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Olympics: Rio chief pledges to ‘fix’ water pollution

Last week, German sailor Erik Heil revealed that he had to undergo an operation on a serious skin infection after competing in the Olympic test regatta at Guanabara.

Olympic official: Brazil’s preparations for 2016 ‘the worst I have experienced’

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Rio Olympic Games organizers Tuesday countered criticism of slow preparations with an assurance they would deliver the 2016 event on time and on budget.

Olympic complaints on Twitter more popular than official account

TAIPEI, Taiwan – Complaints about hotels and venues at the Winter Olympics in Russia are proliferating to the point where a Twitter account hosting them now has more followers than the official games feed.
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Costa Rica’s First Direct Flight From Poland Lands in Guanacaste

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