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A riot police officer fires tear gas towards demonstrators in a protest against President Michel Temer’s proposal reform of Brazil’s social security system during general strike in Rio de Janeiro. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes

Protesters, Police Clash in Brazil’s 1st General Strike in Decades

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 29, 2017 | World

Police in Brazil tear-gassed demonstrators and rioters torched buses on Friday in several cities in the violent conclusion of the country’s first general strike in more than two decades over austerity reforms. A peaceful protest by several thousand people in central...

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Russian President Vladimir Putin gives an interview at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence. Reuters

Putin Slams Paralympic Ban, Calls it Immoral

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 25, 2016 | Sports

President Vladimir Putin on Thursday lashed out against the ban on Russian Paralympians from Rio, describing it as immoral. The country has vowed to keep fighting the suspension it faces over state-sponsored doping. “The decision to suspend our Paralympians is...

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Fireworks explode during the opening ceremony.
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Rio’s Olympic Opening Ceremonies Had Low Budget, High Appeal

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 6, 2016 | Entertainment

The Summer Olympic Games kicked off Friday night in an opening ceremony headlined by supermodel Gisele Bundchen at the fabled Maracana stadium. Brazil unfurled the event with a gutted budget, a reflection of Brazil’s tough economic times which nonetheless...

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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

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 1, 2016 | Middle East

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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60-Year-old Australian Gets Ready for Olympics

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 25, 2016 | Sports

London-Sixteen years after being an unused reserve at her home Sydney Olympics, Australian rider Sue Hearn will finally make her Games debut at the age of 60 in Rio. Hearn got her ticket to join the 410-strong Australia team heading for Brazil when Kelly Layne...