A massive fire on Sunday ripped through Rio de Janeiro’s treasured National Museum, one of Brazil’s oldest, in what the nation’s president said was a “tragic” loss of knowledge and heritage. The majestic edifice stood engulfed in flames as plumes of smoke shot into the night sky, while some 20 fire brigades battled to control […]
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A powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck along Peru’s border with Brazil on Friday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.
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He performed the procedure “under the false promise of immediate beauty, selfishly motivated by greed and an easy profit,” prosecutors say.
NIZHNY NOVGOROD, Russia (AP) – France picked up two trophies in 1998: One, of course, was the country’s only World Cup title, won on home soil. It was also the birth year of Kylian Mbappe, the 19-year-old who’s emerging as one of the biggest stars of the World Cup. “Well, that was a good year […]
Read moreWhile some of their biggest rivals have already fallen by the wayside in Russia, Brazil have been making serene progress towards the latter stages of the World Cup. After watching holders Germany, Spain and Argentina all exit the competition in the last week in various states of disarray, the Selecao eased into the quarter-finals with […]
Read moreROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia (AFP) – Belgium produced one of the great World Cup comebacks on Monday to beat Japan, 3-2, and set up an attractive-looking quarterfinal clash against Neymar’s Brazil. Substitute Nacer Chadli was Belgium’s hero on a humid night in Rostov-on-Don, scoring in the fourth minute of injury time to seal the dramatic victory. Japan […]
Read moreMOSCOW — Worried no more, Brazil is through at the World Cup. Paulinho and Thiago Silva scored a goal each Wednesday to give the five-time champions a 2-0 victory over Serbia and first place in their group. Brazil struggled in its opening two matches, first held to a 1-1 draw and then needing late goals […]
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RIO DE JANEIRO — Furious at corrupt politicians and fearful of deteriorating security, many Brazilians are calling for a military intervention to clean house of crooked leaders and crack down on heavily armed drug gangs. While chances of a military takeover in Latin America’s largest nation are small, the calls have become such a part of the national discussion that several generals have felt compelled to deny any interest in such a move — though that hasn’t kept them from sounding off on politics in a way that raises questions.
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