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Disgraced US Olympics Doctor Jailed for 175 Years
It follows testimony from 156 of his victims
Ex-US Olympic gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar has been sentenced to 40 to 175 years after testimony from nearly 160 of his victims. The judge dismissed Nassar's attempted apology as insincere, saying he would "be in darkness the rest of his life".
The new president of Zimbabwe – Emmerson Mnangagwa - has told the BBC that he gave his predecessor - Robert Mugabe - and his wife a "lucrative retirement package".
An appeals court in Brazil has unanimously upheld a corruption conviction imposed last July on ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. While he can still take his appeal to a higher court, the decision could rule Lula out as a candidate for October's presidential election.
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