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Rose storms into Masters golf lead, McIlroy stumbles late

United Kingdom’s Justin Rose tops the opening days at golf’s US Masters but Rory McIlroy falters at the start.

Al Jazeera · Apr 11, 2025

Peru to extradite suspect in Alabama teen murder case within days, Interpol says

A convicted killer imprisoned in Peru will be extradited within days to the U.S., where he faces extortion and fraud charges related to the disappearance and murder of an Alabama teenager nearly two decades ago, Interpol's local head said on Monday.

Reuters · Jun 5, 2023

British reporter, Brazilian expert remembered a year after murder in Amazon

A year after the murders of British journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira deep in the Amazon rainforest, friends, relatives and admirers gathered on Monday to call for justice and protection of Indigenous lands.

Reuters · Jun 5, 2023

Brazil's Lula says he does not expect to win in first round

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the leftist former president who leads polls ahead of Brazil's Oct. 2 election, said on Friday he does not expect to win in the first round, as recent polls show far-right President Jair Bolsonaro chipping away at his lead.

Reuters · Sep 9, 2022

Family bids farewell to British journalist murdered in the Amazon

The family of Dom Phillips on Sunday bid farewell to the British journalist, who was killed earlier this month along with Brazilian indigenous expert Bruno Pereira in the Amazon.

Reuters · Jun 26, 2022

Belongings of missing British reporter and companion found in Amazon -police

Brazilian police said on Sunday search teams have discovered belongings of missing British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira who went missing in the Amazon rainforest a week ago.

Reuters · Jun 13, 2022

Eleven dead in police raid on drug traffickers in Rio de Janeiro

Eleven people were shot dead in a slum on the north side of Rio de Janeiro early on Tuesday during a police raid to capture heads of a drug-trafficking organization, police said.

Reuters · May 24, 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