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Brazil police pull US swimmers from flight amid robbery probe
World
August 18, 2016
Brazil police pull US swimmers from flight amid robbery probe
Brazilian police stopped two U.S. Olympic swimmers from boarding a flight home on Wednesday to question them about how they…
Brazil casts aside crisis in rousing Rio Games opening
World
August 6, 2016
Brazil casts aside crisis in rousing Rio Games opening
Brazil unfurled a vast canvas celebrating its rainforest and the creative energy of its wildly diverse population in welcoming the…
A silver lining in Rio despite pre-Games gloom and doom
Middle East
August 4, 2016
A silver lining in Rio despite pre-Games gloom and doom
It's as predictable as the fixed, two-year calendar for the Olympics themselves.Before every edition of the Games – winter or…
Brazilian restaurants turn waste back into food
Egypt
August 2, 2016
Brazilian restaurants turn waste back into food
There's not a lot of green in the urban jungle of Sao Paulo, but thanks to Fernanda Danelon, restaurants in…
Brazil quells gang violence in northern state, 65 arrested
World
August 2, 2016
Brazil quells gang violence in northern state, 65 arrested
Police restored order in a northern state of Brazil on Monday after three nights of violence unleashed by a criminal…
Brazil’s Lula to stand trial for obstruction of justice: court
World
July 30, 2016
Brazil’s Lula to stand trial for obstruction of justice: court
Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and the former chief executive of investment bank Grupo BTG Pactual SA…
Zika found in common house mosquitoes in Brazil
Health & Fitness
July 22, 2016
Zika found in common house mosquitoes in Brazil
Researchers in Brazil announced Thursday the "presence of the Zika virus" in Culex mosquitoes (the common house mosquito) in the…
Pokemon Go welcome at Rio Olympics, mayor says
Science
July 15, 2016
Pokemon Go welcome at Rio Olympics, mayor says
Could hunting for a Pokemon get any hotter? Maybe in Rio, so the city about to host the Olympic Games…
Giant step for street art to honor Neil Armstrong
Art news
July 9, 2016
Giant step for street art to honor Neil Armstrong
Cincinnati is remembering its most famous former resident with a 7,632 square feet piece of outdoor art. The mural will be…
Rio state declares financial emergency, requests funding for Olympics
World
June 18, 2016
Rio state declares financial emergency, requests funding for Olympics
Rio de Janeiro's governor declared a state of financial emergency Friday and requested federal funds to help fulfill obligations for…