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By Mark Landler Torrential Rains Leave at Least 13 Dead and More Missing in Brazil The State ... their commitment to the effort have been shaken by the unending violence on the front line. Read More

Brazil's federal police arrest 2 maximum-security fugitives after 50-day manhunt

In February, Rogério Mendonça and Deibson Nascimento became the first inmates to ever escape from Brazil’s federal penitentiary system, a source of embarrassment for both the justice ministry ... Read More

The prison system struggles with violence and a flat budget. But lawmakers are focused on bringing back the rodeo

More: Oklahoma state prisons plagued by violence, one of the highest ... rehabilitating the Oklahoma State Penitentiary Prison Rodeo arena. DOC has already spent $1 million to repair prison ... Read More

Boat full of decomposing corpses spotted by fishermen off Brazil coast

Bogota, Colombia — A small boat full of decomposing corpses was spotted by fishermen off Brazil's northeastern coast on Saturday, according to local news reports. Brazil's Attorney General's ... Read More

Turkey struggles to stop violence against women. At least 71 have been killed this year

So far this year 71 women have been killed ... violence against women. Last year, his government strengthened legislation by making persistent stalking a crime punishable by up to two years in prison. Read More

Brazil investigates 15-year-old girl's jail horror story

"This is a shame, a shame in the whole system," said Claudio Puty, chief of staff for the governor's office in Para, one of the largest states in Brazil ... to male prison cells have surfaced. Read More

Fed up librarians struggle to contain rampant sex, drug use and violence at branches across the country

a trend that has surged since the COVID-19 pandemic. Exasperated staffers are witnessing public sex, drug use and worse while suffering sexual harassment and explosions of violence on a routine basis. Read More

Brazil struggles in its quest to become energy powerhouse

Brazil was poised to join the world’s oil-rich nations, but now its beleaguered energy sector has fallen on hard times Brazilian President ... Maersk is one of the first big companies to reduce its ... Read More

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A 14-year-old boy was killed and several others were ... were steadfast in their commitment to the effort have been shaken by the unending violence on the front line. Even through the Myanmar ... Read More

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Dubai International Airport, the world ... also have struck neighboring Oman in recent days. Authorities on Thursday raised the death toll from those storms to at least 21 killed. Read More

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Turkey’s state-run news agency has reported that a court sentenced a Syrian woman to life in prison for a deadly ... of quelling spiraling gang violence that has killed thousands in the ... Read More

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The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China staged a sit-in protest outside his lab after authorities locked him out of the facility. It's a sign of Beijing’s ... Read More