- Rio Olympics 2016: Spectacular closing ceremony as Olympic flag goes to Tokyo
- The Rio Olympics ended with a spectacular carnival-inspired closing ceremony, and the official handover to 2020 hosts Tokyo. The colourful ceremony, lasting almost three hours, celebrated Brazil's arts and was held in a wet Maracana. Among ...
- 作者:发表于:2016-08-22 15:26:22 点击:535 查阅全文...
- USOC Apologizes for 'Distracting Ordeal' from US Swimmers Who Claimed Robbery
- The U.S. Olympic Committee Thursday night apologized to Brazil for the "distracting ordeal" stemming from what Brazilian authorities call a fabricated claim of a gunpoint robbery by a group of swimmers in Rio de Janeiro. "The...
- 作者:发表于:2016-08-19 11:39:42 点击:358 查阅全文...
- For US Olympians, gold medals come with a hefty tax bill
- She has flipped, tumbled and leapt her way into the hearts of millions over the course of the Olympic games. But when Simone Biles returns home she will be in for not just a major celebration but also a hefty tax bill. The 19-year-old has w...
- 作者:发表于:2016-08-18 15:16:28 点击:535 查阅全文...
- Burkini beach row puts French values to test
- This is a controversy France could have done without. Burkini or bikini, French commentators have asked, ironically, about this summer's choice of beachwear. It is no coincidence that the ban on Islamic burkinis - full-body swimsuits - sho...
- 作者:发表于:2016-08-17 17:08:09 点击:350 查阅全文...
- Rio Olympics 2016: Shaunae Miller wins 400m gold in thrilling finish
- Shaunae Miller of the Bahamas won a dramatic gold medal in the women's 400m final at the 2016 Rio Olympics. In a thrilling finish, Miller stumbled and then dived across the line as she edged out American world champion Allyson Felix to win i...
- 作者:发表于:2016-08-16 14:43:49 点击:449 查阅全文...
- Rio 2016: A marriage proposal at the Olympics medal ceremony
- There are dramatic marriage proposals - and then there's proposing during the biggest sporting competition in the world. Chinese diver He Zi had just received a silver medal for the women's three-metre springboard at the Rio Olympics on Sund...
- 作者:发表于:2016-08-15 14:03:01 点击:498 查阅全文...
- Thailand blasts: More explosions target tourist towns
- A series of coordinated blasts across Thailand has targeted tourist towns leaving four dead and many injured, with reports of more explosions. In the popular resort town of Hua Hin four bombs exploded over the past 24 hours. Several blasts a...
- 作者:发表于:2016-08-12 14:24:28 点击:397 查阅全文...
- What do 'hangars' on disputed islands in the South China Sea tell us?
- Satellite images appear to show China has built aircraft hangars on disputed islands in the South China Sea. The images, from late July, were released by the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative and appear to confirm that Chinese military f...
- 作者:发表于:2016-08-11 15:31:18 点击:424 查阅全文...
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