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IOC chief defends handling of Russian doping crisis

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IOC refugee team members arrive in Rio

They were previously running for their lives, now they are days away from running for an Olympic medal.

Brazil

Olympic athletes urged to keep their mouths shut in Rio - because of polluted water!

Keep your mouths shut!

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"Roos" loos ready in Rio as team Australia returns to the Olympic Village

Australia's athletes have finally moved into the Olympic Village in Rio after work was carried out to remedy blocked toilets, leaky pipes and exposed electrical wiring.

Sport

Aussie rowers up the creek without a paddle

The Australian rowing team are a last minute substitution for the Rio Olympics, but are having to use a borrowed boat as their's is still back in Australia.

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Dark clouds gather over Rio ahead of Olympics

With less than two weeks to go before the start of the Rio Olympics, there are a number of dark clouds gathered over the event that are showing little sign of…

Sport

Man attempts to steal Olympic torch continuing the troubled build-up to Rio Olympics

Problems continue to mar the build-up to the Rio Olympics.

Brazil

Brazil arrests over 'terror plot to attack Olympics'

Ten people have been arrested in Brazil on suspicion of planning attacks on next month’s Olympics.

Brazil

State workers urge Brazilian government to pay their salaries instead of the Olympics

Hundreds of striking state workers march through Rio to urge the Brazilian government to pay their wages instead of hosting the Olympics.

Cinema

'Aquarius': an extraordinary woman's battle against unscrupulous real estate developers

Aquarius was one of the most critically acclaimed films in Cannes this year.

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Olympic torch in the heart of the Amazon

Brazil

World Anti-Doping Agency suspends Rio drug testing laboratory

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has suspended the credentials of a testing laboratory in Rio de Janeiro for failing to comply with international standards.

Brazil

Rio 2016: Jaguar shot dead at Olympic torch ceremony

A jaguar has been shot dead shortly after an Olympic torch ceremony in Brazil.

Brazil

Rio's governor declares state of financial emergency

The governor of Olympic host city Rio has declared a financial emergency.

Brazil

Brazil's interim president dismisses corruption allegations against him

Brazil’s interim president Michel Temer has dismissed graft allegations against him as dishonest and reckless.

Brazil

18 people killed after bus driver loses control

At least 18 people have been killed after the driver of the bus they were travelling in lost control of his vehicle.

Sport

IOC ExCo board meet for last time before Rio Olympics

The international Olympic Committee’s executive board has met for the final time before the Rio Games take place in August.

Sport

Pele collection to go under the hammer

Pele’s footballing life is to go under the hammer next week at an auction in London.

Economy

Brazil: boom to bust story continues as GDP shrinks again

Brazil's economy shrank for the fifth straight quarter between January and March. Agriculture, industry and services all declined amid a political crisis and sweeping bribery scandal.

Brazil

Rio police probe 'gang rape' of 16-year-old by 'more than 30 men'

Police in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro are investigating allegations that a 16-year-old girl was brutally raped by more than thirty…

Brazil

Video - Brazil’s uncontacted Kawahiva tribe on the edge of extinction

Despite winning a campaign to get Brazil to declare a protected area for the Kawahiva tribe – one of the last uncontacted indigenous peoples in the Amazon Forest – campaigners say there is no time to

Brazil

Brazil in crisis after leaked tape forces out interim President's ally

Brazil’s minister of planning Romero Juca has stepped aside over claims he conspired to obstruct an investigation into the country’s biggest-ever corruption…

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Brazil's Petrobras gets new boss with same old problems

Pedro Parente, the new boss of Brazil's scandal-ridden state-controlled energy firm Petrobras, has been talking about the challenges ahead.

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Jacques Wagner, a former government minister in Brazil is confident Dilma Rousseff can return to power

Brazil is experiencing an unprecedented moment in its history with the removal of the elected President Dilma Rousseff.