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World athletics chief Sebastian Coe, multi-millionaire and Olympic newcomer Johan Eliasch and Zimbabwe’s Sports Minister Kirsty Coventry are among seven candidates for next year’s International Olympic Committee presidency election, the IOC said on Monday (Sep 16). IOC Vice President Juan…

WELLINGTON: A volcanic eruption belched a plume of ash that grounded flights in New Zealand on Thursday (Aug 22), with government scientists warning it could continue venting for “weeks to months” to come. It is the same White Island volcano that…