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Captagon connection: how Syria became a narco state
Captagon connection: how Syria became a narco state
by  AFP

A decade of appalling civil war has left Syria fragmented and in ruins but one thing crosses every front line: a drug called captagon. At the height of the war, arms were smuggled into Syria through Wadi Khaled.

Kenyan athletics mired in new doping scandal
Kenyan athletics mired in new doping scandal
by  AFP

Kenya's athletics reputation is once again taking a pummelling after the suspension this year of an unusually large number of long distance runners for suspected doping. Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) head Sarah Shibutse attributed the surge in cases in part to the long Covid-enforced lull in competitions that left runners idle.

Arizona Republican who crossed Trump sees bad omens
Arizona Republican who crossed Trump sees bad omens
by  AFP

In three decades of involvement in conservative politics, Rusty Bowers has never been so worried by the gap between perception and reality that currently plagues Arizona's Republican Party. But a toxic political climate that has swirled since the last election has persisted, and ensnared Bowers.

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