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RIO DE JANEIRO: Twelve people - including five hostages - were killed in northeast Brazil on Friday (Dec 7) after police foiled a gang of armed robbers staging simultaneous pre-dawn assaults on two banks in the town of Milagres, officials said. The five dead hostages were members of the same family and included two children, the local mayor, Lielson Landim, told the Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper. They had been returning from a nearby airport when some of the robbers seized them. The secretary for security in the state of Ceara, Andre Costa, said in a statement that an investigation was being carried out to identify those killed and the circumstances of their deaths. Costa did not say whose bullets killed the hostages. Landim had earlier said that, based on initial information, he understood that "the criminals killed the hostages and the police killed the criminals." Two suspects were arrested, according to Costa's office. "A heavily armed group arrived in the town in the … [Read more...] about Twelve killed in foiled Brazil bank assaults

SAO PAULO - Three Brazilian states have halted their professional soccer local leagues due to a spike in hospitalizations and deaths caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The state government of Ceará, in northeastern Brazil, on Thursday ordered the local league to stop playing, but is still allowing its clubs to take part in the Brazilian Cup. The soccer bodies in Paraná and Santa Catarina, both in the country’s south, also suspended their leagues. Almost 260,000 people have died of COVID-19 in Brazil, whose death toll is second only to the United States. Many Brazilian governors expect the next two weeks to be the deadliest in the South American nation since the pandemic hit one year ago. A handful of coaches and players have started a public debate on whether soccer should be stopped all together. Lisca, the coach of recently promoted America, was the most vocal proponent for a suspension of play. “I am appealing to the Brazilian FA to give the Brazilian Cup a break so we can … [Read more...] about Brazilian soccer under pressure to stop as COVID-19 surges

A BRAZILIAN man mercilessly attacked by seven pit bulls that ripped his face off has died in hospital. Aglacir de Macedo Pereira, 46, was ambushed by an army of the deadly dogs in Lageado Feio, a rural area of southern Brazil on February 2. Pereira was enjoying his regular morning walk when the seven savage pit bulls escaped from a farm underneath a gate and let rip. Brave passersby rescued him from the gruesome attack and called an ambulance. They then helped the victim down the road to meet the emergency vehicle. Pereira was rushed to the Santa Cruz Hospital in central Pinhao, over 20 miles away from the rural area where the incident took place. The pit bulls had completely bitten off all of the skin on his face, leaving his head completely exposed. After arriving at the hospital he tragically succummed to his monstorous injuries. Pereira's distraught aunt told local media, "He was like a son. I raised him since he was two years old." His family have accused … [Read more...] about Brazilian man dies after having his face ripped off by SEVEN pitbulls while out for his morning walk

Paramount+ is the latest entrant into the 'streaming wars,' with the entertainment company ViacomCBS offering a huge array of shows and films from across the brands they own, which include CBS , MTV, BET, Nickelodeon and Paramount Pictures. Though before the service launched, it announced a whole host of original series and movies that are coming to the service in the next few months, they did not reveal all of the archive content that was coming to the service. However, now that Paramount+ has launched, we can see exactly what the new service is offering. The service has promised that it will be the home of 2,500 movies eventually. At the time of writing, however, the service offers close to 800 movies alongside 600 TV shows, representing decades of classic cinema and television. Read on for every single piece of content currently offered by the new streaming service. All the shows and movies streaming now on Paramount+ Shows Aaahh!!! Real Monsters Academy Of … [Read more...] about All the Shows and Movies Streaming Now on Paramount+