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BBC News with Joe Macintosh. |
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The Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro has been chosen to host the 2016 Olympic Games. |
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It'll be the first South American city to stage the event. |
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Rio beat the Spanish capital Madrid in a final round of voting by the International Olympic Committee. |
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The bookmakers' favourite, |
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the city of Chicago, |
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was eliminated in the first round, |
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and Tokyo in the second. |
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A United Nations agency has responded to a week of natural disasters in Asia by saying the region must invest more in preventative measures. |
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The International Strategy for Disaster Reduction said Asia was highly exposed with regular earthquakes combined and extreme weather conditions, |
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both of which are exacerbated by climate change and population growth. |
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It said Asian countries should improve construction standards. |
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This is the World News, from the BBC. |
