Irish boxer Michael O’Reilly has left the Olympic Village after it was confirmed that he will not compete for Team Ireland at Rio 2016.
The Olympic Council of Ireland said last night that he was no longer contesting the provisional suspension imposed on him for failing a doping test.
It comes after the 23-year-old admitted to unintentionally taking a supplement which may have contained a banned substance.
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Presidential hopeful Donald Trump has appeared to hint at gun supporters taking up arms against his rival Hillary Clinton.
The Republican Party's nominee was speaking about the next president's power to appoint Supreme Court justices, a key election issue since the death of conservative Justice Antonin Scalia earlier this year, who has not yet been replaced.
He told the crowd at the rally in Wilmington, North Carolina: "If (Mrs Clinton) gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do, folks ... Although the Second Amendment people - maybe there is, I don't know."
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The Brazilian senate has voted to hold an impeachment trial for suspended President Dilma Rousseff, who is accused of breaking budget law.
After a lengthy debate, the senate voted 59 to 21 in support of the final stage of an impeachment process that could see her permanently removed from office.
Ms Rousseff was suspended in May following allegations that she manipulated government accounts to support her re-election campaign in 2014.
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Lawyers acting on behalf of Ibrahim Halawa are to submit a new formal application for his release.
It comes after the Egyptian parliament is reported to have rejected calls from the Irish government for the Dublin student to be freed.
Egypt's House of Representative has said Irish authorities cannot interfere "in the affairs of the Egyptian judiciary". Mr Halawa has been held in an Egyptian prison, without trial, for nearly three years.
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There were 8% fewer professional jobs available in July compared to this time last year, according to a new study.
Morgan McKinley's latest monthly employment monitor also shows that the number of professionals seeking new roles fell by 2% last month.
The report found that the pharma, medical devices and IT sectors were the top performing sectors in relation to hiring activity.
