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Rio ready for Olympic carnival as opening awaits
AFP, Published on 05/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - The carnival capital of Rio de Janeiro will host a glittering Olympics opening ceremony party on Friday, hoping to draw a line under a turbulent seven-year build-up dogged by recession, drugs scandals, crime and infrastructure stumbles.
Russians get Olympic green light, Neymar launches Brazil quest
AFP, Published on 04/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Two Russian swimmers implicated in a bombshell report on state-sponsored doping were given the green light to compete at the Olympics on Thursday as football superstar Neymar prepared to kick-off Brazil's quest for football gold.
Vanishing golf stars for Rio could jeopardize Olympic status
AFP, Published on 06/07/2016
» WASHINGTON - Top-ranked Jason Day, Rory McIlroy and Adam Scott lead a host of men's golf stars who have withdrawn from the Rio Olympics, an exodus that could jeopardize the sport's return to the Games lineup after an 112-year absence.
Hunt on for shark that killed Australian diver
AFP, Published on 06/06/2016
» SYDNEY - A hunt was underway Monday for a monster six-metre shark blamed for a fatal attack on a diver in western Australia, despite allegations it amounted to a "revenge killing".
Woman rushed to hospital with shark stuck to arm
AFP, Published on 16/05/2016
» MIAMI - A woman in the US state of Florida was rushed to a hospital after being bitten by a shark -- with the carnivorous fish still latched to her right arm, local media reported.
Oceans of determination
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 11/04/2016
» Jonas Colting last Wednesday emerged from the blue water and became the first man to have swum around Phuket Island. The Swedish ultraman took eight days, in our scandalous summer heat, to complete the task that hadn't been attempted before, and that took him from the tip of the western coast of the island, going south counter-clockwise past Patong, Karon, the horn of Phrom Thep Cape, Chalong Pier, then turning northward to Lam Hin, Ao Poh, Sarasin Bridge and ending at Mai Khao Beach.
Danish prince rescued from Aussie surf: report
AFP, Published on 21/12/2015
» SYDNEY - Denmark's Prince Christian, second in line to the throne, has been rescued from the surf at an Australian beach by a lifeguard after getting into trouble, a report said Monday.
(UPDATE #4) Hua Hin oil slick: From oil tanker? Fishing boats? Still not sure.
Jon Fernquest, Published on 27/10/2015
» Oil from large oil tanker or small fishing boats? Oil spill samples sent to Belgium for 4-6 weeks of testing. Right now, more questions than answers.
Oil slick, garbage close Hua Hin beach
Chaiwat Satyaem, Published on 27/10/2015
» Swimmers fled the water at normally clean Hua Hin beach in Prachuap Khiri Khan province on Tuesday as oil and oil coated garbage washed ashore there for the first time.
Drones to circle Australia beaches to monitor sharks
AFP, Published on 25/10/2015
» SYDNEY - Drones will circle popular swimming spots in eastern Australia and "listening stations" track tagged sharks as part of a new strategy announced Sunday to keep beachgoers safe after a spate of bloody attacks.