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Jair Bolsonaro returning to Brazil for first time since 8 January riots
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is on his way back to Brazil, after spending months in the US.…
March 30, 2023
British Airways cancels 300 flights during Heathrow staff’s Easter strikes
British Airways is to cancel more than 300 flights to and from Heathrow over the Easter holiday period…
March 27, 2023
Police swoop across Brazil to crack ‘kidnap plot’
Federal police in Brazil have arrested nine suspected members of a criminal group after raids across the country…
March 23, 2023
Gangs sow terror in Brazil cities for third night
Several cities in north east Brazil are suffering from serious unrest caused by marauding criminal gangs. For the…
March 17, 2023
Brazil landslides: Dozens missing, feared buried in mud
The number of people killed in landslides which hit coastal towns in Brazil’s São Paulo state over the…
February 21, 2023
Peru protests: President Boluarte ‘will not resign’ despite weeks of violence
Peru’s President Dina Boluarte has refused to step down despite weeks of anti-government protests rocking the deeply divided…
January 14, 2023
Brazil Congress: Bolsonaro supporters inside palace enabled riot – Lula
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has accused ex-leader Jair Bolsonaro’s allies of aiding an attack on…
January 12, 2023
Peru protests: New President Boluarte faces genocide inquiry
Peru’s top prosecutor has launched an inquiry into President Dina Boluarte and key ministers over weeks of clashes…
January 11, 2023
Brock Purdy and the San Francisco 49ers spoil Tom Brady’s homecoming in blowout win over Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Going from Mr. Irrelevant in the 2022 NFL Draft to spoiling Tom Brady’s homecoming, San Francisco 49ers rookie…
December 12, 2022
Deadly landslide engulfs motorway in Brazil
A landslide on a motorway in southern Brazil has killed at least two people and left dozens missing.…
December 1, 2022