By SIMON ROMERO and TAYLOR BARNES
The harrowing assault stunned many in Brazil, especially as Rio de
Janeiro tries to promote itself as a city on the mend and prepares to
host the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games.
Does the European Commission think speculators are behind rising food prices? It depends when you ask. A draft study from the European Union's executive arm last week said it found no evidence of "a correlation between the substantial increase in index fund positions and commodity futures prices." That put the commission in line with bodies like the International Monetary Fund, which have argued that rising demand from Asia and a stretched supply of key crops are behind the bout of food inflation.
It has been rumored for years that sumo matches are routinely fixed. Now police may have found the "smoking gun" that confirms match-throwing, which would be a severe blow to a sport already rocked by a string of scandals. (February 3) [more]Sumo scandal widens, wrestlers admit match fixing
The Associated Press
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's latest sumo scandal widened Thursday as two wrestlers and a coach admitted fixing bouts, broadcasters pulled their support from ...
bout
(bout)
n.
- A contest between antagonists; a match: a wrestling bout.
- A period of time spent in a particular way; a spell: "His tremendous bouts of drinking had wrecked his health" (Thomas Wolfe).
[From obsolete English bought, a turning (influenced by ABOUT), from Middle English, from bowen, to bend, turn. See bow2.]
on the mend
Web definitions
Healing or recovering, as from an injury or illness; Improving or
undergoing restoration to a previous, more favorable condition.
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