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Rio completes Australia coal mines sale to China's Yancoal

MininggiantRioTintohaswrappedupthesaleofmostofitsAustraliancoalassetstoYancoal,withtheChina-backedfirmtakingcontrolofthebusinessonFriday.Rio,theworld'ssecond-la

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100 police killed in Rio, on pace to be worst year in decade

MilitarypoliceonSundayburiedthe100thofficertobekilledinRiodeJaneirostatethisyear,a39-year-oldwhowasshotmultipletimeswhileoffdutyandvisitinghisfather.Policeandre

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Smooth Criminal: Michael Jackson statue given rifle by Rio narcos

Rio de Janeiro drug gangsters gave a famous statue of Michael Jackson a scary new prop in a photo circulating on Brazilian social media: an assault rifle.

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Smooth Criminal: Michael Jackson statue given rifle by Rio narcos

RiodeJaneirodruggangstersgaveafamousstatueofMichaelJacksonascarynewpropinaphotocirculatingonBraziliansocialmedia:anassaultrifle.PolicesaidMondaythatthepicture,i

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UK Serious Fraud Office probes Rio Tinto Guinea project

Britain'sSeriousFraudOfficehasopenedaninvestigationintomininggiantRioTintofor"suspectedcorruption"surroundingthedevelopmentoftheworld'sbiggestuntappediron-orede

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Brazil's political, economic crises create real estate buyers market

One upscale home in Rio de Janeiro, just 23 kilometers from the city’s downtown, has been on the market for more than two years.

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China's Yancoal to acquire Rio Tinto's Coal & Allied assets

TheASX-listedYancoalhassecuredRioTintoshareholderapprovalonThursdaytopurchasetheCoalAlliedcoalassetsfromtheAustralianmininggiant.Thursday'svoteinAustraliafollow

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Rio Olympics price tag at $13.2 bln as gov't reuse of facilities

The cost of last year's Rio Olympics has risen to 13.2 billion US dollars, around 4.4 billion US dollars more than originally planned, according to figures published by the federal agency for Olympic legacy (AGLO) on Wednesday.

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Rio Olympics price tag at $13.2 bln as gov't reuse of facilities

Thecostoflastyear'sRioOlympicshasrisento13.2billionUSdollars,around4.4billionUSdollarsmorethanoriginallyplanned,accordingtofigurespublishedbythefederalagencyfor

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Foreign bidding war for Rio's Australia coal mines

A multi-billion dollar bidding war for most of Rio Tinto's Australian coal mines has broken out between China-backed Yancoal and Glencore after the Swiss commodities giant made an unexpected offer.

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Foreign bidding war for Rio's Australia coal mines

Amulti-billiondollarbiddingwarformostofRioTinto'sAustraliancoalmineshasbrokenoutbetweenChina-backedYancoalandGlencoreaftertheSwisscommoditiesgiantmadeanunexpect

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Medals from Rio 2016 Olympics damaged

KyleSnydermadehistoryattheRioOlympicsbybecomingtheyoungestAmericanwrestlertowinagoldmedal.Themedalwillsoonbehistoryaswell,tobereplacedbytheIOCandRioorganizersbe

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Body found as Brazil seeks missing Greek ambassador

Police in Rio de Janeiro have found a body inside a burnt-out car that had been rented by the Greek ambassador to Brazil, Kyriakos Amiridis.

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Christmas cheer missing in crisis-hit Rio

The Grinch -- in the form of devastating recession, giant corruption and unpaid salaries -- has stolen Rio de Janeiro's Christmas.

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China's Chen Xinyi hit with two-year ban by Fina for doping at Rio Olympics

Chinese swimmer is banned for two years after failing a drug test at the Rio Olympics, says sport’s governing body Fina

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Police foil IS plot to launch deadly attacks in Indonesia

The Indonesian police foiled the Islamic State's (IS) plan to launch terror attacks at the end of the year in the country with arrest of several militants over the weekend.

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Bullet fending Chinese smartphone symbolizes smart "Made in China" products

A recent news story about a Huawei smartphone, which saved the life of a businessman who was shot by robbers in South Africa, was one of the most read on social media in China.