Thousands of people have rushed to a remote Brazilian town after hundreds of chunks of a 4.6 billion-year-old meteorite began to fall ‘like rain’ from the sky. As many as 200 fragments of the meteorite, which fell on August 19, have been found so far in Santa Filomena, northeastern Brazil. The biggest weighed 40kg and … Read more
People who refuse to wear a face mask or comply with social distancing are more likely to have sociopath tendencies, a study has found. Callousness, deceitfulness and manipulativeness – possible signs of a sociopath – were traits commonly found among people who broke Covid-19 safety rules. The findings come from a survey of around 1,600 … Read more
Eat Natural RECALLS its brazil and sultana fruit and nut bar due to salmonella fears Eat Natural had warned its customers not to eat its Brazil nut and sultana bars Food Standards Agency says the Brazil nuts are the potential salmonella cause Symptoms take between six and 72 hours to show and illness can last … Read more
Heroic moment three-year-old boy saves his friend from drowning in a pool in Rio Three-year-old Henrique reportedly sneaked out of his home without telling his mother and made his way to the pool He was seen on a home surveillance video attempting to reach for an inflatable swim ring when he unexpectedly fell into the … Read more
Brazilian model accidentally sets herself on fire after arguing with her girlfriend, leaving herself with 40% burns Katiuscia Silva Mota, 31, was left with 40 per cent burns to her body Incident reportedly happened following an argument with her girlfriend Katiuscia was rushed to hospital where she is in a stable condition By Sophie Tandon … Read more
Girl, ten, ‘raped by her uncle’ undergoes abortion in Brazil as crowd of religious protesters try to storm the hospital to stop the procedure Girl from Sao Mateus in Espirito Santo rushed to hospital with abdominal pains She ‘confessed to medical staff that uncle had been raping her since she was six’ Crowd of religious protesters … Read more
Lionel Messi ‘tells Barcelona’s hierarchy he wants to LEAVE this summer after becoming frustrated’ following dismal Champions League defeat at the hands of Bayern Munich Lionel Messi cut a disillusioned figure in Barcelona’s defeat to Bayern Munich Esporte Interativo claim he is demanding an immediate move away this summer Messi has grown increasingly frustrated with the lack … Read more
California now has more COVID-19 cases than most countries across the world as the US state and other hotspots including Arizona, Florida and Texas start to see a slight uptick in deaths. The number of infections in California, the most populous US state, reached 597,984 on Friday morning, according to a John Hopkins tally. The state … Read more
Five Extinction Rebellion protesters have been arrested after the eco-warriors poured fake blood over Trafalgar Square to show solidarity with indigenous people dying of Covid-19 in Brazil. The group – also known as XR – dyed London‘s iconic fountains bright yellow and red using food dye in their protest to mark International Day of the World’s Indigenous … Read more
Scientist have discovered a link between life-threatening coronavirus infection and gum disease in new research published Thursday. Gum disease has known links to heart disease and chronic lung disease, both of which also put people at risk for becoming severely ill from or dying of COVID-19. Researchers in California and Brazil found in a review … Read more