A criminal trial of 27 employees working for the law firm at the heart of the Panama Papers on money laundering charges has commenced in
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Epidemic fears as 80% of Indigenous Amazon tribe fall ill
More than 100 Indigenous people in Brazil’s Javari valley have been diagnosed with flu-like symptoms, raising fears that the situation could escalate into an epidemic.
Ecuador’s arrested former vice-president taken to hospital
Ecuador’s former vice-president Jorge Glas has reportedly been taken to hospital from the maximum security jail where he was being held – three days after
‘A mystical experience’: millions watch total solar eclipse sweep across North America
The ethereal spectacle of a total solar eclipse swept across North America on Monday afternoon, giving tens millions of people in Mexico, the US and
‘Hardest Geezer’ Russ Cook enjoys a day off running after epic Africa journey
After sinking a strawberry daiquiri and a few beers and enjoying a reunion with his girlfriend after more than a year apart, Russ Cook, AKA
Excitement builds ahead of total solar eclipse in US, Mexico and Canada
Across the US, Mexico and Canada, people have rushed to stake out spots to witness a rare total solar eclipse, while forecasts for cloudy skies
At least 94 dead in Mozambique ferry disaster as packed vessel sinks, say officials
At least 94 people have died and 26 are missing after an overcrowded makeshift ferry sank off the north coast of Mozambique, authorities say. The
Two charged in Nigeria over alleged sextortion that led to Australian teenager’s death
Two men in Nigeria have been charged over an alleged sextortion case that led to a teenage Australian boy taking his own life. The boy
‘I’m a little bit tired’: Briton becomes first person to run the length of Africa
After more than 9,940 miles (16,000km) over 352 days across 16 countries, Russ Cook, aka the “Hardest Geezer”, has completed the mammoth challenge of running
UN chief joins condemnation of Ecuadorian raid on Mexican embassy
The UN secretary general, António Guterres, has added his voice to a torrent of criticism of Ecuador’s decision to storm the Mexican embassy in Quito