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Rio Tinto exits coal with $2.25 billion Kestrel sale

GlobalminerRioTinto(RIO.AX)(RIO.L)solditsremainingcoalmineinAustraliafor$2.25billion(1.59billionpounds),makinggoodonapledgetoexitthefuelandboostingitsabilitytof

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Brazil's Neymar sidelined for up to three months with foot surgery

BraziliansuperstarNeymarwillbesidelinedforuptothreemonths--perilouslyclosetotheeveoftheWorldCup--afterundergoingsurgeryonhisbrokenfoot,hisdoctorsays.Theworsetha

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Rio de Janeiro samba parades give politicians a colorful lashing

RiodeJaneiro'ssambaparadesbeganlateSundayinachanceforacitystrugglingwithviolenceandpovertytostagethe"greatestshowonEarth"--andtorageatunpopularpoliticians.Thetw

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Brazil carnival revellers warned that glitters is not good for planet

WithRio’senormouscarnivalinfullswing,thestreetsarefullofrevellersincolourfulfancydress,throngingthecity’smanysambastreetparties.Andamongthelooks,thereisonecarni

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Yellow fever toll rises to 81 in Brazil

Brazil'sHealthMinistrysaidonTuesdaythattheregionalyellowfeveroutbreakhaskilled81peopleintheLatinAmericancountry.Accordingtotheministry,atotalof213yellowfevercas

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Six people killed in police anti-drug operations in Rio de Janeiro

FiveallegeddrugtraffickersandapolicewerekilledMondayinthreepoliceraidsinRiodeJaneiro,localauthoritiesconfirmedonTuesday.Accordingtopolicestatements,clashestookp

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Rio ballerinas struggle amid Brazil's financial crisis

RiodeJaneiro’sopulentMunicipalTheaterhasgonequietthisyearasmonthsofunpaidwagesemptieditscalendarofmajorworksandpushedmanyballerinasandoperasingersintopoverty.Th

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Olympics: Investigators find signs of Rio bid corruption

RiodeJaneiromadehistoryin2009whentheBrazilianbeachparadisebecamethefirstcityinSouthAmericaselectedtohostanOlympics.Buteightyearslater,evidenceisemergingtainting

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Former head of Brazil's Olympic Committee charged with corruption

TheformerpresidentofBrazil'sOlympicCommittee(COB)CarlosArthurNuzmanwaschargedwithcorruptiononThursday.NuzmanwasaccusedofpayingbribestoAfricandelegatestoensureth

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Olympics: Carlos Nuzman announces resignation to Brazilian OC

CarlosNuzman'sresignationasBrazilianOlympicCommittee(BOC)chairman,followinghisarrestina2-million-US-dollarvote-riggingscandal,wasmadeofficialonOct.11.Nuzman'sla

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Brazilian justice extends arrest of Olympic Committee head Nuzman

ABrazilianfederaljudgeonMondayextendedthecustodyofBrazil’snationalOlympiccommitteeheadCarlosNuzman,whowasarrestedlastThursdayinconnectionwithacorruptioninvestig

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Plane crash kills 3 in southeastern Brazil

ThreepeoplediedonMondaywhenasmallplanecrashedinSaoJosedoRioPreto,asoutheasterncityofBrazil.Localauthoritiessaidthesmallplane,asingle-enginemodelmanufacturedbyU.

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Rio 2016 Olympic committee chief resigns after arrest

ThechairmanofBrazil'sOlympicCommittee,whohelpedorganizetheRio2016Games,submittedhisresignationSaturday,sayinghewantedtoconcentrateondefendinghimselfagainstcorru

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Brazilian military seeking control of Rio slum from drug gangs

Nearly1,000BraziliantroopsweredeployedonFridaytoafavela,orslum,inthesoutheasterncityofRiodeJaneiro,inabidtowrestcontrolfromlocaldruggangs.The950soldiersbackedup

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Lady Gaga hospitalized, pulls out of Brazil's Rock in Rio

LadyGagasaidThursdayshehadbeenhospitalizedin"severepain"andwaspullingoutofBrazil'sRockinRiofestival,whichshewasduetoheadlinethisweekend.TheUSsuperstar,whoreveal

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Graft and white elephants: Rio's Olympic legacy

TheRiodeJaneiroOlympicswasaworldclassparty,butayearlater,there'snoendinsighttothepainfulhangovergrippingLatinAmerica'sbiggestcountry.Brazilianshavegotusedtopubl

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Brazil police say Rio Olympics were bought in corrupt scheme

BrazilianofficialssaidTuesdaythatthecountry'sOlympicschiefwasthe"lynchpin"inaplottobribetheInternationalOlympicCommitteeintoawardingRiodeJaneirolastyear'sGames.