and its neighbors