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(Reuters) A blustery storm, a touch of melancholy and a sense of pride converged at the closing ceremony of the 2016 Olympics on Sunday as Brazil breathed a collective sigh of relief at having pulled off South America’s first Games. It was far from a perfect execution by Brazil, which battled with empty seats, security scares and a mysterious green diving pool. But two late gold medals for the host country in its two […]
(REUTERS) The closing ceremony of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games brings the curtain down on 16 days of spectacular global sporting achievements. Simon Biles, winner of four gold medals and one bronze, leads Team USA as its flag bearer, as the country celebrates another winning medal haul at an Olympic Games. The power went out briefly in a section of the Maracana stadium and parts of the surrounding neigborhoods minutes before the Olympics […]
by Karam al-Masri A shocked Syrian boy pictured sitting in an ambulance covered in blood and dust after an air strike has become a symbol of civilian suffering in Aleppo, drawing worldwide attention. As international concern mounted, President Bashar al-Assad’s key ally Russia said it was ready to halt fire in the battleground northern city for 48-hour “humanitarian pauses” from next week. The announcement Thursday followed pleas from the United Nations and the European Union […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The Philippines received the first of ten coast guard vessels from Japan Thursday, the coastguard said, as the two countries boost security ties in the face of their separate maritime disputes with China. The 44 metre (144 foot) BRP Tubbataha has arrived in Manila, the Philippinescoast guard said in a statement, adding that it will be used for search and rescue, law-enforcement and transport purposes. They did not specify where it […]
(Reuters) Joakim Sommer, Armando del Rey, Marco Waltenspiel and Georg Lettner paid a tribute to the celestial event this week, flying over La Palma in the Canary Islands where the sky is considered the cleanest in the North Hemisphere for astronomic observation. The four jumpers joined the Perseids, a prolific meteor shower usually peaking in August. That mid-August night, up to 500 meteors were observed per hour. In fact, the visibility of the Perseids […]
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (AFP) — Joseph Schooling pulled off a stunning Olympic upset on Friday by beating US legend Michael Phelps in the 100m butterfly to win Singapore’s first ever gold medal. Asian champion Schooling, 21, completed a wire-to-wire victory to deny Phelps a fourth successive title in the event, winning in a Games record 50.39sec. Phelps, amazingly, tied with both Chad le Clos and Laszlo Cseh for the silver. “I don’t know […]
DAVAO City, Philipines (Eagle News) – Nagbigay ng karagdagang P2 milyon si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte kay Olympic Silver Medalist Hidilyn Diaz sa kanyang pagkapanalo sa 2016 Rio Olympics. Ito ay naganap sa loob ng Malacanang of the South, DPWH Depot, Panacan, Davao City nitong Huwebes ng gabi, August 11, 2016. Dumating si Diaz Huwebes ng gabi at agad nakipagkita kay Pangulong Duterte dito sa Davao. Inaasahan naman ni Diaz na makakauwi na sa kanyang bayan ngayong […]
Bicycle motocross rider Daniel Dhers built ramps out of salt at the Uyuni Salt Flats in Bolivia, a high altitude desert known as the largest salt pans on the planet. Known as Dalí’s desert because of their aesthetic views, the Salar de Uyuni stand 3,600m above sea level. At this height, the atmospheric pressure decreases and results in a blood oxygen shortage. “I would make a line in the Salt Park and would stop for […]
