Firefighters find backpack with belongings of missing people in Amazonas
Folha de S. Paulo - Brazil - 13/06/2022
Firefighters found this Sunday (12) a backpack and personal belongings belonging to indigenist Bruno Pereira and journalist Dom Phillips, missing since June 5 in the Vale do Javari region (AM).
The material found was submerged in an area on the banks of the Itaquaí…
First “Russian McDonald's” opened in Moscow
Diário de Notícias - 13/06/2022
The first “Russian Mc Donald’s” opened its doors this Sunday in Moscow under the slogan “the name changes, the love remains”, succeeding the American fast food chain, which left the country due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
According to the AFP agency…
Overcoming hate, Brazilian heads to Trans Miss Universe
AFP - Brazil - 12/06/2022
Looking resplendent in a bejewelled red ball gown, Brazilian beauty queen Eloa Rodrigues knows how lucky she is: in the world’s deadliest country for trans people, she is daring to live out her dreams.
The slender, striking 29-year-old from the Rio de Janeiro…
Court confirms filing of complaint against Ronaldo for rape
TSF - Portugal - 12/06/2022
A court in Las Vegas, in the United States of America (USA), has closed Kathryn Mayorga’s claim for millions of dollars in compensation to footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, in an alleged violation lawsuit in 2009.
Judge Jennifer Dorsey denied the American woman’s…
Russia, China unveil first road bridge
AFP - Russia - 10/06/2022
Russia and China on Friday unveiled the first road bridge between the two countries as Moscow pivots to Asia amid its confrontation with the West over Ukraine.
The kilometre-long bridge over the Amur River links the far eastern Russian city of Blagoveshchensk with Heihe…
Ukraine estimates around 32,000 Russian soldiers have died
TSF - Portugal - 10/06/2022
Ukraine estimated this Friday at about 32,000 Russian soldiers killed in combat, including more than 200 in the last day, in the context of the war triggered on February 24 by the invasion order given by Vladimir Putin.
The Ukrainian Army General Staff indicated in a…
WHO defends investigation into the accident theory at the origin of covid-19
Jornal de Notícias - Portugal - 10/06/2022
This stance denotes a possible revision of the UN agency’s initial assessment of the origins of the pandemic and comes after critics accused the WHO of having too quickly discarded, or underestimated, the theory that the virus may have originated at the Institute of…
NASA joins UFO study
Diário de Notícias - Portugal - 10/06/2022
NASA has officially taken Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) seriously. The US space agency on Thursday announced the launch of a new project that will recruit top scientists to examine unidentified aerial phenomena – a subject that has long fascinated the public and…
Brazil police find blood on suspect's boat in case of missing reporter
AFP - Brazil - 10/06/2022
Traces of blood have been found on the boat of a suspect arrested in connection with the disappearance of a British journalist and a Brazilian indigenous expert in the Amazon, authorities said Thursday, as calls grew to intensify the search.
Dom Phillips, 57, a regular…
Ukrainian forces 'holding on' in key Donbas battles
AFP - Ukraine - 10/06/2022
President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukrainian forces were “holding on” in the flashpoint eastern city of Severodonetsk where intense street battles with Russian troops could determine the fate of the Donbas region.
Moscow has concentrated its firepower on the…