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Brazilian lawmakers abruptly withdrew a plan to charge Bolsonaro with mass homicide and genocide over COVID-19 deaths
Bolsonaro's recommended charges of genocide and mass homicide are being replaced with "epidemic tha…
Bill Bostock
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Disturbing Anti-Anorexia Ads Compare Starving Women To Fashion Sketches
But they're also reminiscent of French model Isabelle Caro, an extreme anorexic who died in 2010 fr…
Jim Edwards
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Anonymous Twitter accounts in Brazil are pressuring advertisers to drop conservative media campaigns
Sleeping Giants is a Twitter account that's participated in actions that have inspired advertisers …
Raphael Tsavkko Garcia
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Trump ally Jason Miller was 'questioned for 3 hours' at Brasilia airport after CPAC Brasil conference that promoted Jair Bolsonaro
Miller, who recently started a right-wing Twitter alternative called Gettr, was promoting his new s…
Bryan Metzger
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Rescue dogs acted as ball boys and girls at the Brasil Open tennis tournament - and the pictures are amazing
Bobby, Duda, Gabriel, Kika, Mel, and Thor had all been abandoned on the city streets and taken in b…
Alan Dawson
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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is setting its sights on a new target
The proposed investment in IRA Brasil Resseguros isn't Buffett's first foray into the reinsurance b…
Joe Ciolli
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A 28-year-old volunteer in AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine trial has died, but a report says he was in the control group and given a placebo
Brazil's O Globo newspaper reported that the man was not given a dose of the company's trial vaccin…
Bill Bostock
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Here's how Olympic gold medals are made
For the Rio Olympics, the 5,130 Olympic and Paralympic medals are being produced in Casa da Moeda d…
Jacob Shamsian
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AD OF THE DAY: What If Men Had Women's Hair?
Upon realizing his hair has become long, shiny, and altogether too beautiful, the male protagonist …
Dominic Green
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This Electronics Company Has Figured Out How To Make Camera Sales Directly On Instagram
By adding a function for people to purchase items directly on Instagram, Leica is opening taking on…
Aaron Taube
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This Is What It Looks Like To Jump Out The Back Of A Plane Over The Rio Grande
The paratrooper was involved in a high altitude launch and free fall, a procedure different from a …
David Cenciotti, The Aviation…
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Dan Loeb's Biggest Winners And Losers In April
Last month, Third Point Partners' most successful investments/trades were in Yahoo, Japanese Macro,…
Linette Lopez
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WhatsApp launches payments service in Brazil
"To start, we will support debit or credit cards from Banco do Brasil, Nubank, and Sicredi on the V…
PTI
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Israel's ambassador to Brazil tried to hide his non-kosher meal - and it failed spectacularly
The Washington Post reports that Shelley enjoys a close relationship with Bolsonaro, and was the fi…
Ellen Ioanes,Ellen Ioanes
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Everything you've ever wanted to know about Olympic gold medals
The precise recipe for gold medals change with each Olympics ceremony, depending on who's making it…
Jacob Shamsian
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Glenn Greenwald, the journalist who broke the Snowden leaks, charged with cybercrimes in Brazil after publishing texts that embarrassed officials
"The latest statements from President Bolsonaro threatening Glenn Greenwald with jail time are an i…
John Haltiwanger
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Americans Are The Worst At Following Their National Soccer Team In Mobile Apps
To be fair, Americans may be more patriotic in other ways. According to Nielson, the USA and Portug…
Rebecca Borison
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A Local's Guide To Bahia, Brazil's Favorite Beach Escape
Brazilians are drawn to the region because it is one of the country's greatest cultural hubs, where…
Mariana Simoes
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A Brazilian insurer falsely claimed Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway was one of its investors, and quickly paid the price
IRB-Brasil Resseguros CEO Jose Carlos Cardoso and CFO Fernando Passos said on a conference call on …
Theron Mohamed
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Soccer Player Responds Perfectly To The Opposing Team Using A Highly Elaborate Free Kick Defense
Ponte Preta set up the traditional wall right in front of goal, but with one major alteration. They…