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Rio de Janeiro seeks sport and tourism cooperation with Vietnam

Rio de Janeiro seeks sport and tourism cooperation with Vietnam

Vice Mayor of Rio de Janeiro Nilton Caldeira has proposed a football exchange with Vietnam as part of celebrations marking the 35th anniversary of Vietnam-Brazil diplomatic ties.
Olympics-Australian Paralympic sailor robbed at gunpoint in Rio

Olympics-Australian Paralympic sailor robbed at gunpoint in Rio

South Korea unveils 'Zika-proof' Olympic uniforms

South Korea unveils 'Zika-proof' Olympic uniforms

Two dead after new bike lane collapses in Rio

Two dead after new bike lane collapses in Rio

A bike lane, one of the projects aimed at sprucing up Rio de Janeiro ahead of this summer's Olympic Games, has collapsed into the ocean, killing two people.
April 21, 2016 | 05:37 pm PT
Olympics-Rio Games countdown starts with Olympia torch lighting

Olympics-Rio Games countdown starts with Olympia torch lighting

The official countdown to this year's Rio de Janeiro Olympics began on Thursday when the torch was lit at the site of the ancient Games, with organisers hoping it will shift attention away from Brazil's political and financial turmoil.
April 21, 2016 | 02:58 am PT
Rio celebrates President impeachment vote

Rio celebrates President impeachment vote

Copacabana beach turns into a block party after congressmen voted overwhelmingly to send impeachment proceedings against embattled President Dilma Rousseff to the Senate. Copacabana beach erupted in celebration after Brazil's lower house of Congress reached the 342 votes needed to move forward with an impeachment trial for President Dilma Rousseff for breaking budget laws.Her impeachment now moves to the Senate for trial, a major step towards potentially ending 13 years of leftist Workers Party rule in the divided nation.Celebrations broke out on the streets of Brasilia as well, where congressmen had been debating grounds for impeachment all day.
April 17, 2016 | 09:50 pm PT
Newly crowned Olympic champion wants Russia barred from Rio Games

Newly crowned Olympic champion wants Russia barred from Rio Games

Australian race walker Jared Tallent has said it would be a disgrace to have to compete at the Rio de Janeiro Games in August against the man who cheated him out of London Olympic gold.
March 24, 2016 | 08:36 pm PT
 
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