FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 24 | History Defined

Rio relaxes the use of masks as pandemic wanes in Brazil

Rio de Janeiro is relaxing the use of masks as the COVID-19 pandemic wanes in Brazil

The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2022

Scottish football's most notorious divers as Lewis Ferguson is blasted by Robbie Neilson

The Aberdeen star was slammed for conning the referee to win a penalty at Tynecastle and here we look at others in our game with a reputation for diving.

Daily Record · Mar 3, 2022

World needs climate accountability

It has been 30 years since world leaders gathered in Rio de Janeiro and agreed on a set of measures to start the global mobilisation against human-caused climate change and to meet the imperative of a more sustainable development model. Their Rio Declaration affirmed that "human beings are at the…

Bangkok Post · Feb 28, 2022

Rescuers Scour for Survivors after Brazil Floods, Landslides Kill 94

Rescue workers raced against the clock Wednesday searching for any remaining survivors among mud and wreckage after devastating flash floods and landslides hit the picturesque Brazilian city of Petropolis, killing at least 94 people. Streets were turned into torrential rivers and houses swept away Tuesday when heavy storms dumped a…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 17, 2022

Brazil mudslides kill at least 94, with dozens still missing

Rio de Janeiro state’s government has confirmed that at least 94 people died in landslides that ravaged the city of Petropolis, but it is still unclear how many bodies remain trapped in the mud

The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2022

Brazil mudslides and floods kill at least 18 outside Rio

There was widespread concern that the death toll could surge as teams searched damaged areas in the Petropolis region

Wales Online · Feb 16, 2022

At least eight people killed in Rio de Janeiro police raid

At least eight people were killed on Friday during a dawn police raid in Rio de Janeiro's Vila Cruzeiro favela, local police said, adding the operation targeted a major drug dealer.

Reuters · Feb 11, 2022

Police raid in Rio de Janeiro leaves at least 8 dead

A police operation in a poor community in Rio de Janeiro has left at least eight people dead

The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2022

World news snapshot: Japan's reaction to the Ukraine crisis, Winter Olympics souvenirs and shootings at schools in Rio de Janeiro

Reports include a build-up of corpses in San Francisco and a missing Belgian backpacker

Wales Online · Feb 9, 2022

Lisbon! LA! Rio! Meet the new digital nomads WFA* (that’s Working From Anywhere)

Rosie Fitzmaurice on the new jet set

Evening Standard · Feb 8, 2022