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This Week Around The World

  • Aineias Engstrom
  • March 16, 2021

March 8 Brasília, Brazil: A corruption conviction against former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, widely known as “Lula,” was annulled by a Brazilian Supreme Court justice. The ruling…

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Brazilians call out Bolsonaro for COVID-19 mismanagement

  • Karisa Yuasa
  • February 9, 2021

Hundreds of people joined caravans across Brazil on Jan. 31 calling for the impeachment of President Jair Bolsonaro over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic for the second consecutive weekend,…

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This Week Around the World Aug. 23-29

  • Madison Cecil
  • August 31, 2020

August 23 Ghazni, Afghanistan: A roadside bomb detonated in Afghanistan, leaving three women, two children and two men dead. No group immediately claimed responsibility. The most recent bomb detonation came…

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Brazilian president contracts COVID-19

  • Isabel Rekow
  • July 13, 2020

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro tested positive for COVID-19 on July 7, after months of dismissing the virus as a “little flu” while his country’s death toll of nearly 68,000 rose…

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This Week Around the World

  • Madison Cecil
  • May 19, 2020

May 11–12 Scheveningen, The Netherlands: At least six surfers went missing on May 11 after getting stuck in high winds, foamy waters and stormy seas. The Dutch Coast Guard began…

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Indigenous communities push back against Bolsonaro

  • Karisa Yuasa
  • March 3, 2020

Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro faced backlash after announcing a bill earlier in February 2020 that would allow development on indigenous lands.    The initiative bill would open Indigenous lands to…

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in a rally held a day after his release from prison on Nov. 8, 2019. Nelson Antoine/AP Images
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This Week Around the World– Nov. 3–10

  • Madison Cecil
  • November 10, 2019

Nov. 3 Port of Cotonou, Benin: Pirates in the Gulf of Guinea kidnapped nine crew members of the MV Bonita, a Norwegian-flagged ship that was anchored off the coast of…

A photo handout from the Aracaju Municipal Press Office shows workers removing oil sludge, likely originating from Venezuela, on Viral Beach in Aracaju, Brazil. Andre Moreira/AP Images
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Oil spill in Brazil spreads 1,300 miles

  • Madison Cecil and Emily Price
  • October 29, 2019

No source identified Volunteers and government officials as of Oct. 21 recovered over 600 tons of crude oil from the oil spill that has affected approximately 1,300 miles of Brazilian…

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The Amazon rainforest is burning

  • Madison Cecil
  • August 26, 2019

Fire rate up 84% from 2018 The Amazon rainforest—home to over 3 million species of plants and animals—is burning at a higher rate than ever before, with the National Institute…

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This Week Around the World Aug. 13–17

  • Madison Cecil
  • August 21, 2019

Aug. 13 Mchinji, Malawi: Three people were sentenced to death as punishment for killing someone with albinism. The three sentenced to death were found guilty of murder and possession of…

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This Week Around the World July 29–Aug. 3

  • Madison Cecil
  • August 5, 2019

July 29 Para, Brazil: In a prison fight between two rival organized crime groups, the Rio de Janeiro-based Comando Vermelho and the Para-local Comanda Classe A, 57 prison inmates were…

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