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Damaged Amazon rainforest teetering on the brink
AFP, Published on 04/11/2021
» SAO FELIX DO XINGU (BRAZIL) - Something is wrong.
France footballer Hernandez avoids jail as Madrid court accepts appeal
AFP, Published on 28/10/2021
» MADRID: Bayern Munich defender Lucas Hernandez will not go to a Spanish jail for violating a restraining order in 2017 after a Madrid court on Wednesday accepted an appeal by the French player.
Lampard wants action over racist abuse of Rudiger after Chelsea sink Spurs
AFP, Published on 23/12/2019
» LONDON - Frank Lampard called for strong action to be taken after Antonio Rudiger suffered alleged racist abuse in Chelsea's 2-0 win at Tottenham, but Jose Mourinho risked adding to the defender's problems by mocking his role in Son Heung-min's dismissal.
More lives saved than claimed
Sports, Published on 28/03/2018
» It is never easy to watch a man get knocked literally unconscious, and even less so when he is then stretchered into a hospital after competing in the sport you love.
Venezuelan football team robbed at gunpoint
AFP, Published on 20/09/2016
» CARACAS - Robbers hijacked the bus of a Venezuelan first-division football team and held the squad for more than two terrifying hours at gunpoint, even taking their clothes and footwear, the club said Monday.
Australian police probe NRL 'match-fixing'
AFP, Published on 07/09/2016
» SYDNEY - Police Wednesday set up a strike force to probe alleged match-fixing in Australia's scandal-prone National Rugby League with the sport's governing body saying anyone found guilty will be banned for life.
The Olympics are over for Brazil -- was it worth it?
AFP, Published on 22/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - The Olympics ended with Brazil having shown twice in two years that it is capable of hosting the world's biggest sporting events. But was the effort worth the trouble?
Olympics chief Bach says troubled Rio Games are "iconic"
AFP, Published on 20/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - IOC president Thomas Bach said Saturday that the troubled Rio Olympics, marked by financial crisis and empty stadiums, have been "iconic" and Brazil have been "great" hosts.
Rio thieves strike faster, higher, stronger
AFP, Published on 09/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - In the chaotic world of Rio criminality, it is an old trick that is winning the gold medal.
With ceremony over, Rio learns to love the Olympics
AFP, Published on 07/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - The Rio Olympics were going to be a disaster, right? Well try telling that to the crowds of locals and tourists flocking to the Olympic flame in central Rio on Saturday.