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Qatar’s Abdulqadir Abdulrahman wins silver in Paralympic Games CULTURE

Qatar’s Abdulqadir Abdulrahman wins silver in Paralympic Games

Qatar’s Abdulqadir Abdulrahman won a silver medal in the Men’s Shotput F34 event at the Summer Paralympic Games, which is being held in Rio de Janeiro currently.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Rio hangover as Tokyo grabs baton CULTURE

Rio hangover as Tokyo grabs baton

Rio de Janeiro returned to the cold reality of Brazil's political crisis and recession on Monday after bringing a carnivalesque curtain down on its Olympics festival and passing the torch to Tokyo.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Passports of Irish Olympic officials seized in Rio ticket probe CULTURE

Passports of Irish Olympic officials seized in Rio ticket probe

Brazilian police seized passports of Irish Olympic officials to keep them in Rio de Janeiro for questioning, as authorities intensified their probe into possible ticket scalping involving Ireland's top Olympic official, Patrick Hickey.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
EAA enrols Rio’s 16,000 slum children into primary school ARABIA

EAA enrols Rio’s 16,000 slum children into primary school

Educate A Child (EAC), a programme of the Education Above All (EAA) Foundation in partnership with government and other entities, has successfully enrolled 16,239 children living in slums in the heart of Rio de Janeiro into primary school in under two years.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Protests as Rio readies for Olympic carnival CULTURE

Protests as Rio readies for Olympic carnival

The Olympic flame wound its way around Rio de Janeiro's iconic landmarks on Friday as protesters unleashed a fresh blast of anger ahead of the opening ceremony of the trouble-plagued sporting spectacle.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Morocco boxer held over alleged sex attacks in Olympic Village CULTURE

Morocco boxer held over alleged sex attacks in Olympic Village

Brazilian police arrested a Moroccan Olympic boxer on Friday for allegedly sexually assaulting two female cleaners in the athletes' village in Rio de Janeiro.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Qatari flag hoisted in Olympic Village in Rio de Janeiro CULTURE

Qatari flag hoisted in Olympic Village in Rio de Janeiro

The Qatari flag has been hoisted in the Olympic Village in Rio de Janeiro where the Olympic Games are starting on Friday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Rio mayor declares fourth holiday to ease Olympics traffic CULTURE

Rio mayor declares fourth holiday to ease Olympics traffic

Rio de Janeiro's mayor on Tuesday declared a fourth city holiday during the Olympic games after fans and athletes arrived to gridlock in the host city.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
WHO chief going to the Olympics, says Zika risk low CULTURE

WHO chief going to the Olympics, says Zika risk low

The risk of Zika virus infections at the Olympic Games is both low and manageable, the chief of the World Health Organisation said on Friday, a week before the event kicks off in Rio de Janeiro.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Brazil arrests group planning terrorism during Olympics INTERNATIONAL

Brazil arrests group planning terrorism during Olympics

Brazilian police have arrested 10 members of a group allegedly planning terrorist attacks during the upcoming Olympic Games, Justice Minister Alexandre de Moraes said on Thursday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Brazil lends $895mn to Rio to guarantee safety at Olympics INTERNATIONAL

Brazil lends $895mn to Rio to guarantee safety at Olympics

Brazil's government disbursed 2.9 billion reais ($895 million) to cover Olympic security spending by the state of Rio de Janeiro, which declared a state of fiscal emergency ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Rio athletes' village unveiled in front of IOC chief CULTURE

Rio athletes' village unveiled in front of IOC chief

Despite financial and organisational problems that have delayed other construction projects for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, the largest athletes' village ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016