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Wednesday, 27 July 2016

Rio Olympics: Zika, a body in the water, and a kidnapping

Kidnapping, doping and bodies in the water in the run-up to Rio Olympics: To fears of the Zika virus, a horribly polluted rowing / sailing / open-water swim course and the Russian doping scandal, you can now add a dead body floating on the swim course and the most expensive kidnapping in Brazil’s history. The New York Times leads with the image of the floater in “Keep Your Mouth Closed: Aquatic Olympians Face a Toxic Stew in Rio,” while the Telegraph has coverage of the GBP 28 mn ransom demanded for the safe return of Formula1 boss Bernie Ecclestone’s mother-in-law. The Rio Olympics officially get underway on Friday, 5 August and wrap-up on Sunday, 21, August.

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