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Panama Papers Law Firm Boss Ramon Fonseca Dead

Ramon Fonseca, one of the founders of Panama's Mossack Fonseca law firm, is seen during a TV interview with Telemetro in April 2016
Panamanian lawyer Ramon Fonseca, co-founder of the now-defunct law firm at the center of the "Panama Papers" scandal, died while awaiting sentencing in his money-laundering trial, his lawyer said Thursday.

Olympic Torch Relay In Marseille Offers 'Solidarity' With Ukraine

The French Air Force display team  sprays the colours of the French flag above Marseille's Old Port as the Olympic flame arrives
The Olympic torch relay began in Marseille on Thursday with the port city's football legend Basile Boli taking the flame in front of the iconic basilica of Notre-Dame de la Garde before passing it on to a number of other celebrity sports stars including Ukrainian gymnast Mariia Vysochanska.
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Beijing on Monday called reports about 23 Chinese swimmers testing positive for a banned substance ahead of the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 "fake news"

China Calls Swimmer Doping Reports 'Fake News'

The sport was rocked at the weekend by revelations that the swimmers tested positive for trimetazidine (TMZ) -- a prescription heart drug that is banned in athletes because it can enhance performance -- before the Games three years ago.

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