A woman who needed reconstructive surgery on her nose after doctors removed a clump of blood vessels under her skin has revealed how she is ridiculed by cruel strangers who say she looks like a ‘bull’ or Shrek’s Princess Fiona. Laudiane Fernandes, 42, from Alagoas, Brazil, was born with haemangiomas, collections of small blood vessels … Read more
As many as 25 people, including a cop who was shot in the head, have been reported dead after the police and a gang investigated for drug trafficking were involved in a broad daylight shooting in a Rio de Janeiro favela on Thursday. The Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro were in the midst of … Read more
Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro appeared to strongly criticize China by accusing it of creating COVID to spark a chemical ‘warfare.’ The comments were made during a press conference Wednesday as the hardline leader sought to further distance himself from the growing attacks over his domestic handling of a pandemic that has produced the second-highest death … Read more
UK mother, 46, dies after undergoing backstreet bum-lift in Brazil A British mother has died after undergoing bum augmentation in Brazil Ronilza Johnson, 46, was hospitalised on March 31 after suffering complications The surgeon who carried out the procedure has been named as Lucas Santana By Sophie Tanno For Mailonline Published: 13:43 BST, 3 May 2021 … Read more
Popular branded products come in packaging that is less easily recycled in practice in the UK than in other countries, the consumer group Which? has revealed. The watchdog joined eight international consumer groups, together representing 1.8 billion people, to look at the recyclability of 11 common products in different nations. Of the nine countries examined … Read more
A grieving husband has been filmed carrying his dead wife’s body two miles through the streets so she could be buried after passersby refused to help, fearing that she had died of Covid. The man, named locally as Swamy, was captured on CCTV with the body of wife Nagalaxmi slung over his shoulder making his way through … Read more
Heady moment! Baby can’t stop giggling as he has his first haircut in adorable video Marina Garcia Spadim Pereira filmed her son receiving his first ever hair cut Baby Mateus, from Sao Paulo, Brazil, could not stop giggling during the hair cut Marina, 31, said she wanted to share her son’s joy at the strange … Read more
India has suffered its deadliest day of the pandemic so far as its death toll topped 200,000 – though experts warn that is likely a gross under-estimate and the true toll could be easily double the official figure. The country reported 3,293 deaths from the virus on Wednesday, pushing its overall toll from 197,894 to 201,187 – … Read more
Singapore has overtaken New Zealand as being the best place to live during the pandemic thanks to a rapid vaccine roll-out, new analysis shows. Brazil, which has one of the highest per capita death rates in the world and a glacial vaccine programme, was ranked the lowest in Bloomberg’s Covid Resilience table. The United Kingdom, … Read more
Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro says military would ‘follow his orders’ and take to streets raising fears over his politicisation of country’s armed forces Bolsonaro said: ‘If we were to have problems, we have plan of how to enter field’ Brazilian President added: ‘Our armed forces could one day go into the streets’ Comments will do … Read more