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Silence descends around China’s deadliest mass killing in years as flowers cleared away
Online discussion about China’s deadliest mass killing in years was being censored Wednesday as authorities in a southern city cleared candles and flowers from the memorial to the 35 people deadWorld - ABC News - Yesterday -
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Why post-election violence in Mozambique is a concern for Southern Africa
Weeks of violent protests have marked the outcome of Mozambique disputed Oct. 9 elections, which saw ruling party Frelimo’s candidate Daniel Chapo declared the winnerWorld - ABC News - Yesterday -
Ancora, Norfolk Southern strike settlement deal to avert proxy fight
Norfolk Southern and activist investor Ancora struck a deal to avert a proxy fight at the railroad.Business - CNBC - 21 hours ago -
Brazil president Lula cancels Brics trip to Russia after ‘small brain haemorrhage’ from fall
Doctors say president sustained ‘great’ trauma to head and slight brain bleed, with long-haul travel cancelled as a precaution but is otherwise fit for duty. The Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio ...World - The Guardian - October 21 -
'Nothing can bring a life back': Brazil dam collapse survivors speak as UK trial begins
A lawsuit against mining company BHP starts in London on Monday over the 2015 dam collapse.Top stories - BBC News - October 21 -
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Brazil environmental disaster victims take case against mining giant BHP to UK court
Victims of Brazil’s worst environmental disaster are taking their case for compensation to a UK court on MondayWorld - ABC News - October 21 -
Peru's ex-president gets more than 20 years in prison in corruption case linked to Brazil construction giant Odebrecht
Peru's ex-president gets more than 20 years in prison in corruption case linked to Brazil construction giant OdebrechtWorld - ABC News - October 21 -
US-led Minerals Security Partnership backs new rare earths project in Brazil
The coalition is the west’s answer to China’s control of minerals that are critical to the energy transitionWorld - Financial Times - October 22 -
Brazil reaches a $23 billion settlement with mining firms over a 2015 environmental disaster
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has signed an agreement worth tens of billions of dollars with the mining companies responsible for a 2015 dam collapse that was one of the country’s ...World - ABC News - October 25 -
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Victims of Brazil’s worst environmental disaster to pursue claim in UK despite $31bn settlement
Case continuing in high court despite deal agreed with miner BHP to compensate those affected by dam collapse in 2015. Lawyers acting for victims of Brazil’s worst environmental disaster have said ...World - The Guardian - October 25 -
Brazil fines meatpacking companies, including giant JBS, for buying illegally raised cattle
Brazil's environmental agency levied $64 million in fines against 23 meatpacking and their suppliers companies for buying and selling cattle raised illegally on deforested land in the AmazonWorld - ABC News - October 28 -
‘We built Brazil’: how descendants of enslaved Africans have helped shape the country
A new book explores the way Black people are playing a transformative role in the fight for equality despite centuries of enslavement and continued neglect. “A cook for a small family is needed. ...World - The Guardian - October 31 -
Marielle Franco murder: ex-police jailed for decades over crime that shook Brazil
Ronnie Lessa and Élcio de Queiroz sentenced to 78 and 59 years over 2018 murder of prominent Rio city councillor. Two former police officers who confessed to the murder of the Rio city councillor ...World - The Guardian - October 31 -
Brazil judge gives 2 former cops long sentences for the 2018 murder of leftist icon Marielle Franco
A judge has handed down long sentences to two former police officers for the 2018 murder of Rio de Janeiro city councilwoman Marielle Franco, an icon of Brazil’s political left whose killing ...World - ABC News - October 31 -
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Brazil's federal police indict 20 in connection with salt mine catastrophe in country's northeast
Brazil’s federal police have indicted 20 people for rock salt mining in the northeastern coastal city of Maceio that destroyed five urban neighborhoods and forced tens of thousands of people to ...World - ABC News - November 1 -
Norris wins São Paulo GP sprint to narrow gap as Verstappen hit with penalty
Verstappen drops to fourth with five-second penalty Qualifying postponed due to torrential rain After what was an already tense weekend in the world championship battle, the pressure on the ...World - The Guardian - November 2 -
Lando Norris wins Brazil GP sprint race as Max Verstappen receives penalty
Lando Norris admitted he was “not proud” of the way he won Saturday’s sprint race in Brazil after McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri pulled aside with a few laps remaining to gift him the victory. But ...Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 2
