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Eating local in Rio de Janeiro

2016-08-08 14:32

Eating local

Brazil now China's biggest source of beef imports

2016-08-08 07:29

About a year after recovering from a scare related to mad cow disease, Brazil has supplanted Australia as the biggest seller of beef to China. A production deficit is widening in China, and imports are heading for a record

Games tidbits

2016-08-08 08:37

CEREMONY

China urges Olympics committee to rectify flag mistake

2016-08-08 14:09

Chinese delegation has lodged a protest to the Rio Olympics organizing committee for using a wrongly designed national flag.

Turning the tables on youth

2016-08-08 08:37

When 19-year-old US citizen Yijun Feng played Spaniard He Zhiwen on Saturday, Feng entered the table tennis match with a slight but unusual advantage, despite being outranked and lacking comparable experience.

Rio set for 'coolest' Olympic opening ceremony

2016-08-05 10:42

Rio 2016 opening ceremony organizers have urged athletes to participate in the Olympic curtain-raiser on Friday, promising them "the coolest party they have seen."

Take a closer look at the life in Rio Olympic Village

2016-08-03 09:36

Take a closer look at the life in Rio Olympic Village

First ray of sunshine greets Rio ahead of Olympics

2016-08-02 16:00

Rio de Janeiro embraces its first ray of sunshine in August to greet the forthcoming Olympic Games.

Rio opening ceremony to break with opulent traditions

2016-08-02 09:43

The Rio de Janeiro Olympics opening ceremony on Friday will break with the recent tradition of large-scale and expensive shows, featuring a low-emissions cauldron and an "analogue" experience.

Security beefed up after Aussies robbed

2016-08-02 08:01

Security at the Olympic village has been tightened following the theft of a computer and team shirts from the Australian delegation during a fire evacuation, team officials said on Sunday.

Giant graffiti painting greets Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil

2016-08-01 11:10

Giant graffiti painting greets Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil

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