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Violence in Rio raises concerns over Olympic security
Brazilian police patrol a Rio Olympics bus stop on Copacabana Boulevard which transports athletes and media to the beach volleyball. (Barbara Walton/European PressPhoto Agency) These were just the ...
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The Olympic Park in Rio is a ghost town and its pools are green again
Maracanã Stadium, which held the opening and closing ceremonies and several of the Rio Olympics' biggest events, is abandoned and plagued by looters, and Julio de Lamare Aquatic Park's warm-up ...
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Raw sewage and super-bacteria off Rio beaches threaten Olympic water competitions
Some doctors and scientists believe human dependence on antibiotics and antibacterial soaps is to blame for the development of drug-resistant bacteria. Lead researcher, Renata Picao, said Rio’s ...
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Neymar scores fastest goal in Olympic soccer history
The swift goal came courtesy of the team’s 24-year-old captain Neymar, who has had a rather lackluster showing so far in the Rio Olympics. His own fans even booed him during the group rounds.