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Russian President Vladimir Putin gives an interview to Japanese Nippon Television and Yomiuri newspaper at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, December 7, 2016. Sputnik/Kremlin/Alexei Druzhinin via REUTERS


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Yusra Mardini and fellow Syrian swimmer Rami Anis pose for the camera after arriving in Rio to compete for the Refugee Olympic Team ©Getty Images


Syrian Refugees Swim for their Life

Syrian Refugees Swim for their Life

London – While Yusra Madrini was taking swimming lessons in Damascus, she didn’t know that it will save her life one day while trying to cross Aegean Sea. In August 2015, Mardini left her war-torn country Syria to Lebanon, after their house was destroyed in Damascus....
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Empty seats are seen before the men’s 1,500 metres short track speed skating heats event at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics February 10, 2014. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson


Sochi faces issue of empty seats

Sochi faces issue of empty seats

Sochi, AP—It’s an issue that comes up in the early days of almost every Olympics: What to do about those empty seats and lack of buzz? It’s the case again in Sochi, with some senior Olympic officials voicing concern about less-than-capacity crowds and a...
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Turkish Olympic Committee members speak about Istanbul’s bid to host the 2020 Olympics during a news conference in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. Source: AP Photo


Why Turkey Needs the Olympics

Why Turkey Needs the Olympics

Imagine yourself catching a taxi in Paris or London. On discovering you are a tourist, the driver may—or likely will not—inquire after your opinion of the city. This is small talk, and the driver invests little in your response. The experience is rather different in...