Olympics: IOC chief slams ‘contemptuous’ doping as Russia appeals mount
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) - Russian appeals against Olympic bans were piling up Tuesday as IOC president Thomas Bach…
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Olympics: Brits bring own plumber to leaky athletes’ village
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) - Record-seeking Britain have pulled out all the stops for their Rio Olympics campaign --…
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Olympic torch riot deepens Rio Games woes
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) by Sebastian Smith A riot during the Olympic torch relay cast a shadow over the…
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Rio mayor says arrests over suspected terrorism show effective security operations
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (Reuters) -- Rio de Janeiro Mayor, Eduardo Paes, said the arrest of 10 people suspected of…
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WhatsApp briefly blocked yet again in Brazil
by Sebastian Smith RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- The hugely popular WhatsApp smartphone messaging service was briefly blocked by…
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Obama administration under fire after ex-Gitmo inmate disappears
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The Obama administration came under fire Thursday over the disappearance of a former Guantanamo Bay…
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Olympics: WHO committee says low risk of Zika spread
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- There is a "very low risk" of the Zika virus spreading further internationally as a result…
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Russia wins annual Battle of Nations championship
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (Reuters) -- Fully equipped with armor and weapons, men and women from all over the world traveled…
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Brazil impeachment drive against Rousseff tips into chaos
BRASILIA Brazil (AFP) - by Damian Wroclavsky The impeachment of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff was thrown into confusion Monday when the…
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Brazil Senate committee vote set on Rousseff impeachment
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) - by Damian Wroclavsky A special committee in Brazil's Senate was to vote Friday on whether to…
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Brazil Supreme Court suspends Rousseff impeachment architect
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- by Damian Wroclavsky A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Thursday suspended Eduardo Cunha, the senior lawmaker…
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Facebook CEO urges Brazilians to decry WhatsApp block
(REUTERS) Facebook Inc's Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg called on Brazilians to demand his company's WhatsApp messaging service never be blocked…
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