Mattis wants to keep pressure on N. Korea
HONOLULU, United States (AFP) - The United States and South Korea are going to keep tightening the screws on Pyongyang so that…
8 years ago
Olympic Games
Oscar Pistorius: The ‘broke and broken’ Olympian
by Ben Sheppard Agence France-Presse JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- At the 2012 London Olympics, before 80,000 roaring fans and…
9 years ago
Speed climbing: the Olympics’ newest and fastest sport
EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND (Reuters) -- With a winning time of under 7 seconds, speed climbing can claim to be the Olympic…
9 years ago
International Olympic Committee begins Rio Olympic debriefing in Tokyo
TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) -- The International Olympic Committee (IOC) held on Monday (November 28) a debriefing of the Rio De…
10 years ago
The Philippines and the Olympic Games
QUEZON City, Philippines (August 22) - The modern Olympic Games have been one of the most highly-supported sporting events in…
10 years ago
Egyptian judoka sent home over handshake refusal with Israeli
(REUTERS) Egyptian judoka Islam El Shehaby has been sent home from the Rio Olympics after refusing to shake the…
10 years ago
WHO chief going to the Olympics, says Zika risk low
BEIJING (Reuters) - The risk of Zika virus infections at the Olympic Games is both low and manageable, the…
10 years ago
The Olympic Games
A chronology of some of the major events that have marked the history of the Olympic Games.
10 years ago
Chance of Zika in Rio less than one in 500,000 – health minister
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (Reuters) -- The Brazilian healthy minister said on Tuesday (July 12) that the chance of…
10 years ago
Troubled Rio puts final touches on Olympics
by Sebastian Smith RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Rio de Janeiro hosts the Olympic Games in less than four…
10 years ago
Rio declares financial disaster over Olympic Games
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Rio state authorities declared a "state of public calamity" Friday over a major budget crisis,…
10 years ago
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…
10 years ago
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