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Rio cancels Carnival Street Parades following Omicron threat

Rio de Janeiro has canceled street parades and parties during its world-famous Carnival for a second year due to an increase in COVID-19 cases...

Cats and coffee combine for a cause at this Rio cafe

At the Gato Cafe in downtown Rio de Janeiro, coffee and tea are served with whiskers and a purr. In its pink-walled interior, customers can...

WATCH: Twenty-five killed in one of Rio’s most violent police raids

People targeted in the raid in the poor Jacarezinho neighborhood tried to escape across rooftops as police arrived in armored vehicles and helicopters flew overhead, television images showed

Disney to close down animation studio behind ‘Ice Age,’ ‘Rio’ films

The entertainment giant cited the COVID pandemic's impact on the industry for the closure

Water bacteria cancels Tokyo 2020 paratriathlon test swim

The swimming section of a paratriathlon test event for Tokyo 2020 was cancelled Saturday due to high levels of bacteria in the water

Robber’s bloody mistake mugging a female MMA fighter

Polyana Viana, an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) strawweight, brought the hapless perp down with two punches and a kick and held him in a "rear-naked choke" before making him sit and wait for the police

Historic library weaves ‘Harry Potter’-style tourist magic

"In 'Harry Potter' we've seen libraries like this!" exclaimed Didier Margouet, a 57-year-old French tourist

Massive fire blazes Rio’s 200-year old National Museum

RIO DE JANEIRO: A massive fire raced through Brazil’s 200-year-old National Museum in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, probably destroying its collection of more...

On a Rio beach, a man’s home is his castle

With a crown on his head, Marcio Matolias carefully retouches his sandcastle, sculpting and smoothing with a shovel as bathers cool off nearby in...

New accident hits Rio’s carnival party

RIO DE JANEIRO: A huge float carried by an out-of-control truck struck at least 20 people celebrating carnival in Rio de Janeiro, causing serious...

Japan PM turns up as ‘Super Mario’ during Rio closing ceremony

Rio has passed the Olympic baton to 2020 hosts Tokyo in a colourful closing spectacular , but no one would have expected how surprisingly the next host would introduce themselves at the event.

Dutch gymnast expelled for night of drinking in Rio

RIO DE JANEIRO: Dutch gymnast Yuri van Gelder has been expelled from the Olympics for "gravely" violating team rules by going out for a night of drinking in Rio after qualifying for the finals of the rings event, the Dutch team said.

Hijab-wearing US fencer exits Rio with head held high

RIO DE JANEIRO: Fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad said she was proud to represent the United States and hailed a "beautiful experience" despite being knocked out of the Rio Olympics women's sabre competition on Monday.

French gymnast suffers horror leg-break in Rio

RIO DE JANERIO: French gymnast Samir Aït Saïd suffered a horrific double leg fracture at the Rio Olympics on Saturday as shocked rivals questioned the scoring system which pushes competitors to try increasingly dangerous moves.

Muhammad Ali (not that one) set for Rio boxing action

RIO DE JANIERO: Rio Olympic spectators might be forgiven for thinking they are hearing things when the boxer Muhammad Ali steps in to the ring.

Olympics: IOC decides against blanket doping ban for Russia

LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee ordered individual sports federations to decide whether Russian competitors should take part in the Rio Games after failing to agree on a complete ban over Russia's state-run doping.

Rio drug dealers using Olympic logo: police

RIO DE JANEIRO: Rio de Janeiro drug dealers are taking the middle word in the Olympic motto "faster, higher, stronger" seriously.

Brazil investigating possible corruption at Olympic venues

RIO DE JANERIO: Brazilian investigators have expanded their probe into possible corruption around the staging of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro this August to include all the venues and services financed with federal funds, a lead prosecutor told Reuters.

People around the World welcome New Year

PARIS: Europe began to usher in 2015 on Thursday with a spectacular fireworks display in Moscow after Hong Kong led the party in Asia.
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