The residents were chatting outside when the police helicopter swooped over the polluted river at the end of their street in Rio’s sprawling Maré favela “‘They have free rein’: Rio residents fear police violence under far-right rule”
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Pregnant woman’s murder shocks Chicago but experts say such cases are rare
Chicago authorities have filed charges in the shocking murder of a pregnant woman whose baby was cut from her womb. Experts say such cases are “Pregnant woman’s murder shocks Chicago but experts say such cases are rare”
Poland raises jail terms for child abuse after church documentary
Poland has raised jail terms for convicted paedophiles to a maximum of 30 years after a groundbreaking documentary on child sexual abuse among Polish priests “Poland raises jail terms for child abuse after church documentary”
Anna Jones’ aubergine recipes
Aubergine doesn’t get much attention in my kitchen; my husband, John, doesn’t like it (though I think this is because he has eaten so many “Anna Jones’ aubergine recipes”
Where everybody knows your face: Woody Harrelson photo used to spot thief
The New York police department used a photo of Woody Harrelson in its facial recognition program in an attempt to identify a beer thief who “Where everybody knows your face: Woody Harrelson photo used to spot thief”
You want a dark Mel Gibson comedy about rich Jewish people? You got it!
Let me tell you something about the god that Mel Gibson worships up there in his private $42m, 17-acre church compound in Malibu’s Agoura Hills “You want a dark Mel Gibson comedy about rich Jewish people? You got it!”
‘Extraordinary thinning’ of ice sheets revealed deep inside Antarctica
Ice losses are rapidly spreading deep into the interior of the Antarctic, new analysis of satellite data shows. The warming of the Southern Ocean is “‘Extraordinary thinning’ of ice sheets revealed deep inside Antarctica”
Putin hopes for closer ties with US in wake of Mueller report
Vladimir Putin told the US secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, on Tuesday that he hoped the conclusion of Robert Mueller’s investigation would make possible a “Putin hopes for closer ties with US in wake of Mueller report”
Bond film delayed again after Daniel Craig hurt
Production on the latest Bond film has been delayed again, after star Daniel Craig injured his ankle while filming an action sequence in Jamaica. According “Bond film delayed again after Daniel Craig hurt”
Australia’s major parties neck and neck in tight election battle
Australia’s two major parties are neck-and-neck as voters prepare to go to the polls on Saturday, after a bruising election campaign that has turned personal, “Australia’s major parties neck and neck in tight election battle”