IAAF president Lord Coe leaves role with US sportswear giant Nike amid conflict of interest claims November 26, 2015 Athletics chief Lord Coe admitted that his controversial association with Nike was impinging on his ability to clean up the scandal-hit sport after quitting his role with the United States sportswear giant yesterday. Coe had faced mounting pressure to relinquish his £100,000 a year global ambassadorial role after conflict of interest claims surfaced following the award [...]
Russia officially suspended from world athletics after it accepts indefinite ban over doping scandal November 26, 2015 Russia's indefinite suspension from athletics has been sealed in stone, after it opted not to appeal against the IAAF's ban. The IAAF had voted to provisionally suspend Russia from all international competition earlier this month after a report conducted on behalf of the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) revealed its athletics federation was involved in systematic [...]
Russia tightens Turkish food import controls after Russian SU-24 jet shot down by Turkish F-16 warplanes over Syria November 26, 2015 Russia has ramped up checks on food and agriculture imports from Turkey, a move which could deal a blow to the country's economy in the wake of its downing of a Russian fighter jet near the Syrian border. The Russian government told its food safety watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor to increase controls in response to agriculture ministry [...]
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is as well trusted as Russian President Vladimir Putin when it comes to dealing with ISIS November 26, 2015 When it comes to dealing with the threat posed by the so-called Islamic State, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is as well trusted as Russian President Vladimir Putin. The leader of the country that backed Corbyn's electoral victory as a "radical breakthrough" has -47 per cent trust in making the right decisions in regard of Syria and [...]
Cameron tells MPs “we cannot stand aside” as he seeks approval to extend airstrikes against Islamic State in Syria November 26, 2015 David Cameron has told the Foreign Affairs Committee that the UK should extend its military campaign against Islamic State into Syria. Setting out his "comprehensive strategy" for how the UK will seek to tackle Islamic State, Cameron told the MPs more action was needed to tackle the group, which has claimed responsibility for attacks in Paris [...]
Autumn Statement 2015: This is what chancellor George Osborne is doing for science November 25, 2015 During today's Autumn Statement, chancellor George Osborne made new promises to invest in science for the country's future. “In the modern world one of the best ways you can back business is by backing science,” he told the House of Commons. “That’s why in the last Parliament, I protected the resource budget for science in [...]
Turkish embassy in Moscow attacked by protestors as row over downed aircraft continues November 25, 2015 Protestors have gathered outside the Turkish embassy in Moscow, throwing stones and breaking windows, as the diplomatic crisis between the two countries rumbles on after a Russian warplane was allegedly shot-down over Turkish airspace. The Russian flight engineer, Captain Konstantin Murakhtin, who was returned to his base after a 12-hour rescue mission today with Russian and [...]
Royal Dutch Shell, Exxon Mobil and Glencore: Energy companies risk wasting trillions on uneconomic projects November 25, 2015 Energy companies risk wasting $2.2 trillion (£1.46 trillion) on uneconomic projects over the next 10 years, according to a new report. Think tank the Carbon Tracker Initiative's (CTI) report how fossil fuel firms risk destroying investor returns says energy companies' focus on fossil fuels at the expense of emerging clean technologies could put them out of kilter [...]
Gazprom suspends gas deliveries to Ukraine over Kiev non-payment, as chief executive Alexei Miller warns of “serious risk” to Europe November 25, 2015 Russian energy giant Gazprom says it has suspended deliveries of gas to Ukraine after Kiev failed to make a pre-payment. Chairman Alexei Miller said Ukraine's Naftogaz had failed to make the payment and delivery was halted as a result, local media is reporting. "No new upfront payment has been made. As such, deliveries have been stopped until the [...]
Turkey’s downing of Russian jet may lead to break in joint projects, says Dmitry Medvedev as Russian pilot returns to his base after being rescued in Syria November 25, 2015 Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvdev has warned that yesterday's diplomatic incident, in which Turkey downed a Russian jet as it flew near the border with Syria, could lead to a break in partnerships between the two countries. Russia claims the SU-24 jet never strayed into Turkish airspace, while Turkey insists the plane's pilots – one of [...]