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WORLD – With many Brasilians worrying about the World Cup in less than 130 days, with Stadiums still to be completed – the question is raised; Will Brasil pass the world’s test?  In less than a few hours another member of BRIC, Russia, will have to answer the same question with the Sochi Winter Games.  Terrorism, social inequality and corruption have so far littered the headlines - will Russia pass?

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/02/05/sport/sochi-winter-olympics-first-impressions/index.html?iid=article_sidebar

SPORT – If you thought the bludgeoning the Broncos got was unexpected - the multicultural America depicted in the Coca Cola ad aired during the game got some shocking reviews too.  Have a look:

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2014/02/03/coca-cola-super-bowl-ad-ignites-online-debate/

CINEMA, ARTS, CULTURE – One of the great actors of our time, Phillip Seymore Hoffman was found dead in his New York apartment earlier this week from an apparent Heroin overdose.  He was an Academy Award winning actor with a prolific body of work, but his legacy may be measured by the number of lives he might save from people trying to avoid a similar fate.  Hoffman was only 46.

http://entertainment.time.com/2014/02/05/aaron-sorkin-philip-seymour-hoffmans-death-saved-10-lives/?hpt=hp_c5

BRAZIL – Last week it was the impromptu flash mobs forming at shopping malls in Sao Paulo and Rio that sparked the debate about racial profiling and the issue of what are public and private spaces – this week another story will surely further stratify a society already in conflict.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2551406/Brazilian-vigilantes-strip-naked-thief-shackle-neck-lamppost.html

COME AGAIN? – In the most tech savvy part of the world, South Koreans are becoming more and more isolated.  The new online trend of watching other people eating has taken things even further.

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/01/29/world/asia/korea-eating-room/?hpt=wo_mid