In today’s WSJ:
Most Brazilians See More Losses Than Benefits From Rio Olympic Game
With just over a week before the start of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, a new poll shows most Brazilians see the sporting event generating more losses than benefits for the country.
Jet Fighter Crashes Off Coast of Rio de Janeiro
A Brazilian jet fighter crashed into the ocean off the coast of Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday afternoon, after it collided with another jet during a military exercise.
Formula One Chief’s Mother-in-Law Kidnapped in Brazil
The Brazilian mother-in-law of billionaire Formula One chief executive Bernie Ecclestone was kidnapped on Friday in the country’s largest city.
Rio’s Olympic Village Faces Housing Problems
With just 10 days to the opening ceremonies, some delegations have abandoned housing at the Olympic Games, amid complaints of abysmal living conditions, in what is turning into an embarrassment for the host city.
Over at the BBC,
Doping scandals reduce interest in Olympics, says BBC survey
And at Druudge report,
All-Seeing Eye In The Sky Will Watch Over Rio Olympics…
Cocaine Sold in Bags With Games’ Logo…
Athletes ‘Literally Swimming in Human Crap’…
Putin says absence of stars damages…
And more,
Brazil Fights Another Epidemic Before Olympics
The equestrian world is buzzing about a Brazilian outbreak of glanders disease, a deadly equine respiratory condition, ahead of the Rio Games.
“The Brazilian mother-in-law of billionaire Formula One chief executive Bernie Ecclestone was kidnapped on Friday in the country’s largest city.”
Do we actually know where Bernie was at the time and who his known associates are? I watch too much TV apparently and am divorced, so…..I wonder
Hah! The thought crossed my mind, too, Frank, especially if Bernie had taken kidnapping insurance on her