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At a press conference in Nairobi, Kenya, the head of the UN's refugee agency Filippo Grandi says, "Today we pass the mark of half a million refugees from Sudan, following the beginning of the conflict." He also says that the number of people now internally displaced in the conflict torn nation is now at two million. SOUNDBITE
Looking for an easy, affordable way to get a high protein diet? Researchers of the Federal University of Rio Grande in Brazil may have come across a crunchy answer, although it might turn your stomach; cockroach-laced bread. Before you start gagging, you should know that by adding 10 percent of cockroach-based flour to the production of regular bread, the final loaf produced by these researchers contained up to 23 percent more protein than regular bread.
A mural honoring the 10 members of the first-ever Olympic refugee team is revealed on Rio de Janeiro's brand new Olympic Boulevard. Nathan Frandino reports.
Faith is a big part of life for many competing at the games. Father Lenin is the man responsible for the running of Rio's multi faith centre.
Kenya is home to some of the world's best runners but they all wear foreign branded shoes. Local sportswear company - Enda, a swahili word meaning 'Go' - is working to change that by building the first Kenyan-made running shoe. Sonia Legg reports