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The World Anti-Doping Agency is "pleased" with a Court of Arbitration for Sport ruling that leaves Russia banned from the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, says WADA director general Olivier Niggli. SOUNDBITE
Walker due to receive true Olympic gold medal next month
Lisa O. Monaco, Deputy Attorney General, says authorities have arrested the owner of China-based cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato for alleged money laundering, saying the move has "disrupted a busy corner of this criminal ecosystem." SOUNDBITE
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meet for talks in Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi. Erdogan has tried to thrust Turkey -- on good terms with both Moscow and Kyiv -- into the centre of diplomatic efforts to try and halt the five-month war in Ukraine. IMAGES
"We commit to ensuring that a certain number of Russian banks are removed from SWIFT," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announces at a press conference. "This will ensure that these banks are disconnected from the international financial system." SOUNDBITE
"This would be a sign of de-escalation that we have been calling for for several weeks," says French government spokesman Gabriel Attal at the end of the Council of Ministers, after Russia said it was pulling back some of its forces near the Ukrainian border to their bases. IMAGES
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