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Russia Banned From Olympics for Four Years
Dec.09 — Russia has been banned from the Olympics and other international competitions for four years because of an ongoing doping scandal. The World Anti-Doping Agency says Moscow covered up the illegal use of substances by the country’s athletes.
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Inside MI5 (Espionage Documentary)
It’s 30 years since the tumultuous events of 1989, when the Berlin Wall fell, the Iron Curtain lifted and the Soviet empire began to crumble. Our Moscow correspondent Steve Rosenberg has travelled across Europe to examine how Russia views the events of 1989, and how Moscow is trying to regain influence.
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What to do about rising rents?
Housing shortages and rising rent costs: a growing problem for big European cities like Amsterdam. We accompany Amsterdam locals as they search for a place to live, and find out what impact rising rents are having on the development of our cities.
Wendy Bijwaard is looking for a place to live after separating from her husband. For years she’s lived in Amsterdam-Oost, where she has her job, her two children’s schools, her friends and hobbies. But will she be able to stay there? The 52 year old earns well and could afford an apartment in the Dutch metropolis. The only problem is – she’s been unable to get anything. For the sake of her children, Wendy isn’t giving up. For now, she’s found a temporary abode with friends. But by the summer she will have to have found a new place to live.
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The British Property Boom
A documentary film which looks at the 2014 housing bubble through a number of stories in a single part of London.
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