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Former Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich banned for 2 years
Geneva, Feb 9 (IANS) Former Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich was Thursday banned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) for two years and stripped of his third-place finish in the 2005 race for blood doping. "The CAS has found Jan Ullrich guilty of a doping offence. As a consequence, Jan Ullrich is sanctioned with a two-year period of ineligibility starting retroactively on 22 August 2011.

Who controls the future?

In the past week, the international business community has had only two talking points: Davos, the laddered annual elite jamboree in the snow-soaked peaks of Switzerland, and Facebook, the

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Swiss launch competition probe against UBS, CS

Switzerland's competition commission said Friday it has launched an investigation into possible cartel behavior by a dozen banks including the country's two biggest lenders UBS and Credit Suisse.

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Pakistani cricketer Aamer released from jail
Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Aamer, convicted of spot-fixing, was released from a British jail after serving half of a six-month sentence for his part in the infamous spot-fixing scam.

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What commitment to marriage really means

Being committed to your marriage is not just about being faithful to each other but also doing what it takes to make the relationship successful - the most important thing being 'compromise',

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Gunmen abduct Dutch, Swiss in southern Philippines
Gunmen in the restive southern Philippines abducted Swiss and Dutch tourists and a Filipino bird photographer Wednesday and took the trio away by boat, authorities said.

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