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Brazil may have so far escaped the radar of radical Islamist groups, but the Rio Olympics is taking no chances on terrorism when the...
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Olympic construction projects have turned Rio upside down, but a harsh economy and some major failures are overshadowing organizers’ hopes of emulating Barcelona’s Olympian...
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The Zika virus has been transmitted sexually, top US health authorities confirmed, fueling fears of the rapid spread of the disease blamed for a...
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Rio Olympics organizers said Tuesday they are concerned by the outbreak of the Zika virus in Brazil but confident the problem will have cleared...
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World health officials mobilized with emergency response plans and funding pleas Tuesday as fears grow that the Zika virus, blamed for a surge in...
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A cross-nation team of refugees will participate in this year’s Rio Olympics to send a “message of hope”, International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach...
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Rio de Janeiro sent fumigators Tuesday into the city’s carnival stadium, which will also be used for Olympic archery in August, to combat an...
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Brazil is mobilizing more than 200,000 troops to go “house to house” in the battle against Zika-carrying mosquitoes, blamed for causing horrific birth defects...
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Rio vowed Sunday to protect Olympic athletes and fans from Zika-carrying mosquitoes, blamed for causing horrific birth defects. The first city in South America...
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Thousands of dead fish were found floating in Rio de Janeiro’s picturesque but polluted bay Wednesday, not far from where the Olympic sailing competitions...