On World AIDS Day, three challenges stall HIV/AIDS research
As people around the world commemorated World AIDS Day on Sunday, in many countries, the disease is still cutting lives short at an alarming rate.
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Part of the US-Mexico border saw more drownings
Newly released data reveals a dramatic shift in the region along the Rio Grande over the past year -- and offers a window into the human toll of turmoil at the border.
Rio's mayor tried to ban book featuring kiss between male superheroes
An Avengers comic book featuring a kiss between two male superheroes has sold out at a Rio de Janeiro book fair after the city's conservative mayor attempted to block it from sale, according to Agence France-Presse.
Hijacker shot dead after taking 37 people hostage on bus in Brazil
A man who took 37 people hostage on a bus in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro was shot dead on Tuesday by a police sniper, according to authorities.
See new Seven Wonders of the World
For the longest time (we're talking millennia here), we had the Seven Wonders of the World.
US tourists can now travel to Brazil visa-free
If watching a game at Rio de Janeiro's Maracanã stadium has been on your bucket list since the 2014 FIFA World Cup, you can now do so without adding a trip to the consulate as part of your itinerary.
Nike 'very concerned' over Neymar rape allegations
Accused of raping and assaulting a Brazilian model in a hotel room in Paris last month, Brazilian footballer Neymar is facing two separate police investigations in Brazil, according to Rio de Janeiro's Police press office.
10 killed in fire at Brazilian soccer club's training ground
Ten young football players were killed and three others were hurt when a fire broke out at a training center of Brazilian football club Flamengo, authorities said.
'Trump of the tropics': Brazil's Bolsonaro set to get tough
Jair Bolsonaro was inaugurated Tuesday as the fifth elected president since Brazil returned to democracy after the 1964-85 military dictatorship that Bolsonaro himself once praised.
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