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‘Minimal risk’ of Zika virus during Olympics, Rio Games medical director says

The Olympic Park’s mosquitoes are not primarily the Aedes aegypt type that transmit Zika, an official said. http://olympics.nbcsports.com/2016/02/02/zika-virus-rio-olympics-brazil/

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#4 – Spanish National Lottery: The Greatest Prize Is Sharing (2015)

Touching story which looks like that is produced by Pixar? Yeah, it’s true… . Follow the story of a lonely overnight security guard who passes the hours by creating a funny poses for the factory’s day workers… . In the … Continue reading

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Carnaval: Salvador

Eu não tenho experiência quando o assunto é CARNAVAL DE SALVADOR e acabou que eu nunca realmente me informei sobre como funciona  festa lá.Por isso fui atrás de FONTES na cidade para me ajudar a descobrir quais são os blocos e … Continue reading

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Carnaval.Galicia by AnaIglesias

From 500px http://ift.tt/1JItYCO https://bestpicpicpic.wordpress.com/2016/01/28/carnaval-galicia-by-anaiglesias/

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Cat Cafe Taking Over UK

In Manchester two cat café’s are opening in 2016. One of them is opening in the northern quarter. First ever Cat cafe set to open in Northern Quarter via @MENnewsdesk https://t.co/txzuR35mLy #Manchester — Sevendale House (@SevendaleHouse) November 30, 2015 https://ellensworldofnonsense.wordpress.com/2016/01/31/cat-cafe-taking-over-uk/

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Will we be fried by CRISPR?

Originally posted on Knife and Pear:
Some years back I rode regularly with a local bicycle club comprised mostly racers of the middling level. As with bike racers of any era, doping and cheating were not infrequent topics of conversation.…

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Photo of the Week: Salford Quays

Originally posted on germanchester:
@ The Lowry, Salford Quays

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A guide to the public art of central Salford and Chapel Street

Originally posted on Pictures for Schools:
In November, I did a tour for a group of human geography undergraduates from the University of Central Lancashire, which I have now turned into a publication. The tour aimed to offer a brief…

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Victoria, platform 4

Originally posted on Being 42:
Monday 1st February 2016, 12.05pm (day 1,621) Manchester Victoria station is much improved by the recent renovations, but actually this picture is taken in the non-reconstructed part; squatting under the [insert name of current corporate sposnor]…

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Alaafin Of Oyo, Oba Adeyemi III Goes To Brazil With His Pretty Wives.

Originally posted on Whatsup Ibadan:
In a bid to bridge the gap between the local residents and Nigerians in Diaspora, the Alaafin of Oyo -Oba Adeyemi III went to Brazil to meet with Yoruba descendants. The well respected monarch traveled…

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