Violence has errupted in Rio de Janeiro today, just two weeks after they won the 2016 Olympic bid, with suspected drug traffickers shooting down a police helicopter and setting fire to five buses and a school, two...
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Chicago has been eliminated from the 2016 Olympic bid - the IOC has voted and Chicago is already out of the running.People were watching in Daley Plaza in Chicago and the crowd gasped when the announcement was made. Rio, Madrid, and Tokyo is still in the running, but...
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Rio de Janeiro has won the 2016 Summer Olympic Bid and the IOC has voted. 2016 Olympics Announcement happened at 6:30pm CEST, so 9:30am PST, and 5:30pm BST. Watch the 2016 vote live online 8:30am PST UPDATE:...
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Carnival celebrations are starting up across the globe, but vacationers in Brazil got more of a bang than they were expecting when they were held up by thieves with hand grenades. The tourists were left tied up...
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Adaptation new sports to Britain has offered alternative and fun ways to exercise. With the increase in knowledge and the accessibility of health information on the internet attitudes towards health and...
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The slums of Dona Marta in Rio, Brazil, are encroaching too much on the famous Atlantic Rainforest that surrounds it, according to the Brazilian government, and their solution is to build a three-foot high wall...
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The fire in job market is reaching Australia know. slow down in demand of almost all the commodity , and related impact on mining is forcing the Rio to fire 14000 employees.But unfortunately all effort to control...
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" Vale (VALE5.SA: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), the world's largest iron ore miner, said on Wednesday it is laying off 1,300 workers and putting 5,500 more on paid leave, the latest sign of Brazil's...
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Excluded from many regional fora, Cuba finally made it to the Rio Group. Its return to the OAS is pending. "Cuba has become a full member of the Rio Group of Latin American and Caribbean countries, a Mexican Foreign Ministry official says. "Cuba joined the Rio Group...
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Italy clinch the 3rd place in the FIFA Futsal World Cup Brazil 2008 after defeating Russia by 2x1 in a very disputed game this Saturday in Rio.Curiously Italy team is made entirely by Italian naturalised Brazilian...
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" Brazil's local elections have brought mixed results for President Luiz Ignacio da Silva's Workers' Party. Almost 130 million Brazilian voters went to the polls on Sunday to elect mayors and councillors. ...
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Thomas Beatie, the self proclaimed “World’s First Pregnant Man,” is among the nominees in the 2008 GaySocialites.com Awards. Website www.lesbianivf.com is reporting that among the other nominees are such flamboyant identities as “Dirty Sexy Money” actress Candis...
Steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal is conetemplating to takeover the Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto. " Steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal, the biggest shareholder in ArcelorMittal, is considering...
"Brazil is undergoing an economic boom that is lifting millions out of poverty. But here in Rio, the incident, which came to light through a series of articles in O Dia, has become a prominent sign of the strains...
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Judge Patricia Cogliatti de Carvalho has ordered Rio de Janiero to mobilize private hospitals in combatting the surge of Dengue Fever outbreaks. "At least 54 people have died across Rio state since the start of...
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