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Rio Olympic Dive Pool Turns Green, Many Blames Algae

April 15, 2023 5:27 am3 comments
Rio Olympic Dive Pool Turns Green, Many Blames Algae

The Olympic dive pool turned greenish during the women’s synchronized 10m diving final. With the event on the way the water appeared murkier. One day before the final the water was blue. According to experts the color transformation was due to the algae in the water. The pool was warmer […]

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Russian Sexagenarian Reaches Rio On Foot For Olympic Games

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Russian Sexagenarian Reaches Rio On Foot For Olympic Games

Russian sexagenarian walked over 18,270 km for about 500 days and reached his dream city of Rio de Janeiro today. He started some 17 months ago and walked about 50 to 60 km a day. Sergey Lukyanov started the adventure journey from Russia’s northern capital of St. Petersburg on 1 […]

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Brazil Displaced 77K Residents For Rio Games Amid Welcoming Olympic Refugee Team

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Brazil Displaced 77K Residents For Rio Games Amid Welcoming Olympic Refugee Team

Brazil as well as the entire world, who love sports and are the enthusiasts of sporting events, warmly welcomed the first ever Olympic Refugee Team last Friday at the Maracana Stadium during the opening ceremony of Rio 2016 Olympic Games, but everyone turned to oblivion the country internally displaced 77,000 […]

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Flu Is More Of Concern Than Zika In Brazil During Rio Olympics 2016

April 14, 2023 6:46 pm34 comments
Flu Is More Of Concern Than Zika In Brazil During Rio Olympics 2016

Brzail has been in news regularly lately. Zika epidemic and Rio Olympics 2016 are the highlights. Risk for spread of the virus is the main matter of concern, but the World Health Organization updated a report revealing flu is a bigger health threat for the athletes than Zika. The WHO, […]

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Jihadi Threats Being Reviewed By Brazil’s Intelligence Agency Ahead Of Rio Olympics

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Jihadi Threats Being Reviewed By Brazil’s Intelligence Agency Ahead Of Rio Olympics

Following the jihadi message to its followers to target Rio Olympics the Brazil’s intelligence agency said the threats are being reviewed and many have been discarded. SITE Intelligence Group said the Jihadi messaging channel on Telegram app recently called for attacks against the Rio 2016 Games and the methods as […]

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WHO To Set Up Expert Committee Following Zika Concerns In Rio For Olympics

April 13, 2023 11:42 pm1 comment
WHO To Set Up Expert Committee Following Zika Concerns In Rio For Olympics

An expert committee is reported to be set up by World Health Organization to consider whether the Summer Olympcs in Rio de Janeiro should be held, delayed or postponed following concerns about Zika virus outbreak. About 500,000 athletes will be taking part in the Olympics that is scheduled to be […]

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