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Party Time In Rio De Janeiro After Rollercoaster Run-Up To The Games
With a little bit of chaos and a last-minute sprint on preparations, Rio de Janeiro was ready today to revel in a moment seven years in the making: the opening of the Olympic Games.
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Rio Readies For Historic Olympics Opening Ceremony
Rio de Janeiro's iconic Maracana Stadium will host a pulsating gathering for more than 70,000 fans, 10,400 athletes and dozens of world leaders as the first Olympics to be staged in South America gets under way
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Brazil Health Minister Says Zika Not A Worry For Olympics
Brazil's new health minister went on the offensive Friday in a bid to dispel worries about the country's Zika outbreak, which has cast a pall over the upcoming Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
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Rio's Zika Outbreak Matches Asian Virus: Study
The mosquito-borne Zika virus behind last year's outbreak in Rio de Janeiro closely resembles another strain from Asia and may have been introduced by Pacific Island athletes, researchers said Tuesday.
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Brazil To Launch Anti-Zika App For Rio Olympics
Brazil's health ministry said Thursday it will launch a smartphone application to track the Zika virus during the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and help visitors detect the disease.
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Brazil Military Fight Mosquitoes, Flower Pot To Flower Pot
Zika outbreak has been declared an international emergency by the World Health Organization and at least in public relations terms poses a threat to Rio's hosting of the Olympics this August -- adding to pressure on Rousseff to find a solution.
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Kenya Planning On Track For Rio Olympics; No Zika Boycott
The official in charge of Kenya's Olympic team says the country is preparing as planned for the games in Rio de Janeiro as it monitors the outbreak of the Zika virus.
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Brazil Minister Says No Plans To Cancel Rio Games
Brazilian organizers have reiterated they have no intention of canceling the Rio de Janeiro Olympics because of the outbreak of the Zika virus, with Sports Minister George Hilton saying the topic "is not in discussion."
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Brazil Urge Pregnant Women to Avoid Olympics Over Zika Threat
The unprecedented warning, issued just over six months from the opening ceremony of the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, came after the World Health Organization declared an emergency over mosquito-borne Zika virus, suspected of causing microcephaly, or abnormally small heads, in babies.
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Zika, Mosquitoes Outwit Rio As Carnival, Olympics Loom
As Rio de Janeiro prepares to welcome hundreds of thousands of visitors for upcoming Carnival festivities and the Olympic Games in August, the city is scrambling to expel one unwelcome new arrival: the Zika virus.
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Zika, Mosquitoes Outwit Rio As Carnival, Olympics Loom
As Rio de Janeiro prepares to welcome hundreds of thousands of visitors for upcoming Carnival festivities and the Olympic Games in August, the city is scrambling to expel one unwelcome new arrival: the Zika virus.
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Party Time In Rio De Janeiro After Rollercoaster Run-Up To The Games
With a little bit of chaos and a last-minute sprint on preparations, Rio de Janeiro was ready today to revel in a moment seven years in the making: the opening of the Olympic Games.
-
Rio Readies For Historic Olympics Opening Ceremony
Rio de Janeiro's iconic Maracana Stadium will host a pulsating gathering for more than 70,000 fans, 10,400 athletes and dozens of world leaders as the first Olympics to be staged in South America gets under way
-
Brazil Health Minister Says Zika Not A Worry For Olympics
Brazil's new health minister went on the offensive Friday in a bid to dispel worries about the country's Zika outbreak, which has cast a pall over the upcoming Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
-
Rio's Zika Outbreak Matches Asian Virus: Study
The mosquito-borne Zika virus behind last year's outbreak in Rio de Janeiro closely resembles another strain from Asia and may have been introduced by Pacific Island athletes, researchers said Tuesday.
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Brazil To Launch Anti-Zika App For Rio Olympics
Brazil's health ministry said Thursday it will launch a smartphone application to track the Zika virus during the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and help visitors detect the disease.
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Brazil Military Fight Mosquitoes, Flower Pot To Flower Pot
Zika outbreak has been declared an international emergency by the World Health Organization and at least in public relations terms poses a threat to Rio's hosting of the Olympics this August -- adding to pressure on Rousseff to find a solution.
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Kenya Planning On Track For Rio Olympics; No Zika Boycott
The official in charge of Kenya's Olympic team says the country is preparing as planned for the games in Rio de Janeiro as it monitors the outbreak of the Zika virus.
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Brazil Minister Says No Plans To Cancel Rio Games
Brazilian organizers have reiterated they have no intention of canceling the Rio de Janeiro Olympics because of the outbreak of the Zika virus, with Sports Minister George Hilton saying the topic "is not in discussion."
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Brazil Urge Pregnant Women to Avoid Olympics Over Zika Threat
The unprecedented warning, issued just over six months from the opening ceremony of the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, came after the World Health Organization declared an emergency over mosquito-borne Zika virus, suspected of causing microcephaly, or abnormally small heads, in babies.
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Zika, Mosquitoes Outwit Rio As Carnival, Olympics Loom
As Rio de Janeiro prepares to welcome hundreds of thousands of visitors for upcoming Carnival festivities and the Olympic Games in August, the city is scrambling to expel one unwelcome new arrival: the Zika virus.
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Zika, Mosquitoes Outwit Rio As Carnival, Olympics Loom
As Rio de Janeiro prepares to welcome hundreds of thousands of visitors for upcoming Carnival festivities and the Olympic Games in August, the city is scrambling to expel one unwelcome new arrival: the Zika virus.
