Populations of marine mammals, birds, fish and reptiles have dropped by 49% since 1970, a report says.

The study says some species, which people eat a lot of are doing even worse, with a 74% drop reported in the populations of tuna and mackerel fish.
The report says human activity, such as overfishing, and climate change is having a big impact on marine life.
The document was put together by the World Wildlife Fund and the Zoological Society of London.
"Human activity has severely damaged the ocean by catching fish faster than they can reproduce while also destroying their nurseries," said Marco Lambertini, head of WWF International.
The report says that sea cucumbers - seen as a luxury food throughout Asia - have seen a significant fall in numbers, with a 98% in the Galapagos and 94% drop in the Red Sea over the past few years.
The study highlights the decline of habitats - such as seagrass areas and mangrove cover - which are important for food and act as a nursery for many species.
Climate change has also played a role in the overall decline of marine populations.
The report says carbon dioxide is being absorbed into the oceans, making them more acidic, damaging a number of species.


Australian golfer Marc Leishman has pulled out of the Olympic Games in Rio over concerns about the Zika virus.

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The mosquito-borne virus, centred in north-east Brazil, has been declared a global public health emergency as it spreads through South America.
It is being linked with thousands of babies being born with underdeveloped brains.
Leishman said he was concerned about the risks of transmitting the virus to his wife, who has a poor immune system.
The world number 35 said he "almost lost" his wife, Audrey, to toxic shock syndrome last year and that she was still recovering.
"It was a difficult yet easy decision not to participate," said Leishman, 32, who would have represented Australia in Rio this summer.
"We understand that family must always come first and we respect Marc's decision not to play in Rio," the Australian team chef de mission Kitty Chiller said.
Golf is returning to the Games after a 112-year absence, with the world's biggest names such as Jordan Spieth, Rory McIlroy and Jason Day.
Tournament entrants will be finalised on July 11 based on world rankings.
Leishman's compatriot and former Masters champion Adam Scott will not play, saying he wanted to focus on the PGA Tour.
South Africans Louis Oosthuizen and Charl Schwartzel will also be absent, as will Fijian triple major-winner Vijay Singh.


Check out these super-cool motorbike stunts!

26 March 2017 Last updated at 14:15 BST
This video comes from the Night of the Jumps competition in Krakow, Poland.
Some of the biggest name in the sport were taking part.
They were doing crazy jumps with crazy names like the California Roll, Nac Flair, Seat Grab Flip, the Egg Roll and even the Lazyboy Flip!
Enjoy!


A murder victim subjected to a "brutal attack" in his home in Glasgow has been named by police.

The body of John Cameron, 46, was found by a friend at the house in the Castlemilk area of the city at about 14:15 on Friday.
Police Scotland said a post-mortem examination would take place but the death was being treated as murder.
Relatives have been informed. Detectives are understood to be following a "definite line of inquiry".
Officers have been speaking to local residents and examining CCTV footage near the house in Stonebank Grove.
On Saturday, detectives said there may have been a disturbance at the house on Thursday night.
Det Ch Insp Paul Livingstone, from the Major Investigation Teams, said: "A man has died following a brutal and violent attack within his own home and it is absolutely imperative that we trace whoever is responsible as soon as possible.
"From our inquiries so far, we understand that there may have been a disturbance within the property the previous night and I would appeal to anyone with information to come forward."


On Wednesday, EE mobile phone users get their last ever Orange Wednesday deal, letting them claim two cinema tickets for the price of one.

The company behind the phone operators announced last year that it was ending the promotion because its customers' "viewing habits had evolved".
It promises to have another package to offer soon.
But there was speculation that the company couldn't reach a commercial deal with a cinema chain.
In a statement issued in December, EE said: "Orange Wednesday launched over a decade ago and at its peak was a massive success and an iconic promotion.
"After 10 great years our brand has changed and our customers' viewing habits have also evolved so it's time to move on.
"That's why the final credits will roll for Orange Wednesdays at the end of February 2015. We're working on new customer entertainment rewards and we'll provide more detail soon."
2013's box office attendance was the lowest in 20 years, according to Rentrak.
Cinemas in the UK and Ireland saw box office takings drop 2.9%, or around Â£34 million, from 2013 - the most significant change since 1991.
Blame, in part, was being directed at a lack of Hollywood blockbusters on screens that year.
But it was also put down to the increasing cost of a ticket and people downloading films and box sets at home on a tablet, TV or phone.
Sam Claflin, who has appeared in Pirates of the Caribbean and stars in the Hunger Games movie franchise, said the end of the deal could "potentially" have an impact on box office figures.
"As much as I've never been with Orange mobiles, it's never really affected me personally," he says.
"But as a film buff, I don't feel that I have kind of stopped going to the cinema personally.
"I think you only have to look at the outstanding British film nominations [at the Baftas] to realise that there's such a vast range of different genres that are being made now. From Under the Skin to Paddington, it's such an incredible feat.
"And I think, people are being more creative and there are really, really interesting projects out there.
"It is a shame that people aren't going to see them I suppose as much in the cinema because that's the real experience of film."
But Stephen Fry says it's not as simple as people being turned off film and brands the decline as "sad".
"I don't know whether one can factor in the figures for those who wait in order to watch Netflix, iTunes and other such downloads.
"Because I think that's really on the up enormously and the passion for cinema and for movies is the greatest I think that it's ever been.
"So the fact that it's not reflected in box office returns is sad, because I think filmmakers and everyone like to see their movies watched in proper, big, big cinemas.
"Indeed Imax and funnily enough, you get things like Game of Thrones being shown in Imax cinemas.
"It's disappointing but actually that's bound to happen but over a longer period I think. I think you'll find that cinema attendance is still pretty good."
And he's not wrong. 2014 did mark the fifth consecutive year that the film industry exceeded the Â£1.1 billion mark.
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Six people have been put in isolation in prison in Guinea after being accused of travelling with a corpse of a relative who had died of Ebola.

The authorities said the body was seated upright in a taxi, dressed in a T-shirt and jeans with sunglasses and sandwiched between three others.
If after 21 days they show no signs of having the virus they will be tried for violating the health emergency.
Guinea is battling to control a flare up in Ebola cases.
Nearly 2,500 people have died in Guinea since the West Africa Ebola outbreak began more than a year ago.
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The BBC's Alhassan Sillah in the capital, Conakry, says just nine days ago only nine patients were in Ebola treatment centres countrywide, but now that number has risen to nearly 30 cases.
The head of Guinea's Ebola response, Dr Sakoba Keita, says those now in quarantine in prison had been travelling in a taxi with the body of the police recruit from the town of Forecariah towards Conakry.
They were stopped at an Ebola checkpoint where security officials became suspicious when the seemingly well-dressed passenger remained motionless, he said.
Dr Keita says that it is such actions that account for the continued spread of the Ebola epidemic.
Ebola victims must be buried by the Red Cross but people who disobey the rules generally do so because they want to conduct the funeral themselves in a specific place, our correspondent says.
The current Ebola outbreak is the deadliest in history - and has killed more than 11,000 people. It initially centred on Guinea's remote south-eastern region of Nzerekore in early 2014, and later spread to Liberia and Sierra Leone.
Earlier this month, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared Liberia free of Ebola as the country had had no new cases in 42 days.


Former England opener Geoffrey Boycott says Alex Hales "has never had it in Test cricket" after the Nottinghamshire batsman made another low score.

Hales, 27, was out for 15 in the first innings of the final Test against South Africa and has made only 135 runs in his first seven knocks at Test level.
"He doesn't have the attitude for it. He hasn't got it," Boycott said.
"Even if he makes runs in the second innings, that's not enough. I need more consistency from my opening batsman."
Hales is the eighth opening batsman England have tried since the retirement of former skipper Andrew Strauss in 2012.
Yorkshire left-hander Adam Lyth was discarded after the Ashes last summer, the 28-year-old making 265 runs in seven matches at an average of 20, with a best of 107.
Moeen Ali was tried at the top of the order in the United Arab Emirates against Pakistan last year but averaged only 14 in three matches.
Hales, who made his maiden one-day international century in November and averages 25 from 24 matches in the 50-over game, has a first-class best of 236 but has made only one score of note in his short Test career, hitting 10 fours in his 60 in the second Test.
He struck three fours at Centurion on Saturday but was caught driving tamely at pace bowler Kagiso Rabada.
"Hales' was a shocking shot - caught at cover as an opening batsman. I'll repeat that: caught at cover as an opening batsman. It's not humorous," Boycott told BBC Test Match Special.
"The lad has never had it in Test cricket - he doesn't have the attitude for it. He hasn't got it. He's got wonderful hand-eye concentration but he's a one-day cricketer.
"You've got to set a platform. But Hales gets out in funny ways. His technique and footwork is not good enough for Test cricket. He may never get it. I've never been convinced."
In reply to South Africa's 475, England lost two early wickets, with number three Nick Compton LBW for 19 to a shooting low delivery that raised question marks about the state of the pitch with three days remaining.
Skipper Alastair Cook made his first half-century of the series, sharing an unbroken 60 with Joe Root as England closed 337 behind in Centurion.
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Three catches were missed by England on day two, in addition to the two they spilled on the opening day and all-rounder Ben Stokes admitted: "We'll look back on this game at the end and realise we let them off the hook massively.
"In Test cricket good players make you pay and they certainly have done in this innings."
Looking ahead, Stokes - the pick of the England bowlers with 4-86 - said: "Cooky's obviously struggled this tour so when he did get that 50 it was almost like he'd got a hundred because we were all so pleased for him.
"It's good to see him back on form and playing the way he has done over the years. Hopefully he can go on and make a big one for us."


A Chinese high school has come up with an innovative way to help struggling students - a "marks bank".

The Nanjing Number One Secondary School has rolled out a scheme where student can "borrow" marks to top up low scores so they can pass their tests.
The school said it was aimed at reducing the stress of taking exams.
The scheme has become a talking point in China which has seen rising concern over an education system still reliant on high-pressure examinations.
According to media reports this week, the school introduced the scheme in November last year for 49 students in an elite programme aimed at grooming them for entry into US colleges.
They can "borrow" marks from the bank for certain subjects deemed to require more effort in studying, such as languages, biology, chemistry and history.
So far 13 students have taken part in the scheme.
They incur a debt when they "borrow" marks, and are expected to repay it with marks scored in subsequent tests.
To encourage students to improve in their subjects, they can be charged "interest" if they do not repay their loans quickly enough.
And just like in a real bank, the students will be given "credit scores", based on their behaviour records, school attendance and fulfilment of classroom cleaning duties.
Students can also be "blacklisted" from borrowing if they fail to repay their loans on time.
If teachers approve, they can even ask a classmate to pay their loans on their behalf.
"I missed some classes because I was sick, and I didn't do well in a geography test. But the 'marks bank' gave me a chance to save the situation," one student named Xiaozhu told Yangzi Evening Paper.
The school did not immediately respond to the BBC's request for an interview.
But director Huang Kan said in interviews with Chinese media that the scheme was aimed at changing China's exam culture and "exploring a new evaluation system".
"In past exams, scores have become everything, and the pressure on students has become immense," she said.
"The purpose of an examination is to measure, give feedback, correct, and elevate standards - and not to make things difficult, punish or damage a student's enthusiasm."
She added that the scheme would encourage students to have "greater responsibility and a greater aptitude for learning".
China's education system has often been criticised as being too rigid and reliant on tests such as the infamously gruelling Gaokao national exam.
A 2014 study by a Beijing-based non-profit education group found that most cases of student suicides could be attributed to pressure from school tests.
The "marks bank" has generated intense interest in Chinese media and online.
While some believe it is a good move, others have questioned whether it may inadvertently send the wrong message to students.
"Exams may lose their rigour. If you don't do well in a test you can just take it again. But life often doesn't give you second chances," said one Weibo user.
Beijing News quoted an education expert as saying that the scheme was a "double-edged sword" as some students may take exams less seriously and end up developing "inertia".
But Ms Huang has defended the idea.
"The 'marks bank' is not a charitable institution aimed at giving out marks to lazy students, rather it is a nurturing cradle aimed at giving opportunities to diligent students," she told Xiandai Kuaibao.
Reporting by the BBC's Tessa Wong


British Airways' boss Alex Cruz has unashamedly always had an eye on costs.

The 50-year-old married father-of-four joined BA as chairman and chief executive last April from Spanish budget airline Vueling.
At Vueling, Mr Cruz had proven he could compete with rival budget airlines such as Ryanair and within two months of taking over at BA, he announced plans to outsource its 900-strong technology department to India.
He tackled expense elsewhere by cutting complimentary snacks and drinks on flights of five hours or less leaving passengers to buy Marks & Spencer's sandwiches and refreshments on board.
Meanwhile those in economy on flights of up to eight and a half hours only get one meal now instead of the previous two.
Earlier this year, Mr Cruz told Skift magazine: "We're always going to be reducing costs... It's now injected into the DNA. If one particular day we don't come up with an idea to reduce our costs, then we're not doing our job."
Mr Cruz began his airline career 22 years ago at American Airlines where he spent half his time working at its travel technology arm Sabre which automates the way the company books reservations.
He founded his own airline, Clickair, in 2006 which merged with Vueling three years later where he was chairman and chief executive before it was snapped up by International Airlines Group (IAG), the parent company of BA, in 2013.
His move to BA had been viewed by some as a sign that he was being lined up to eventually take over the running of IAG from the redoubtable Willie Walsh.
Mr Cruz may have experienced a sense of déjà vu this weekend amid the travel chaos at Heathrow and Gatwick.
After he left Vueling, the airline experienced severe delays and flight cancellations that left thousands of passengers stranded and his successor, Javier Sánchez-Prieto, blamed him for the problems.
In an email to staff that was leaked in the Spanish press, Mr Sánchez-Prieto said: "I must say the first thing I encountered were some weaknesses in the planning of the operation" adding that many of the problems" stemmed from "an internal origin".
It was reported Mr Cruz received no bonus for 2016, becoming the only senior member of management  at IAG, not to be rewarded that year.
Shares in the company, which are traded in the UK and Spain, quickly recovered from a fall of more than 3% on the Madrid stock exchange on Monday.
But will investors in London be minded to give Mr Cruz the same pass when the market re-opens from the Bank Holiday on Tuesday morning?


Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has agreed it was time six Britons "languishing" in an Indian jail were brought home.

The former British soldiers known as the Chennai Six were jailed for five years in India in January of last year for firearms offences.
The men were working on an anti-piracy ship when they were arrested in 2013.
Mr Johnson said the UK will "leave no stone unturned" after facing fresh pressure to bring them home.
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Prime Minister Theresa May raised their plight with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the recent G20 summit.
Former Conservative Foreign Office minister Sir Hugo Swire told Mr Johnson in the Commons: "Whilst I welcome the fact the Prime Minister raised the issue with Mr Modi at the G20, can I urge you to focus your efforts on the chief minister of Tamil Nadu and to seek a meeting with her urgently?
"It's almost four years since our boys have been languishing in jail there, I visited them myself.
"But it's time, frankly, that they were brought home."
Mr Johnson replied he was "absolutely right" and he would look at the possibility of talking to the chief minister of Tamil Nadu.
"Whether we will be any more successful with her in making our points, I will ascertain, but we will leave no stone unturned."
Labour MP Christian Matheson also appealed to Mr Johnson for the return of the men who have always denied any wrongdoing.
The City of Chester MP earlier told the Commons: "Will the minister pick up the phone to their opposite numbers in India, do a deal to get the men deported, so Ray and I can have a pint in Chester before the summer is out?"
Mr Johnson said he appreciated Mr Matheson's persistence, adding he has raised the case with his Indian counterparts on a number of occasions and will continue to.


A major manhunt has been launched for gunmen who shot dead 12 people at the Paris office of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.

Eight journalists and two policemen were among the dead. Police issued photos of two suspects, describing them as "armed and dangerous".
A third suspect reportedly handed himself in to police.
Protests and vigils over the attack, the deadliest the country has seen in decades, have been held across France.
President Francois Hollande called it a "cowardly murder" and declared a day of national mourning on Thursday.
He said the country's tradition of free speech had been attacked and called on all French people to stand together. "Our best weapon is our unity," Mr Hollande said in a televised address late on Wednesday.
Security has been stepped up across France in the wake of the attack, with Paris placed on the highest alert.
Police said arrest warrants had been issued for Cherif Kouachi, 32, and his brother Said, 34, who they said were believed to be "armed and dangerous".
Another suspect, Hamyd Mourad, 18, was named earlier in a police document, according to media reports.
However, unnamed officials said that Mr Mourad handed himself in to police after seeing his name circulating on social media. He was arrested and taken into custody, AFP reported.
Media reports described Cherif Kouachi as a militant sentenced in 2008 to three years in prison for belonging to a group sending jihadist fighters to Iraq.
BBC Paris correspondent Lucy Williamson says there are separate reports of police operations taking place outside the capital and in the eastern city of Reims, 140km (90 miles) from Paris.
Police did not give any details but forensic teams were later seen searching an apartment in Reims.
The satirical weekly has courted controversy in the past with its irreverent take on news and current affairs. It was firebombed in November 2011 a day after it carried a caricature of the Prophet Muhammad.
The attack took place as the magazine was holding its weekly editorial meeting. French media have named three cartoonists killed in the attack as Cabu, Tignous and Wolinski, as well as Charlie Hebdo contributor and French economist Bernard Maris.
Charlie Hebdo editor Stephane Charbonnier, 47, had received death threats in the past and was living under police protection.
Cartoonist Corinne Rey, said the hooded gunmen entered the building after forcing her to enter the code to open the door.
"They said they belonged to al-Qaeda," she said, adding they had spoken in fluent French.
Eyewitnesses said they heard as many as 50 shots fired by the attackers both inside the Charlie Hebdo office and on the streets outside.
The gunmen were captured on amateur video shooting one injured police officer at point blank range in the head on the pavement outside.
They were heard shouting "we have avenged the Prophet Muhammad" and "God is Great" in Arabic ("Allahu Akbar").
Police said the masked gunmen fled to northern Paris, before abandoning their car and hijacking a second one.
The Paris prosecutor, Francois Molins, said 11 people had been wounded in the attack, four of them seriously.
He told reporters all efforts were being made to find those responsible, without giving any details about the investigation.
"The investigations have been numerous and in-depth, because of course, the police have been mobilised, and these inquiries are going on."
The killings have been condemned by leaders worldwide, with US President Barack Obama offering to help France track down those responsible.
Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Sunni Islam's leading centre of learning, called the attack "criminal" and said "Islam denounces any violence".
The Arab League also condemned the attack. Pope Francis called it "abominable".
Thousands of people have gathered at the Place de la Republique in central Paris for a vigil, many holding up placards saying "Je suis Charlie" (I am Charlie), referring to a hashtag that is trending on Twitter in solidarity with the victims.
Piles of pens - symbolising freedom of expression - and candles have been laid across the square.
Tens of thousands of people have also joined rallies in other cities across France.
Charlie Hebdo's website, which went offline during the attack, is displaying the single image of "Je suis Charlie" on a black banner. Other major newspapers are displaying similar banners.
The latest tweet on Charlie Hebdo's account was a cartoon of the Islamic State militant group leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
Charlie Hebdo is part of a venerable tradition in French journalism going back to the scandal sheets that denounced Marie-Antoinette in the run-up to the French Revolution.
The tradition combines left-wing radicalism with a provocative scurrility that often borders on the obscene. Its decision to mock the Prophet Muhammad in 2011 was entirely consistent with its historic raison d'etre.
The paper has never sold in enormous numbers - and for 10 years from 1981, it ceased publication for lack of resources.
But with its garish front-page cartoons and incendiary headlines, it is an unmissable staple of newspaper kiosks and railway station booksellers.
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The country was already on the alert for Islamist militant attacks after several incidents just before Christmas, although the French government has denied the attacks were linked.
It is the deadliest attack in France since 1961, when a bomb planted by far-right militants opposed to plans for Algerian independence killed 28 people on a train.
Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten, which published cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in 2005 sparking riots in Muslim countries, says it has stepped up security in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo attack.


Global football sponsorship is now much more than firms just handing over money to governing bodies such as Fifa for pitch-side promotion on billboards.

The relationship is now a much more textured one, with this year's World Cup sponsors aware of the growing non-commercial, and social and political, nuances around their role as financial backers of this huge sporting event.
This can be seen by the way Sony has involved itself in the furore around the awarding of the 2022 World Cup to Qatar.
Fellow sponsor Adidas says the ongoing issue is "neither good for football nor for Fifa and its partners".
And another massive backer, Coca-Cola, says it is prepared to tone down its branding message in the face of the re-emergence of social unrest in Brazil during the tournament.
"Companies and brands are becoming increasingly aware, and have an added push and impetus towards showing ordinary people they are aware that there is a social aspect to being a sponsor," says Nigel Currie, from sports sponsorship agency Brand Rapport.
"When firms are involved in major sporting events like the World Cup there has to be an increased awareness of the outside world, and to take a more realistic approach to the world that people can respect."
He says that with such a high-profile tournament protest groups in Brazil were realising the potential of targeting not only the event itself but also sponsors. For instance, hacker group Anonymous has said it is preparing a cyber-attack on sponsor websites.
"The sponsors have to be ready for any potential banana skins that might come their way," he says.
So, with the 2014 tournament just days away, it means it is not just the 32 countries taking part that are fine-tuning their plans, but also the 22 corporate backers.
And according to one Brazilian expert, the big name sponsors are playing a more defensive game than usual.
"There is no disputing that the sponsors are a really important part of the World Cup," says Rio de Janeiro-based sports marketing consultant Amir Somoggi.
"However, some of the people and protesters on the streets are trying to put some of the guilt around the World Cup costs onto the sponsors.
"So sponsors are not launching their usual type of marketing strategies in case they are targeted by protesters.  They are being slightly cautious, and for me, not being as major a part of the World Cup experience.
"But for me the blame for the increased costs should not be put on Fifa or the sponsors, but our politicians."
The sponsors have paid anything from an estimated £8m to £120m to have their names associated with what is one of the two biggest events in global sport.
And even if they are being more passive then usual, they will be getting their wares and services seen across most of the planet. During the last World Cup in South Africa there were reported to be more than 3.2 billion global TV viewers.
Meanwhile, Fifa has also benefitted. By selling the rights for firms to be associated with the event, it is estimated to make some £850m over a four-year World Cup cycle, making up the majority of its non-TV revenues during such a period.
As was the case in South Africa, Fifa this year is operating three tiers of sponsorship:
Mr Currie says if the sponsor roster was a "merry-go-round or revolving door of changing names", firms might question the value of being involved. Rather there is a steady roster of big names staying on board for a number of tournaments.
"When you count the number of renewals you can see the value of the World Cup to big brands - Adidas has signed up for the next four World Cups until 2030, and Visa, Coca-Cola and Hyundai-Kia until 2022," says Mr Currie.
Despite the lower-key approach, the main aim for sponsors will be to persuade football lovers to spend cash on their brands.
According to sports marketing research firm Repucom's World Football Report, which launches on 12 June, during the 2010 event about $4.12bn (£2.46bn) was generated globally for sponsors.
Some $907m of that amount was generated via the final alone.
This year is also expected to see a big increase in brand promotion via social media.
"Digital consumption... will be central to this World Cup. Brazil is also Facebook's second largest market and provides YouTube with its second most unique visitors," says Paul Smith, founder and chief executive of Repucom.
"Because of this, we could well see a perfect storm of fan engagement this tournament. Sponsors will of course be positioning themselves to take advantage of this."
Brands expert Anastasia Kourovskaia, of Millward Brown Optimor, agrees that social media "offers uniquely more intimate engagement", but in return "it requires a more well-designed and considered approach".
However, she says it is important that brands stop differentiating between online and offline media. "We live in an increasingly seamless world and successful social media campaigns are seamlessly integrated campaigns." she says.
She says a McDonald's food box campaign linked to the GOL! App is a good example of a successful integrated campaign.
But she adds that while campaigns have to be integrated, it is also important to understand how each platform works and tailor content to the specifics of each platform.
Looking to individual sponsors, she says Budweiser has plenty of initiatives around the tournament, including a "Rise as One" micro-site campaign, use of Twitter cards for voting for Man of the Match, as well as programmes for Instagram and Facebook.
Meanwhile, she also points to Adidas's initiative in providing a football match perspective from the point of view of @Brazuca, its official match ball.
"Cutting through the noise becomes ever more difficult, and if previously this could have been resolved by throwing more money in the pot, unfortunately it is no longer the case," says Ms Kourovskaia.
"Nowadays a bigger budget does not necessarily translate into higher reach and impact - creativity plays an enormous role."


A 41-year-old man who died after being found unconscious on a street in Newport has been named by police as Jan Jedrzejewski.

Mr Jedrzejewski, who lived in the city, was found on Keene Street, Lliswerry, at around 23:00 GMT on Thursday.
He was taken to the Royal Gwent Hospital, where he later died.
Two men aged 18 and a 17-year-old boy were arrested on Friday and a 43-year-old man was arrested on Saturday.
All four were arrested on suspicion of murder and are currently in police custody.
Gwent Police said it was not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident but is appealing for anyone who was in the area at the time to come forward.
Officers are particularly interested in speaking to a girl in her late teens or early 20s who was seen walking into Keene Street and a boy who was riding his bike along Cromwell Road.
They also want to speak to the driver of a silver hatchback car seen turning into Keene Street just after the incident.
Supt Glyn Fernquest said: "If this is you then please get in touch, as you may hold vital evidence that can help us with our investigation - please be reassured that you are not in any trouble."


The Irish woman murdered in the Indian state of Goa was raped and strangled, her post-mortem has confirmed.

Danielle McLaughlin, from County Donegal, was found dead in a field close to tourist resorts in Canacona on Tuesday morning. The 28-year-old had travelled to India in February.
Her post mortem concluded that brain damage and constriction of the neck caused her death, police said.
A local man arrested Wednesday will now face rape as well as murder charges.
The 24-year-old accused, whose name has been reported as Vikat Bhagat, appeared in court on Wednesday charged with her murder.
Deputy Superintendent Sammy Tavares told local reporters he had confessed to raping and killing the victim.
Police have also obtained CCTV footage which shows Ms McLaughlin walking along a street with the suspect.
Ms McLaughlin had travelled to Goa with a friend from Australia and the women were staying in a beach hut, a Goa police officer told the Associated Press.
The pair had been celebrating Holi - a Hindu spring festival - at a nearby village on Monday evening and Ms McLaughlin left the village late at night, he added.
Her naked body was found the next day in a field less than 2km (1.2 miles) from Palolem, one of the most popular beaches in south Goa.
Some of Danielle McLaughlin's friends are flying to Goa in the hope of accompanying the body home on Friday to Buncrana in County Donegal - a journey that is expected to take up to six days.
Her mother, Andrea Brannigan, said the eldest of her five daughters would be "sadly missed by all".
She said the family were finding it a "difficult and trying time" since receiving the "awful news" about her daughter's death.
People in the western Indian state have been shaken up by the murder, says the BBC's Yogita Limaye at the scene.
Goa is very popular with foreign tourists who visit for beach holidays and some are worried its image could be dented.
Last year, an Indian court cleared two men of raping and killing British teenager Scarlett Keeling.
The 15-year-old was found dead on Goa's popular Anjuna beach in 2008, having drowned after allegedly being plied with drugs.
Miss Keeling's mother said her heart sank after hearing of Ms McLaughlin's death.
"It is horrific," Fiona MacKeown said. "My heart breaks for her family and friends.
"I know what they are going through."
Ms McLaughlin had lived in Liverpool and was travelling on a British passport.
On Wednesday evening, locals held a vigil at the spot where her body was found.
A big green banner had been laid out on the ground reading "Justice for Danielle".
Photos of her, flowers, and candles were laid out near it.


A 23-year-old man has been arrested after herbal cannabis worth an estimated £120,000 was found in Omagh on Friday afternoon.

The drugs were found after a car was stopped on the Great Northern Road shortly before 15:00 BST.
Police said about 13kgs of suspected cutting agent for a class A drug were also found.
A number of house searches have been taking place in Londonderry following the find.


Belfast teacher Annalisa Flanagan is the owner of the world's loudest shout.

12 November 2016 Last updated at 09:42 GMT
And the pupils in her class at Finaghy Primary School experienced the full effect this week.


Kenya's deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta - accused of crimes against humanity - can stand in next month's election, after a court declined to bar him.

The High Court refused to rule in a case brought by campaign groups seeking to exclude him from the 4 March poll.
Mr Kenyatta and Prime Minister Raila Odinga are seen as the favourites.
Mr Kenyatta and his running mate William Ruto deny the charges brought against them in The Hague.
They are due to go on trial in April at the International Criminal Court  (ICC) in connection with the violence that followed disputed elections in 2007.
"The High Court lacks jurisdiction to deal with a question relating to the election of a president," the panel of five judges said in a statement read to a crowded courtroom.
"This is an issue that is within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court," the judges said.
The BBC's Will Ross in the capital, Nairobi, says Mr Kenyatta's supporters celebrated in the streets after the ruling was announced.
Correspondents say it is not immediately clear if any application would be made to move the case to the higher court.
Edgar Kavu-Lavu from the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) - one of the civil society groups to bring the case to court - says they won't appeal as there is not enough time before the elections are held.
The ICC case against four Kenyans - including Mr Kenyatta and Mr Ruto - is taking centre stage in the elections and was an issue that featured prominently in the first presidential debate last week between the eight leading candidates for the post.
Mr Kenyatta was forced to fend off claims of impunity during the debate and was put on the spot by the moderators and his presidential challengers who demanded to know why he would not pull out of the race to concentrate on his case at The Hague.
Both he and Mr Ruto have been indicted by the ICC for crimes against humanity emanating from the violence that killed more than 1,000 people and forced about 300,000 people from their homes after the disputed election that was won by President Mwai Kibaki, who is now stepping down after two terms.
Mr Odinga said he welcomed the High Court ruling.
"I have repeatedly said that my main competitor should have the opportunity to face me in a free and fair election, whose outcome is determined by the people of Kenya," he said.
Mr Kenyatta, the son of Kenya's founding president,  faces five charges of crimes against humanity, including murder, rape,  persecution, deportation and other inhumane acts.
Mr Ruto faces three charges of crimes against humanity.
Mr Kenyatta insisted during the debate that he and his running mate were innocent and would defend themselves vigorously.
The case would not prevent him from discharging his presidential duties, if he was elected, he said.
The Kenya Human Rights  Commission, the Kenyan branch of the ICJ, and  the International Centre for Policy and Conflict have all argued that any person committed to trial at the ICC would not be able to carry out their duties of running the country properly.
They say that the honour and integrity of the public office would be damaged.


Leyton Orient have signed Oldham Athletic captain Liam Kelly for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal.

The 26-year-old, who won one cap for Scotland in 2012, had been with the Latics for two seasons after he joined from Bristol City.
The former Kilmarnock midfielder is the seventh new signing of the summer for O's manager Andy Hessenthaler.
"He is an excellent player and we now have four central midfield players," said Hessenthaler.
"Liam played a lot of football last season for Oldham and we certainly did our homework on him and we are delighted to have him here. Liam is excited and sees where the club wants to go and he wants to be part of that."
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MPs and Westminster hacks are now wondering how they will fill the void in their lives left by the Wales Bill completing its passage through the House of Commons.

For the MPs in Wales, the threat to scrap a quarter of them is concentrating minds. Montgomeryshire MP Glyn Davies, now a parliamentary aide at the Wales Office, was so upset by the proposed demise of his constituency as a single entity that he blogged about it at 3:30am.
But before their lordships get their teeth into the Wales Bill, we should perhaps reflect on what we learned from the most recent debates in the Commons.
As Glyn Davies himself remarked, there was a good deal of consensus during the report stage and third reading. Labour and Plaid Cymru put tribal loyalties aside to call (unsuccessfully) for air passenger duty to be devolved to Wales.
Plaid Cymru, who had highlighted the absence of the Wales & the Borders rail franchise from the Bill, accepted an assurance from the UK government that its devolution would happen through secondary legislation.
As is traditional, Plaid cut and paste amendments from the Welsh Government's alternative Wales Bill and challenged Labour MPs to vote for them, most notably on the issue of distinct legal jurisdictions.
As is also sometimes traditional, Labour decided not to support the policy advocated recently by its ministers in Wales. Shadow Welsh Secretary Paul Flynn explained: "Although we are flattered that Plaid Cymru have chosen to use the words of the Welsh Government's policy as it was a few weeks ago, that policy has matured.
"In the present circumstances - very much influenced by what the Wales Governance Centre has said - it would be foolish to go ahead with it at this moment. It is premature."
Is is right? Has Welsh Government policy changed? Apparently so. A Welsh Government source tells me that although it still thinks its alternative bill would be the best chance of securing a lasting settlement, it has altered its approach "to reflect the reality facing us".
The source added: "It is absolutely clear that the UK government has no intention to match our level of ambition on jurisdiction, so we have instead focused our discussions on keeping this question under review - and we expect the amended Bill to reflect that approach."
Plaid Cymru's parliamentary leader, Hywel Williams, said the Bill was a missed opportunity to put an end to the "constant tinkering with the devolution settlement".
He said: "It was meant to deliver a lasting settlement for the people of Wales, but Westminster has once again insisted on giving Wales an inferior settlement, entrenching Wales' status as a second class nation, and the result is a Bill that is already out of date.
Welsh Liberal Democrat leader Mark Williams (whose party signed up to the "St David's Day agreement")  thinks the Wales Bill has improved during its journey, but says it is far from perfect. He said: "For something which was meant to provide a lasting settlement for Wales, it has failed to tackle issues such as youth justice, rail franchising, and the need for a distinct legal Welsh jurisdiction as more laws are made here in Wales."
Some of those issues will be re-opened when the Bill starts its journey through the House of Lords later this year. In the meantime, the Hansard report of Monday's debates is now available for your perusal.


A disabled man's online appeal for work has been seen by thousands of people.

Thomas Cullen, 20, who has Down's syndrome, posted the video having failed to find a job after several months of trying.
Since putting the clip on Facebook, his appeal has been viewed more than 28,000 times.
His mother Carolyn said she had not expected the video to attract the level of attention and was "hopeful" it would help her son.
Mrs Cullen, from Thirsk, said: "I posted it on Facebook just thinking that somebody might see it and think 'Oh, I know somebody [who can help]'. I did not expect the amount of hits and shares that it's had.
"I think people view somebody with a disability as not able to do the job, but it just needs somebody to give a little bit of extra time to them.
"Thomas just needs somebody who is prepared to give him a chance.
"I'm hopeful. I would like him to get a job and to lead a normal life like anybody else."
According to Mencap less than a fifth of the 1.4m people in the UK with a learning disability are in employment despite at least 65% wanting to work.
James Bolton, from the charity, said: "Unfortunately [Thomas'] story is all too common.
"I think there are all too often negative attitudes from employers and the public about what people with a learning disability can do. Very often it's due to a lack of understanding."


Everton will use the horrific injury suffered by Seamus Coleman as added motivation for Saturday's derby against Liverpool, says captain Phil Jagielka.

Coleman, 28, will miss several months after breaking his leg when playing for Republic of Ireland against Wales.
"That's one thing Seamus will want us to do, to play well and get some good results," said Jagielka
Everton - seventh in the Premier League - travel to Manchester United three days after facing Liverpool at Anfield.
"We'll all be thinking about him and, come Saturday and Tuesday, I'm sure he'll have the TV on and be cheering us on," added Jagielka, speaking to the club website.
"There'll be no incentive needed, but the circumstances over the last few days might add a bit of a motivational edge on our behalf.
"We want to go out there and play well and it will be nice if we can all get to speak to Seamus beforehand."
Coleman has undergone an operation since breaking his tibia and fibula following a tackle by Wales' Neil Taylor in Friday's World Cup qualifier.
The right-back has played 26 of Everton's 29 league games this season and Jagielka admits such leadership will be missed when the Toffees seek a first win at Anfield since 1999.
"Seamus is a massive part of the furniture," added Jagielka. "All we can do is be there for him."


An endangered baby pygmy hippopotamus born at Bristol Zoo has died.

The five-week-old calf, which had not been named, fell ill earlier this week and died on Thursday.
A zoo spokeswoman said: "It is with great sadness that we announce the loss of our baby pygmy hippo".
There are fewer than 2,000 pygmy hippos left in the wild and Bristol Zoo is part of an international captive breeding programme.
The spokeswoman added: "The five-week old calf became ill overnight on Wednesday and was being treated by our vet team.
"Unfortunately, despite their best efforts, the youngster passed away."
The animals are an endangered species as they face threats from hunting and people destroying the forests they live in.
They only grow to be around 31in (80cm) tall, which is half the height of their cousin the hippopotamus.


City officials in Ferguson are hitting back against a filmmaker's claim that Michael Brown did not rob a shop in the hours before his death.

The unarmed Missouri teenager was killed by police minutes after he left the shop.
Prosecutor Robert McCulloch attacked the CCTV footage released in the new documentary as a "pretty pathetic attempt at a video production".
He released five videos himself that show more of the alleged exchange.
Mr McCulloch said the newly released series of videos proves that the documentary had been edited in a "clear attempt to distort this and turn it into something it isn't".
Brown was killed by a police officer in a confrontation that happened shortly after he left the shop, in August 2014.
Policeman Darren Wilson stopped him because he was walking in the middle of the road, not because he was suspected of robbing a shop.
Mr Wilson was cleared of wrongdoing but the fatal shooting sparked months of unrest, and a national debate about police use of force.
Footage released by police shortly after his death showed him appearing to assault the shopkeeper and stealing cigars.
That version of events has been challenged this week by filmmaker Jason Pollock.
The new film, Stranger Fruit, claims that Michael Brown had traded cannabis for cigars, and that he had returned to the shop hours later to claim them.
As part of the documentary, Mr Pollock used surveillance footage from inside the shop, which he said proved that an exchange with shopkeepers had taken place around 01:15 the night before Brown's death.
The videos show Brown handing a small bag to employees, which they then smell.
Mr McCulloch says the video released by his office shows that "there certainly was an attempt to barter for these goods", but argued that the shop employees never took the deal.
"It's very clear there was no transaction between Mr Brown and the store employees and to suggest he's coming back to get what he bartered for is just stupid," he added.
A lawyer for the shop also slammed the film, saying Mr Pollock had created a "wild story" that had opened up old wounds.
Protesters stood outside the shop on Monday, discouraging shoppers from going inside.
The night before, when news first emerged of the new footage casting doubt on police statements, nearly 100 people protested in the car park.
Police cleared those protesters and arrested two people for committing acts of violence against officers.
Ferguson Police Chief Delrish Moss says the city was preparing for more potential unrest.


France has held a national memorial service for the 130 people who died in the Paris attacks two weeks ago.

Some 2,600 people attended the service in central Paris, including President Francois Hollande, survivors of the attacks and victims' families.
A minute's silence was held and the names of all the victims read out.
Attackers with assault rifles and suicide belts targeted a number of sites in the capital. Islamic State later said it was behind the assault.
In pictures: Paris remembers with flags
What happened on the night
Who were the victims?
Who were the attackers?
Some of the survivors who attended were in wheelchairs, while members of the fire and ambulance services wore uniforms for the 45-minute ceremony in the courtyard of the historic Les Invalides complex.
In his speech, President Hollande said France would "do all it can to destroy this army of fanatics".
"It will operate relentlessly to protect its children." he said.
He vowed that France would respond with more music, concerts and sporting events, after some of the attacks targeted a concert venue and a stadium.
Among those attending the service were the parents of British victim Nick Alexander, who said that they were now "intrinsically linked" to those who had also lost loved ones.
"The outpouring of love from around the world has been a great comfort to us and makes us even more proud to have had Nick as our son," they added.
It started with a song that said it all: "When all we have is love." The lyrics of the iconic singer Jacques Brel echoed through the Court of Honour of the Invalides - a place where the French nation delivers its highest tributes to heroes and casualties of war.
There was a silent pause and the names of those who lost their lives were read out. We heard their age too - most of them in their twenties or thirties. It was a long and painful listen as portraits were screened in the courtyard.
Francois Hollande was the only speaker - he gave a brief and simple address, in which he paid tribute to the "130 smiles and faces" of the victims.
Announcers read out the names and ages of all 130 victims, from 39-year-old Stephane Albertini to 37-year-old Stella Verry.
However, not all the victims' families accepted the invitation to attend the service at the grand complex that houses a military museum and Napoleon's tomb.
The family of one victim told French media they had refused, saying not enough had been done to protect the nation in the wake of other attacks earlier this year.
President Hollande has this week embarked on a diplomatic push to increase support for the fight against IS militants.
He flew to Washington to meet President Barack Obama, then met German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Italian PM Matteo Renzi before travelling for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, where more coordination on air strikes and intelligence was agreed.
Cooperation with the regime? Hugh Schofield, BBC News, Paris
Is France signalling an important shift in policy on Syria? That is the question after the French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius spoke on French radio this morning.
Mr Fabius said France's aim was to destroy Raqqa, the self-declared capital of IS in Syria. For that, bombing was needed, he said, but also ground forces. France would not provide ground troops, he added, so the fighting would have to be done by the Syrian opposition, Sunni Arab armies, and, controversially, the regime forces of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad.
As international news wires hummed, Mr Fabius rowed back slightly.  In a "clarification", he said the participation of Syrian government forces would only be possible within the framework of a political transition. In other words, only once there was agreement on the eventual departure of Assad.
But it remains a significant development for the French to say that government troops may form part of their plan for destroying IS. As for the practicality of Syrian troops cooperating with the Syrian opposition, that is another matter.
On Friday, France said for the first time that Syrian government forces could contribute to a ground campaign against IS.
Syria quickly welcomed the suggestion, although French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius later clarified the forces could only take part if a process was under way leading to the removal of President Bashar al-Assad.
In a series of co-ordinated attacks on 13 November, gunmen opened fire on restaurants and bars in Paris and stormed a concert hall, where 89 people were shot dead.
Three more attackers blew themselves up outside the Stade de France stadium in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, after staff denied them entry to a football match between France and Germany.
More than 350 people were injured in the attacks - the worst in recent French history.
The unanswered questions
Is bashing Belgium justified?
At least nine people are believed to have been directly involved in carrying out the latest attacks.
They are all dead, but two more men, including suspect Salah Abdeslam, are still on the run as a huge manhunt continues in France and Belgium.
Some of the attackers - including suspected ringleader Abdelhamid Abaaoud, who died in a police raid in Paris last week - had lived in Brussels.
On Friday, a Belgian judge charged a sixth suspect there with offences in connection with the Paris attacks. He was charged with "terrorist murders and participation in the activities of a terrorist organisation".


The Nasdaq stock market has said its "regrets" an "operational error" which led to Twitter's results being released early on Tuesday.

"The posting was caused by an operational issue that exposed the release on Twitter's IR [investor relations] website for approximately 45 seconds," a statement said.
During that time a website picked them up and tweeted them.
US markets were still trading and Twitter's shares tumbled 18%.
Usually, US firms report their earnings before or after markets are operational to avoid huge fluctuations in their share price.
However, on Tuesday, a website called Selerity, which automatically scans information useful to investors, picked up the early posting, which was then picked up by other outlets.
The earnings were weaker than forecast with revenues of $436m, a rise of 74% year-on-year, but $20m less than expected, and that sent investors into a selling spree.
Twitter also reported a net loss of $162m, an increase from the same period a year ago when it lost $132.4m.
"Yesterday at 3:07pm EDT, Shareholder.com inadvertently posted the Twitter earnings release prematurely on their investor relations website," Nasdaq said.
"We regret the incident and remain fully committed to providing the highest quality Investor Relations communication product and services to our clients."
Shareholder.com is a Nasdaq-owned site for investors.


Veteran politician LK Advani's remarks about civil liberties in India have sharply divided opinion on social media platforms.

In an interview with The Indian Express, Mr Advani said "a commitment to democracy and to all other aspects related to democracy is lacking" in India.
He also made references to former PM Indira Gandhi's decision to impose emergency during her tenure.
In 1975, Mrs Gandhi declared a state of emergency across India, suspending elections and curbing civil rights.
"Today, I do not say that the political leadership is not mature. But kamiyon ke karan, vishwas nahin hota (I don't have faith because of its weaknesses). I don't have the confidence that it (Emergency) cannot happen again," he told the paper.
Mr Advani added that he believed that "at the present point of time, the forces that can crush democracy, notwithstanding the constitutional and legal safeguards, are stronger".
He is one of India's political stalwarts. Known for his formidable organising skills, Mr Advani is credited with scripting the rise of the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) - of which Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a member - as a major political force.
Mr Advani, 87, helped take the party from two parliamentary seats in 1984 to government within 15 years.
The veteran leader, however, has now been overshadowed by younger politicians like Mr Modi.
Analysts say the prime minister is known for his decisive - but often authoritarian - way of running the government.
In 2013, Mr Advani resigned from all party positions over what was seen as his displeasure over Mr Modi's rise in the BJP.
The veteran leader, however, later withdrew his resignation after pressure from the senior leadership.
Some Twitter users feel that Mr Advani's latest comments can be linked to the federal government run by his own party.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is at loggerheads with Mr Modi's national government, wondered if the capital city was their "first experiment".
But others are angry over Mr Advani's statement, saying he is still "upset over Mr Modi's rise in the party".
Then there are some Twitter users who believe that Mr Advani's statement wasn't targeted at Mr Modi.
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Media across the world have hailed the carnival-themed closing ceremony in the Maracana Stadium in Rio as a dazzling end to what most think was an Olympic games that turned out far better than expected.

Still, some pointed out the empty seats and poor weather at the event, suggesting it was symbolic of a Games marred by a number of significant problems.
"Brazil celebrates the success of the Games," says a headline in the Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper.
Brazilian daily O Globo says those taking part in the closing ceremony seemed delighted to have taken part in "the world's most important sports event but also because it worked well".
On social media, Brazilians are mourning the end of the games, with one posting a crying emoji "I don't want this to be over" and another saying she would not mind if the Games went on "until December".
"Olympics ends in relief for Brazilians," says US paper The Washington Post, adding that the closing ceremony was a "festive Brazilian farewell to a zany 17 days of brilliant athletic performances served with a sideshow of mishaps and scares".
The New York Times focuses on the positive, describing the rain during the closing ceremony in terms of "the heavens lamenting the end of the 17-day sports extravaganza".
It adds that despite concerns before the Games, many Brazilians now view them as a "triumph and a much-needed distraction from the country's economic malaise".
Spanish paper ABC is impressed by the carnival-themed closing ceremony, describing it as "a beautiful show, full of colour, play of light, fireworks, beautiful choreography, mosaics, music performances and carnival spirit", while La Vanguardia found it a "a grandiose show of light and colour".
"Rio responded," says French daily Liberation, adding that the Games "ended on a good note on the whole... despite the predictions of some Cassandras".
But some strike a sour note about the ceremony, and the Games in general.
"Only Mario was Super," German news magazine Spiegel says of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's cameo as the game character Super Mario.
The closing ceremony was "no highlight", it says, amid "empty seats" and bad weather.
German paper Sueddeutsche Zeitung says the closing ceremony and the Games in general leave behind an impression of "cynicism".
It mocks organisers for quickly filling empty seats behind IOC President Thomas Bach as he gave his address, and adds that his opening promise of a "new world" at the games jarred with the fact that most locals could not afford tickets and the sense that athletes "did not trust each other in the slightest" following doping allegations.
German tabloid Bild has as its headline the word "Olympics", with the letters "lym" crossed out and replaced with the "leer" - the German word for "empty".
It notes that even at the "colourful farewell party", thousands of seats were empty: "A negative impression that was present throughout the Games, and will be remembered."
In pro-government Russian daily Izvestia, Russian athlete Sergei Lisin carps at the treatment of Russian competitors by athletes from other countries angered by allegations of a state doping programme.
"At one point it looked like all Olympic ideals were forgotten and it was not a sports celebration that took place in Brazil, but some media project aimed at discrediting our country in the eyes of the whole world," he argues.
But an article in business daily Kommersant looks on the bright side: Russia's fourth place on the medal table.
"Taking into account the circumstances that accompanied the preparation for the Games, this is a very good result," it says.
In the Middle East, Qatari satellite TV channel Al-Jazeera says the Olympics ended with a "brilliant closing ceremony, despite bad weather".
But it also features a table showing only Bahrain and Jordan winning gold, despite hopes of a large haul because of the unusually large presence of Arab athletes. "The winds did not blow as the ships desire," it says, using an Arabic proverb.
In China, state media betray no disappointment at the country's performance, with national broadcaster CCTV praising the athletes for their "hard work" and calling them "the pride of China".
Several outlets highlights Chinese athletes' graciousness in defeat. "Winning gold medals does not mean everything anymore in China," says China Daily.
But Global Times says the women's volleyball team's Gold on Sunday was a "timely" highlight, after what it terms the "most boring" first half of an Olympics in 20 years.
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World number 13 Elina Svitolina beat Caroline Wozniacki in straight sets to win the Dubai Championships.

The Ukrainian, 22, beat 10th seed Wozniacki 6-4 6-2 to claim her sixth WTA title and her second of 2017.
Denmark's Wozniacki won the Dubai title in 2011 and has reached the semi-finals in six of the seven years she has played at the event.
The former world number one has now lost two successive finals having been beaten by Karolina Pliskova in Doha.
"I'm super happy that I could win this title," Svitolina told BT Sport.
"It's always tough to play against Caroline. She's such a fighter and never steps back. It was a great match and I'm really happy I could win."


A derelict iron works site in Torfaen could be bought by the council in a £3.7m plan after decades of fruitless schemes for the area.

Torfaen council has agreed to buy the The British in Abersychan from owners HSBC for £300,000.
Councillors will be asked in a meeting on 18 October to approve a package which includes £1.7m from the Welsh Government and £2m from the authority.
Long-term plans for the 1,300-acre site have not been finalised.
Council leader Bob Wellington said: "The British has been a millstone around the neck of this community for generations.
"Finally, this proposal could put an end to the cycle of despair and lift the threat that has hung over the community following numerous speculative land banking or coal extraction schemes that have failed to come to fruition."
If approved, The British would come back into public ownership by the end of 2016 and money would be spent on restoring the site and examining any health and safety risks.
Since 2004, the site has been acquired by four different owners before being handed back to creditors HSBC in 2009 after the company which bought it, the Castlemore Group, went into administration
Torfaen AM Lynne Neagle AM said: "For too long the site has been passed from one private owner to the next. The community has waited a long time for this proposal and if it is approved I will continue to work with all those involved to ensure that the land is regenerated to its full potential."
The British, named after the ironworks founded there in the 1800s, has been derelict for 40 years.
The office building and Quadrangle were designed by Hyde Park and London Zoo architect Decimus Burton.
Mr Wellington added: "This could be a catalyst for investment in the north of the borough and, if approved, the council can explore the longer-term opportunities on the site, including restoring the historic buildings, affordable housing, commercial and green energy opportunities."


A UN court has thrown out cases brought by the Marshall Islands against the UK and others for allegedly failing to stop the spread of nuclear weapons.

Marshall Islanders have been at the forefront of anti-nuclear activism after ecologically-devastating American bomb tests at their Bikini Atoll.
The UK, India and Pakistan were accused of failing their obligations under the 1968 nuclear non-proliferation treaty.
But the International Court of Justice said it could not rule on the case.
The Marshall Islands had sought to use the case to force nuclear powers to disarm. The tiny South Pacific nation originally filed cases against all nine treaty signatories: The UK, US, Russia, France, China, India, Pakistan, Israel and North Korea.
But only the UK, India and Pakistan recognise the jurisdiction of the Hague-based International Court of Justice and only those three cases proceeded to the preliminary court stage.
At hearings in March, Marshall Islands' representative Tony deBrum said he watched one of the US nuclear tests with his grandfather as a nine-year-old boy.
"The entire sky turned blood red," he told judges. He said islands were "vaporised" by the tests.
Judge Ronny Abraham acknowledged the "suffering" of the Islanders but ruled that they failed to prove a legal dispute existed between them and the three nuclear powers before the case was filed in 2014, which meant the court had no jurisdiction to hear the case.
In 1996, the International Court of Justice issued an advisory opinion that the use or threat to use nuclear weapons would "generally be contrary to" the laws of war and humanitarian law.


In fleeing revolutionary Kiev on Friday, Ukraine's now ex-President Viktor Yanukovych chose to fly to his stronghold in the south-east of the country before heading to Crimea in the deep south.

Media reports suggest he may have been preparing a yacht to flee by sea to Russia - perhaps with the help of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, which has a naval base on the strategically placed peninsula.
This fuelled fears that the majority ethnic Russian Crimea, which enjoys autonomy in Ukraine, could become the next flashpoint in the ongoing political crisis.
Crimea's post of president has been abolished, and instead it has a presidential representative from Kiev. The local government is led by a prime minister appointed by Ukraine's parliament.
Tensions have been rising on the peninsula in recent days, with pro-Moscow politicians and activists organising rallies and urging Russia to help defend the territory from advancing "fascists" from the rest of Ukraine.
Over the weekend, a crowd tore down a Ukrainian national flag in the eastern Crimean town of Kerch, replacing it with the Russian tricolor.
And only last week, the speaker of the Crimean parliament, Volodymyr Konstantynov, warned he did not rule out separating from Kiev if the situation in the country deteriorated further.
There are concerns that the current turmoil could offer the Kremlin a perfect chance to assert its claim on Crimea, a territory which many Russians believe is theirs anyway and has only come under Kiev by a bizarre twist of fate.
Crimea was transferred from Russia to Ukraine in 1954 by the then Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, himself an ethnic Ukrainian.
Before the Soviet times, it was known as "the playground of Russian tsars" because of its warm climate and the sea.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has himself in recent months raised eyebrows in Ukraine and the West, when he seemed to question the territorial integrity of Ukraine.
True, the Kremlin can count on a pro-Russian sentiment in Crimea. And Russia's own Black Sea Fleet has its base in Sevastopol - the "city of Russian glory" as it has been referred to by many Russians since the Crimean War in the 19th Century.
But the territory is not as staunchly pro-Russian as it may seem at first glance, and several key factors may come into play.
Although ethnic Russians are still a majority (58.5%), there are also a significant Ukrainian (24.4%) and Crimean Tatar populations (12.1%).
And it is the latter two which have formed an unlikely alliance, resisting any secessionist attempts.
They have their separate reasons to distrust Moscow.
Many ethnic Ukrainians have natural loyalties towards Kiev and are happy with the territory's status quo.
Meanwhile, the Muslim Tatars still remember the horrors of the mass deportation under Stalin in 1944 on the pretext of mass collaboration with the Nazis during World War II.
Tatar national leaders have warned they will resist any attempts to transfer Crimea to Moscow.
And then there is mass corruption.
In 2011, the last time I visited Crimea, I was shocked by how many people there had a feeling of outrage towards what they described as corrupt authorities on every level.
Cab drivers, fruit sellers, hotel managers - ethnic Russian, Ukrainian or Crimean Tatar - everyone was disgusted.
The hope is that this could gradually start to change with "people power" and the pledge of war on corruption spreading from Kiev's Maidan.
Many also believe that a promised association with the EU will help root out corruption.
Finally, Ukraine is not Georgia, where the Russians fought a war in 2008, in support of the breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
Despite the present revolutionary chaos, Ukraine - Europe's second biggest country (by area) - still has capable armed forces, particularly its anti-aircraft defences.
One may also count on many thousands of battle-hardened Maidan activists joining in to defend the country.
And facing growing Western warnings, President Putin may think twice about whether Crimea - as well as Ukraine's south-eastern regions - is worth a fight.


An appeal for information about a car which could be linked to a missing teenager has drawn a blank.

Photos of a Volvo 440 were released by police investigating the disappearance of Luke Durbin, who was last seen in Ipswich on 12 May 2006.
Police wanted to trace the owner of a car which was captured on CCTV nearby.
Det Supt John Brocklebank said: "We had six calls, a number suggesting what could have happened to Luke, but nothing regarding this car."
Mr Durbin, of Hollesley, was 19-years-old when he failed to return home from a night out.
Police said there was a Volvo 440 in the Ipswich area with the number plate M206 LYE at the time, but it was registered under a false name and address.
"We can't categorically say that is the car we see in the image," Mr Brocklebank said.
He said the fact that the vehicle was not properly registered could have played a part in the silent response to the appeal.
"Not registering a vehicle is an offence, but here we've got a young man who has been missing for nine years," he said. "You've got a family who have been waiting that long, just to try and understand why he disappeared and where he is.
"I urge anybody to come forward and allow me to either eliminate that vehicle or give us information in connection with its use."
Mr Brocklebank said police were following up the other phone calls, some of which gave "vague locations" for where Mr Durbin's body could be found.
"Clearly, the people of Suffolk want to find out what happened to Luke Durbin," he said. "They want to understand how a young man can just disappear off the street."


A cat that sneaked onboard a yacht and ended up about 200 nautical miles away in Oban in Argyll has been returned to its home in the Western Isles.

The animal was given a temporary home in the town while efforts were made to return it to Leverburgh where it is looked after by local fishermen.
Argyll Animal Aid said it was from a group of feral cats that fishermen rely on to control rat and mice populations.
The charity helped to arrange its return passage at the weekend.
The cat spent a week in Oban, where it was found to be a male rather than a female as was originally thought. He was neutered, before being taken back to Leverburgh.
The cat's journey by sea becoming a news story last week helped to attract offers of a lift back home.
Jean Sutherland, of Argyll Animal Aid, said the offers had included one from Scottish airline Loganair.
She said: "We had various offers from kind folk, including Loganair, but these would have meant involving different people at different stages."
A woman called Cathi Bertin offered to take him by car and then by ferry to Harris where she has family.
Ms Sutherland said: "Cathi's door to door offer was very much appreciated.  He was collected from the ferry on Harris and deposited back with his mates in the feral colony that the fishermen feed in order that the cats stay about and get rid of the rats that would otherwise wreck their nets."
The Leverburgh cats are used to moving between fishing boats while they are tied up, said Ms Sutherland. The one that ended up in Oban may have mistaken the yacht as a place to hunt mice.
Ms Sutherland added: "All in all an eventful week for one young pussy cat."


The Black-E contemporary arts centre in Liverpool city centre is to undergo a £600,000 refurbishment.

The Grade II-listed building, which dates back to 1840, will get a new outdoor seating and play area.
The Arts Council is contributing £450,000 to the project while Liverpool City Council is investing £100,000 and £40,000 is from private contributions.
The centre will remain open during the renovation work.
The Black-E was one of the UK's first community arts projects when it was launched in 1968 in the former Great George Street Congregation Chapel.
Inside the building, rehearsal and performance spaces will be upgraded and disabled access will be improved.
The director of the centre, Bill Harpe, said the new outdoor space would make the exterior better represent the "warm and convivial" atmosphere inside.
"The exterior of the building looks distinguished and noble but doesn't yet give a sense of the convivial, warm interior."
He said metalwork artist Giusseppe Lund was going to create "a welcoming play area for children" with tables and chairs.
The adjoining house where the former chapel's priest and his family used to live will be made into meeting rooms.
The money invested by the council, which owns the building, will be repaid over the next 20 years through a new lease.
Mayor Joe Anderson praised the centre, saying: "Anyone who has ever been to The Black-E knows they do absolutely incredible work getting young people involved in culture and the arts."


England face a battle to prevent Bangladesh earning their most famous Test victory after an absorbing second day of the second Test in Dhaka.

The hosts closed on 152-3, a lead of 128, after 10 wickets fell in the day.
Mehedi Hasan Miraz (6-82) reduced England to 144-8 but Chris Woakes and Adil Rashid put on 99 to give England a first-innings lead of 24.
However, Imrul Kayes hit an unbeaten 59 and Mohammad Mahmudullah made 47 as Bangladesh regained the initiative.
Mahmudullah was bowled by England debutant Zafar Ansari with the final ball of the day after the left-arm spinner had earlier dismissed Tamim Iqbal for his first international wicket.
Bangladesh's only victories since their first Test in 2000 have come against Zimbabwe and the West Indies.
BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew
Another fluctuating Test sees England on the back foot and Bangladesh once again contemplating victory.
England's bowlers created little pressure and it isn't immediately obvious who will step up tomorrow morning to bowl Bangladesh out. What is certain is that 250 would take some getting and Bangladesh are well on course for setting England a real challenge.
Mehedi, 19, tormented England in the first Test in Chittagong and became only the third spinner to take five wickets in the first innings of each of his first two Test matches.
Having taken two wickets on day one to reduce England to 50-3, off-spinner Mehedi bowled Moeen Ali in the third over of the day, with the England all-rounder playing an ill-advised sweep.
Ben Stokes was out in the following over, caught off Taijul Islam, bringing Jonny Bairstow to the crease.
He put on 45 with Joe Root to steady the visitors after they had slipped to 69-5, but Mehedi returned to trap Bairstow lbw for 24 with his first ball of a new spell - and then had Ansari caught at gully for his fifth wicket of the innings.
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Root batted well to score his 23rd Test half-century, but when Taijul took his wicket England were rocking at 144-8.
However, Woakes (46) and Rashid (44) excelled as Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim rotated his bowlers, their partnership of 224 balls and 127 minutes taking England from a deficit of 76 into the lead.
The stand was England's highest for the ninth wicket in Asia and was in stark contrast to the Bangladesh innings, where they fell from 171-1 to 220 all out.
The partnership perhaps should have been cut short, though.
Woakes, on 38 at the time, hit a high full toss from Sabbir Rahman straight to the mid-wicket fielder, but he was given a reprieve when TV umpire Chris Gaffaney judged that the ball had reached the batsman above waist height and gave a no-ball, despite later replays suggesting the wicket should have stood.
Woakes was eventually out when Mehedi returned with the new ball and claimed his sixth wicket, while Steven Finn was the last man out for 0 off the bowling of Taijul.
Bangladesh's openers Tamim and Kayes batted positively in the final session to wipe out England's lead, reaching 65 before Ansari dismissed Tamim to claim his first Test wicket.
England captain Alastair Cook then caught Mominul Haque at slip off Stokes in next over and the tourists seemed to have the momentum.
However, Kayes and Mahmudullah played freely to put on 86 before Mahmudullah played a loose attacking shot and was bowled by Ansari with what turned out to be the final ball of the day.
Bangladesh scored at almost five runs per over in the final session as Finn and Rashid, both wicketless in the first innings, went at six runs per over, while Woakes conceded 14 from his two overs.
England all-rounder Chris Woakes on BBC Test Match Special: "That wicket at the end gives us a bit of hope going into tomorrow. I think we've had a reasonably good day.
"We'd have liked to have got a few more runs early on this morning but the partnership between myself and Rash got us up ahead of them.
"I don't think the pitch will get any better - it will only get worse, if anything. We've got a long batting line-up but we don't want to chase too many.
"It's important when we come out tomorrow we firstly try to keep the run rate down so they don't get away from us, but also look to take wickets. It's a tricky thing to do.
"If we can pick up a few early ones, we know they can roll easily."


(Close): Wall Street recovered from sharp falls in morning trading but still closed slightly lower, as oil prices fell sharply.

The main Dow Jones index closed down 26.09 points, or 0.2%, at 17,526.08. The wider S&P 500 was flat while the tech-heavy Nasdaq was 0.2% lower.
Both Brent and US light crude oil fell about $1.30, or 3.5%, a barrel.
On the upside, entertainment giant Disney was up 1.3% thanks to the success of the latest Star Wars film.
On Sunday, The Force Awakens became the fastest film in history to take $1bn (Â£674m) at the global box office.
Sportswear giant Nike also gained ground, rising 1%.
On the downside, energy stocks fell due to the slide in the oil price, with Chevron down 1.8% and Exxon Mobil 0.7% lower.
Outside the main index, Conoco Phillips fell 2.9%, while Marathon Petroleum dipped 2%.
"The 3% dive in crude oil this morning shows you that the sellers are still in control of the energy market and that's leading jitters on Wall Street, coupled with just normal digestive action after last week's strong gains," said Adam Sarhan at Sarhan Capital in New York.
Brent crude currently stands at $36.57 a barrel, while US light crude is trading at $36.70.
In the run-up to Christmas, Brent sank to $36.04, its lowest level since July 2004.
In the summer of 2014, Brent stood at almost $115, but the price has fallen dramatically due to oversupply and reduced demand.


More details have emerged about a flying incident involving pilot Andy Hill at an airshow a year before the Shoreham crash in which 11 people died.

Southport Airshow said the Jet Provost T5 the BBC has established was piloted by Mr Hill was seen too close to crowds and below the height set for the event.
On Tuesday, Sussex Police revealed the 2014 Southport incident was part of its "wider investigation".
Andy Hill was flying a Hawker Hunter in August when it plummeted on to the A27.
Southport Airshow flying director Dave Walton said: "A stop call was immediately issued by the flying display director on the display radio frequency and the flying display was terminated.
"The pilot was debriefed, initially on the telephone and later in person and agreed to amend his display for the Sunday display.
"The CAA (Civil Aviation Authority) had an ops inspector at the air show who did not witness the event in person but was briefed on the course of events and the actions taken during the Saturday display, and also on the course of action decided upon by the FDD (flying display director) and FCC (flying control committee) for the Sunday display."
The BBC has not been able to speak to Mr Hill, but an expert has said there was never any immediate danger and the event was never "life threatening".
George Bacon, from the British Air Display Association, said it was an "occurrence" not an "incident" - less serious in effect - and Mr Hill was always in control of the aircraft.
He also stressed the point that this kind of transgression could happen to any pilot and for all sorts of reasons - sun in the eyes, moving to avoid a bird or another aircraft, or a strong wind.
Mr Walton said there was no "other action officially required" but the event was discussed with aircraft operator at a later date.
George Bacon, who commentated on the display, told BBC North West Tonight: "My initial view was that it didn't seem to be initially dangerous. It seemed to be very much in control.
"There was a CAA flight inspector present at the airshow. I know they had a discussion and a report was made to the main CAA office."
Sussex Police said the incident at the Southport Airshow in September 2014 formed a "line of inquiry in our wider investigation".
The CAA said it took appropriate action at the time and continued to support the police and AAIB with their investigations.
Mr Hill, a former RAF pilot from Sandon, near Buntingford in Hertfordshire, was initially placed in a medically-induced coma following the Shoreham crash. He was interviewed by Sussex Police in December.


The Afghan Taliban have named a new head of their political office in Qatar, in a sign that stalled peace moves may be getting back on track.

A statement said Sher Muhammad Abbas Stanekzai had been appointed by new Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour.
The post has been vacant since splits appeared in August after it emerged the group's founder Mullah Omar had died.
The Qatar appointment is seen as Mullah Mansour consolidating his hold over the group - and possible peace talks.
He has overseen a string of battlefield victories since taking charge.
The BBC's M Ilyas Khan in Islamabad says the Qatar office move could be linked to a visit by Pakistan's army chief to the US last week. There may have been back-door consultations with the Afghan government as well, he reports.
Observers have long said that Pakistan's army maintains influence over the Taliban and other militant groups, although the military denies this.
The previous Taliban political head, Syed Tayyab Agha, quit in early August, criticising the way Mullah Mansour had succeeded Mullah Omar.
He said it was "a great historical mistake" that the new leader had been "appointed outside the country and from the people who are residing outside the country" - a reference to claims that the appointment had been influenced by circles associated with the Pakistani government.
In early summer, Afghan government negotiators met militant representatives for two rounds of talks, facilitated by Pakistan, before dialogue was suspended.
Our correspondent says it appears the Qatar office cannot be reopened until both Afghanistan and the US endorse it.
It was closed shortly after opening in 2013, when Kabul interpreted the Taliban's decision to fly their flag above the office as an attempt to paint themselves as a parallel government.
The Taliban set up an overseas office in Qatar as part of a move to launch a political arm for the militant group, with a known address and authorised representatives who could attend talks.
Syed Tayyab Agha was one of the Taliban's youngest leaders.
Sher Muhammad Abbas Stanekzai, on the other hand, is a veteran of the anti-Soviet resistance movement and served as deputy health minister when the Taliban were power in Afghanistan from 1996-2001.


Members of the public have been invited to suggest names for two sea eagle chicks that have hatched in a west Highland pine forest.

The two-month-old birds at Loch Arkaig in Lochaber are believed to be a male and a female.
Woodland Trust Scotland has come up with the naming competition as part of its efforts to raise funds to buy Loch Arkaig Pine Forest.
Forestry Commission Scotland is selling the woodland.
Parts of the forest still bear the scars of a fire that broke out during commando training in World War Two.
Scorched tree trunks still stand in the woods that in war-time formed part of a large area near Fort William used for secret training of Allied commandos.
Woodland Trust Scotland is working with the group Arkaig Community Forest on the bid to purchase the woodland.
The wood includes areas of ancient Caledonian forest, which provides habitat for birds such as Scottish crossbill.


At least 19 people have been killed and 140 wounded in two bomb attacks in northern Cameroon, officials say.

The blasts happened in the Kerawa region, where Cameroon's army is fighting Nigeria's Boko Haram militants.
There have been a spate of recent attacks in northern Cameroon blamed on jihadists from Boko Haram.
The authorities in August said that the militants are believed to enter Cameroon disguised as refugees.
Boko Haram fighters were accused of a series of suicide bombings in the northern town of Maroua, that killed dozens of people in July.
The first explosion on Thursday went off just after 0900 local time (0800 GMT) in the market in Kerawa.
The second was detonated soon afterwards, about 200m (218 yards) from the military infantry camp, an army officer based in the north told Reuters.
Some reports say at least 30 people were killed.
A local government official told Reuters that the attacks were carried out by female bombers although there has been no independent conformation of this.
Boko Haram militants have increased the number of attacks on countries bordering its north-eastern Nigerian stronghold - Chad, Niger and Cameroon - after they participated in a regional offensive against them earlier this year.
Cameroon has deployed thousands of troops to its northern border where militants regularly carry out raids, killing some villagers and kidnapping others.
Boko Haram has vowed to attack Cameroon because the country is supporting the Nigerian military's mission to defeat them - and is part of a newly boosted multi-national force to battle the militants.
Female suicide bombers were behind several blasts in northern Cameroon in July and the regional governor has banned the Islamic veil as part of counter-terror measures.
Why Boko Haram remains a threat
Who are Boko Haram?
Cameroon profile


At least 1,500 garment workers in Bangladesh have been sacked after a week of protests over pay, say police.

Dozens of factories supplying major Western brands were forced to close after a mass walkout and subsequent demonstrations in the Ashulia district.
Police said factories opened on Tuesday with many now back at work, but they also detained several labour leaders.
Last week, police arrested a journalist well known for his coverage of the garment industry for" inciting unrest".
Nazmul Huda stands accused of incorrect reporting and holding secret meetings with union leaders - a charge that has been denied by at least one of his employers.
He was the first journalist  to report on problems with the structure of the Rana Plaza complex, just a day before it collapsed in 2013, killing more than 1,100 people.
The collapse of the building sparked global outrage and put the spotlight on working conditions, low wages and safety standards in a garment sector that manufactured clothes for some major global brands.
Garment manufacturing makes up the vast majority of  Bangladesh's exports and any interruption is likely to have an impact on the economy.
It was the sacking of 121 workers that prompted the initial walkout more than a week ago. The workers' protest soon expanded to demand a monthly minimum wage of 16,000 taka (Â£165; $203). It is currently 5,300 taka (Â£55; $67).
But factories nevertheless resumed operations on Tuesday and that was when hundreds discovered they had lost their jobs, reports say. Union chiefs said police used a controversial law to shut down the protests.
Ashulia is a vast garment production hub used by clothing companies around the world, including Western giants like Zara, Gap and H&M.


An attack on the government offices in the Mexican beach resort of Cancun has left four people dead, officials say.

Police intervened after gunmen opened fire at the Quintana Roo state attorneys' office. TV showed footage in which intense gunfire could be heard.
One policeman and three suspected attackers died, governor Carlos Joaquin said. Five suspects were arrested.
Mr Joaquin described the attack as a reaction by gangsters to his crackdown on organised crime.
It happened one day after a gunman killed five people in a club in the nearby resort city of Playa del Carmen.
In that incident, Mr Joaquim said the attacker and one of the victims, a man from Veracruz, had a "personal conflict". A Canadian, an Italian and a US citizen were among the dead.
It was not clear if the two attacks were related, officials said.
Gunfire erupted during the attack in Cancun on Tuesday, causing panic on the streets, witnesses said.
A shopping centre was evacuated by security forces after people described hearing gunfire inside. But officials later said it was a false alarm.
Security checkpoints were set up near Cancun's hotel area, some 7km (4 miles) from where the attack happened, local media reported.
The US consulate in Merida urged Americans to follow local authorities' warnings and consult with their hotels before leaving the premises.
Federal forces would be sent to help the local authorities, the governor said, without giving details of how many gunmen were involved in the attack.
Speaking on television in the evening, Mr Joaquin added: "The state is under control and in order...People from Cancun and our visitors can go about their lives as normal."
Quintana Roo, an area popular with foreign tourists, has long been spared from the drug-related violence that afflicts other parts of Mexico.


Labour has promised to reintroduce a "full range of services" at Stafford's hospital if it wins the general election, but have not said by when.

Stafford Hospital, which was renamed County Hospital, was at the centre of a Â£6m public inquiry into care failings.
Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham would not give an exact time scale, saying he didn't want to make promises that "can't be delivered".
Overnight closures at the hospital began in 2011.
Consultant-led maternity services were moved in January.
Mr Burnham said he wants to see a return of full maternity and accident and emergency services to Stafford.
On a visit to Stafford two weeks ago, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said if the Conservatives won the election, overnight services would be restored as soon as soon as it was "clinically safe" to do so.
Labour has said that within 100 days of winning it will commit "additional resources needed to fulfil Ed Miliband's long-term pledge to fund the hospital Stafford needs".
It's no wonder Andy Burnham wants to talk about the NHS - it's the top priority for voters and one of the few areas where polls show Labour are trusted more than the Tories.
In Stafford, where A&E's been closed overnight and maternity services downgraded since the inquiry into care standards, it's even more important. Paediatric inpatient beds are moving elsewhere later this month.
But although campaigners blame Labour for allowing the scandal to happen on their watch, the party believes it's got a real chance of overturning a Tory majority of more than 5,000 to win the Stafford seat back on Thursday.
The Liberal Democrats said last month that Westminster should not tell local areas how to run hospitals.
UKIP said both the Conservatives and Labour "have promised to wave a magic wand to restore Stafford Hospital to full service, when it was they who forced this situation in the first place."
The National Health Action Party, which is fielding a candidate in Stafford, has described both the Tory and Labour pledges to restore services as an election bribe.
Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust, which ran the hospital, went into administration in April 2013. The hospital was taken over by the newly-formed University Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust.
A full list of candidates for the Stafford constituency can be found here.


The family of an 83-year-old dog walker "brutally" stabbed to death have described him as "immensely kind".

Peter Wrighton's body was found on Saturday near Fiveways Junction, three miles south of East Harling in Norfolk.
He was repeatedly stabbed in his neck and head, post-mortem examination tests showed. The murder weapon has not yet been found.
Norfolk Police said it was not yet known if retired BT worker Mr Wrighton, from Banham, knew his killer.
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Officers said they had received more than 100 calls in the past three days about the murder.
Mr Wrighton, a married father-of-two and grandfather, has been described as "gentle" and "mild mannered".
In a statement, his wife of 59 years and family said: "Peter was immensely kind and never had a bad word to say about anybody and people always seemed to take a liking to him.
"We are extremely thankful for all the people who have come forward to speak with the police and hope we will soon be able to understand why this has happened."
Mr Wrighton had volunteered at Snetterton Dogs Trust and Bressingham Steam Museum as a guard on the trains.
The dogs trust said his murder was a "devastating situation".
Phil Moore, parish secretary at the St Mary the Virgin church in Banham, who knew Mr Wrighton, said: "He was a very nice man, a very gentle man. He would stop and have a chat. He loved his dogs and loved his family. He never had a bad word to say about anybody.
"I am very sad. It will be a shock not to see him around the village."
Alastair Baker, from the steam museum, added: "We were already shocked that something had happened so locally but to find out it involved Peter is even more shocking.
"He was a kind, gentle guy who everybody liked. Our thoughts are with his family who must be devastated."
Mr Wrighton's body was found at about 10:45 BST on Saturday.
Norfolk Constabulary has about 50 officers working on the murder case.
The force has asked people who live within five miles (8km) of the scene to check their bins for "a weapon or anything unusual".
Ch Supt Mike Fawcett said: "It's unusual to have an attack where we can't show if there's any connection between the victim and the offender, and we don't know the motive for the attack."
He added: "If the victim is not known to the attacker, it is really strange for somebody to just attack somebody in the open.
"We have somebody who is violent out there and it's somebody we need to find quick."
He said if someone is "protecting somebody" they should consider the victim of the crime.
Police said there was no indication Mr Wrighton had been killed in a robbery.
A 71-year-old woman was raped at West Harling heath in 1994, close to the location of Saturday's murder. The attacker in that case was never identified.


Pictures have emerged of a plane with its doors apparently blown off at an airport where loud "booms" have been reported.

Witnesses reported "a massive bang and a flash" on Tuesday evening at Cotswold Airport near Kemble.
The plane, with possible explosion damage, was moved afterwards.
Gloucestershire Constabulary said there had been "explosive training" at the airport but would not confirm whether the plane was involved.
The booms, heard from Kington St Michael to Malmesbury and Calne in Wiltshire, sparked calls to BBC Wiltshire and BBC Radio Gloucestershire as well as dozens of posts on social media.
Pilot and fight instructor Paul Shanley, 51, who lives just outside the village of Kemble said they had heard similar booms "three times before this but we've never got to the bottom of what it was".
"There was an enormous explosion - really deep explosion - it was enough to wake up my daughter," he said.
Mr Shanley said he took photos of a 747 on the runway which had "not normal damage" to its doors.
He said: "You can see the explosives around the door frame."
A police spokesperson said: "I'm afraid we cannot confirm whether this is connected to the explosions heard in Kemble, due to the operationally sensitive nature of the training."