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The transport challenge: passenger management ahead of the Rio Olympics
2016-06-20 01:00:00| Railway Technology
As the world prepares to celebrate the 2016 Rio Olympics, local transport managers are buckling up for a huge surge in passengers. Apart from a big investment in new public transport infrastructure, how can station managers ensure smooth travel durin
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Rio state declares 'public calamity' over finances
2016-06-17 23:54:04| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state declares a financial emergency, citing a tax shortfall, less than 50 days before the start of the Olympics.
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Brazil's Rio de Janeiro begins operations on new tramway network
2016-06-07 01:00:00| Railway Technology
Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro has commenced operations on the new light-rail vehicle (LRV) system, a move that comes just ahead of the Olympic Games this year.
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World Health Organization rejects call to postpone Rio Olympics over Zika
2016-05-29 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
NBC: The World Health Organization says there is "no public health justification" for postponing or canceling the Rio Summer Olympics because of the Zika outbreak in Brazil. The assessment, in a statement early Saturday, came a day after 150 health experts issued an open letter to the U.N. health agency calling for the games to be delayed or relocated "in the name of public health." Friday's letter cited recent scientific evidence that the Zika virus causes severe birth defects , most notably babies...
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Zika fears prompt 150 public health experts to call for olympics to be moved from Rio
2016-05-28 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ABC: A group of 150 prominent scientists, doctors and medical ethicists have signed a letter calling for this summer's Olympic Games to be postponed or moved from Rio de Janeiro due to the ongoing Zika virus outbreak in Brazil. In a letter directed to World Health Organization Director Dr. Margaret Chan, the group said that new findings about the Zika virus should result in the games being moved or postponed to safeguard the thousands of athletes, staff and reporters scheduled to attend the games....
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