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RIO DE JANEIRO Air Max Womens Shoes , March 18 (Xinhua) -- Rio de Janeiro will host 21 test events this year as the city fine-tunes preparations for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games, organizers said on Wednesday.

An additional 23 events will be held from January to May 2016, according to Rio2016.

Test events will be divided into three segments, beginning with volleyball in July this year.

The first cluster of events, due to end in October, will mainly feature outdoor sports such as rowing, cycling and equestrian.

The second group Air Max Womens , from November to February, will focus more on indoor events such as boxing, basketball and diving.

The final installment will feature larger competitions like athletics, swimming, weightlifting and football.

"Test events are a crucial part of the preparations for staging Olympic and Paralympic Games, allowing the organizing committee and its partners - in particular the International Sports Federations and government partners - to test all aspects of venue operations," said Delphine Moulin Cheap Nike Air Max Womens , Rio 2016 test events general manager.

Only some of the events will be open to the public.

The Olympics, the first to be held in South America, will be staged from August 5-21.

WASHINGTON, July 15 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. President Barack Obama said Wednesday that the Iran nuclear agreement was the best way to avoid a nuclear arms race and more wars in the Middle East, urging Congress to approve the deal.

"Without a deal, there would be no limits to Iran's nuclear program and Iran could move close to a nuclear bomb," Obama said during a news conference held at the White House. "Without a deal Nike Air Max Womens White , we risk even more war in the Middle East."

While stressing that other countries in the region would feel compelled to pursue their own nuclear weapons programs, Obama defended the deal "is our best means of assuring that Iran does not get a nuclear weapon."

Obama announced Tuesday that a comprehensive long-term Iran nuclear deal has been reached between Iran and six world major countries, claiming it will prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and makes U.S. and the world "safer and more secure."

The agreement is seen as a political triumph for Obama.

Republican lawmakers and U.S. ally Israel, however, blasted the deal vehemently. Critics said Obama abandoned many of his goals set for the negotiations and made too much concessions to Tehran in striking such a deal.

"I'm hearing a lot of talking points being repeated," Obama said. "What I haven't heard is what is your preferred alternative? " He scolded the critics of deal, including Republicans in Congress and Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Nike Air Max Womens Online , for ignoring the facts of the deal.

"My hope is that everyone in Congress also evaluates this agreement based on the facts," Obama said. "Not on politics. Not on posturing. Not on the fact that this is a deal that I bring to Congress, as opposed to a Republican president. Not based on lobbying."

Obama on Tuesday urged Congress to approve the deal and threatened to veto any vote against it.

"I believe it would be irresponsible to walk away from the deal, but on such a tough issue, it is important that the American people and the representatives in Congress get a full opportunity to review the deal," Obama said. "I am confident that this deal will meet the national security interests of the United States and our allies, so I will veto any legislation that prevents the successful implementation of this deal."

U.S. Congress has 60 days to review and vote on the Iran nuclear agreement.

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VENICE, Italy, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- The Venice International Film Festival which will close here on Saturday has attracted thousands of visitors. Xinhua has interviewed a few of them to learn what their feelings, interests or objectives at the festival are.

Anna Manni is a student and was curious to see how the Red Carpet looks like.

"We were having a holiday in Venice and we knew there was the film festival at the Lido of Venice, so we could not miss coming here," she said while standing by the Red Carpet with her friend.

"Unfortunately we did not manage to see any famous actors but we are happy to be so close to the Red Carpet," she added.

"We came to the Lido of Venice to watch some films Nike Air Max Womens Shoes , we bought a few tickets, but first of all we wanted to take a look at the Red Carpet tonight. We did not meet any really famous stars, by the way we saw some Mexican actors and we enjoyed the atmosphere," said another girl, Monica Villa.

Renata Durando came to the festival with a completely different objective. She is the manager of a movie theater in Brescia, a city in northern Italy.

"I am here to take a look to the last products of the international cinema, I have to decide which films are suitable for us Nike Air Max Womens ," she told Xinhua.

Durando said she particularly liked Everest by Icelandic director Baltasar Kormakur and The Danish Girl by British director Tom Hooper.

She found, however, that many films competing at the festival were "quite boring and not suitable for audiences which seek entertainment."

"Many films just seem not to communicate with viewers. They are not touching, they are too rational or exclusively focused on the director's ego," Durando went on saying.

Helene Digne is just a cinema passionate. "I come from France, Marseille, I am a former Italian language teacher Cheap Air Max Womens , and now I am retiree so that I can dedicate to my passion: films," she told Xinhua.

Digne said she loves the Venice International Film Festival because "in a short lapse of time it allows me to watch many films, and especially films that I will not find in commercial networks, they will disappear from the market."

Not only Digne comes to Venice almost every year, but also likes to go to the Marrakech International Film Festival.

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