Tag: olympics
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India urges security forces to exercise restraint in Kashmir
By Fayaz Bukhari SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) – India has asked its security forces to exercise restraint in responding to protests in disputed Kashmir and replace pellet guns with non-lethal weapons, its home affairs minister said on Sunday. Forty six people have been killed and more 5,000 wounded, including Indian security forces, since protests erupted after…
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The easiest thing to win at Rio Games? A ticket
By Joshua Schneyer NEW YORK (Reuters) – Over the past few weeks, one U.S. marketing executive's phone has been ringing hot with offers that many sports fans could only dream of: an all-expenses-paid trip to watch the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro next month. The marketing executive, speaking on condition of anonymity to avoid…
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Can STDs Be Transmitted Through Swimming Pools? An Expert Weighs In
The Question: Is it possible to catch STDs from swimming in a pool or hot tub?No, not unless you’re having sex in the pool with someone who has an STD.According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an individual can only pass on an STD through direct person-to-person contact. Take syphilis, for example.…
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Day, Scott reject criticism of Rio boycott
World number one Jason Day has hit back at critics of the golfers who have elected to skip the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Golf's return to the Olympics for the first time since 1904 has been soured by the withdrawals of a number of top men's players, many of whom have cited health concerns due…
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Day, Scott reject criticism of Rio boycott
World number one Jason Day has hit back at critics of the golfers who have elected to skip the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Golf's return to the Olympics for the first time since 1904 has been soured by the withdrawals of a number of top men's players, many of whom have cited health concerns due…
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Cricket-Golf’s Rio exodus may hit sport’s Olympic prospects – ICC
High-profile withdrawals of male golfers from next month’s Rio Games might damage cricket’s chances of becoming an Olympic sport, fears the International Cricket Council (ICC). Golf’s return to Olympics for the first time since 1904 has been hit by big-name male withdrawals over health concerns triggered by the outbreak of the Zika virus in Brazil.…
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Cricket-Golf’s Rio exodus may hit sport’s Olympic prospects – ICC
High-profile withdrawals of male golfers from next month’s Rio Games might damage cricket’s chances of becoming an Olympic sport, fears the International Cricket Council (ICC). Golf’s return to Olympics for the first time since 1904 has been hit by big-name male withdrawals over health concerns triggered by the outbreak of the Zika virus in Brazil.…
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Golf-De Jonge puts PGA Tour card before Olympics
Brendon de Jonge has become the latest golfer to opt out of the Rio Olympics but unlike other players who have cited fears over the Zika virus, the Zimbabwean has withdrawn to focus on keeping his PGA Tour card. De Jonge, who currently sits 160th in FedEx Cup points and has work to do to…
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Report: VA health care still has ‘profound deficiencies’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two years after a scandal over long wait times for veterans seeking health care, the Department of Veterans Affairs still has “profound deficiencies” in delivering health care to millions of veterans, a congressional commission says in a new report.
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Global doping agency suspends Rio lab weeks before Olympics
By Pedro Fonseca RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has suspended the credentials of a testing laboratory in Rio de Janeiro for failing to comply with international standards, just over a month before the city hosts the Olympic Games. Although the suspension adds to embarrassments for Brazil in the runup to…