Sao Paulo: Wildfires in Brazil’s southern Sao Paulo state have killed at least two people, officials said Saturday. At least 36 cities have been put on high alert. Local and federal authorities were stepping up efforts to control the flames, Sao Paulo state Gov. Tarcísio de Freitas said.

Wildfires in Brazil Leave at Least 2 Dead in Sao Paulo

The Associated Press

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brasilia, Brazil’s modernist capital, woke up the last two days to find its iconic buildings enveloped in smoky air. The central part of the country is just the latest region affected by smoke from fires in the Amazon rainforest, Cerrado savannah, the Pantanal wetland and the state of Sao Paulo.

In a rare event, fire smoke covers Brazil’s capital, prompting federal response

Reuters

SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Two of the largest sugar and ethanol producers in Brazil late on Monday disclosed initial estimates of damages from fires that have burned sugarcane fields in the country's top state for sugar production.

Brazil sugar producers report impact from fires in Sao Paulo state

Brazil is tightening entry requirements from Monday after a surge in migrants disembarking during stopovers at Sao Paulo's main airport in a bid to seek asylum in the country. Most arrive at Brazil's biggest aviation hub, Sao Paulo's Guarulhos International Airport, where hundreds of migrants can spend weeks waiting in a crowded transit zone.

Brazil tightens entry rules over 'stopover' migrants

The plants have an estimated street value of between £544,600 and £1,633,800.

Cannabis farm find 'one of the largest' - police

CBS News

A Thai court will sentence Thursday a Spanish film star's son charged with murdering and dismembering a Colombian plastic surgeon he met online.The case against Daniel Sancho Bronchalo, the 30-year-old son of actor Rodolfo Sancho, has generated enormous interest in his home country, with scores of Spanish reporters flying in for the trial.The younger Sancho, a chef with a YouTube channel, is accused of murdering and dismembering Edwin Arrieta Arteaga on the tourist island of Koh Pha Ngan last year.His trial on charges of premeditated murder, hiding a body and destroying documents was held in April on nearby Koh Samui, another...

Film star's son faces sentencing for killing, dismembering surgeon

The motorcyclist, a man in his 60s and from Chiseldon, died at the scene.

Motorcyclist dies in crash on country road

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Last week, two individuals from Coffee County were charged with trafficking methamphetamine following a search at a residence on Willacoochee Highway. On August 13, detectives with the Coffee County Drug Unit conducted an operation involving Charles Black, which led to a search of his residence on Willacoochee Highway. According to the report, Black left his residence before the warrant was served and was subsequently detained.

Two Charged with Trafficking Methamphetamine After Search in Coffee County

Four more people are arrested over the deaths of a mother and her children at a house in Bradford.

Four more arrested over fatal house fire

A body has been found in the search for a woman missing for more than two weeks. Christine Stenson, 66, from the Wheatley area of Doncaster, was last seen walking along Cantley Lane on 12 August at about 17:30 BST. Police have not said where the body was found, but...

Police find body in search for missing woman

Colin Whitney only had weeks to live, but after recovering, the treatment still takes its toll.

Terminal cancer recovery man addicted to morphine

Two dogs seized when a man died of bite injuries in a back garden were proscribed breed XL bullies, police have confirmed. On Tuesday, police named the man as Nicholas Glass, 32. He was found dead near a relative’s property on Hereford Close in Rubery, West Midlands, during the early hours of 21 August.

Dogs seized over man's death were XL bullies

The 29-year-old Sark man's body was discovered by a cruise ship off the Devon coast in 2021.

Death of man found by cruise ship remains unexplained

Tributes have been paid to a "loving" man who died after being struck by a car in a suspected hit-and-run crash in Wolverhampton. Ryan Griffiths, 29, died in hospital on Friday after he was hit by the vehicle on Burleigh Road, Merridale, at about 21:00 BST on Wednesday. West Midlands...

Tributes to man killed in hit-and-run

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Herbie J Pilato

He knew 'nuteeng' except how to make people laugh and be successful, despite enormous challenges in his life and career. He was an actor best known as Seargent Hans George Schultz on TV's long-running military comedy, Hogan's Heroes (CBS, 1965-1971). His name was John Banner, and he died from an abdominal hemorrhage on his 63rd birthday in 1973. This is his triumphant and tragic story.

In Memory of Actor John Banner (TV's 'Hogan's Heroes'): 50 Years After His Tragic Death

Shaun Conaghan says he will not accept offers of accommodation unless he can keep his cat Marley.

Homeless man cannot find housing due to pet cat


Mexico's traditional and Indigenous community police forces are coming under increasingly deadly fire from drug cartels, authorities said Monday.


Adrián López, the chief prosecutor in the western state of Michoacan, confirmed that gunmen linked to drug cartels shot to death seven members of the community police force in the town of Coahuayana over the weekend.


The community guards were killed just days after seven members of an Indigenous community police force were kidnapped, apparently by cartel gunmen, and put through "hell" in another Michoacan town before they were freed Friday.


In the face of cartel turf wars that have emptied towns in the...

7 community guards killed by cartel, 7 others kidnapped in Mexico

Few details are available on the incident, which took place in a Delta Air Lines maintenance facility.

Two Delta workers killed while servicing plane at airport

A Mexican journalist who covered one of the country's most dangerous crime beats was killed by gunmen Sunday, and two of his government-assigned bodyguards were wounded, authorities said.The web news page operated by reporter Alejandro Martínez confirmed his death. The page covered community news and crime in Celaya, the most dangerous city for police officers in Mexico.The Celaya police department said Martínez was shot to death by assailants travelling in another vehicle. The department said the two bodyguards were being treated for their wounds, but did not say what their condition was.The government "extends its deepest condolences to his family,...

Journalist shot dead, bodyguards wounded in Mexico

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When he left his home to get birth certificates for his newborn twins, Mohammed Abu al-Qumsan never imagined he would return with their death certificates instead.

Airstrike kills newborn twins in Gaza while father is at birth registry

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Brazil suspects criminals set record São Paulo fires

Government officials in Brazil say they suspect \"criminals\" are behind a record number of fires which have devastated large swathes of São Paulo state. The head...

Government officials in Brazil say they suspect "criminals" are behind a record number of fires which have devastated large swathes of São Paulo state. The head...

Brazil suspects criminals set record São Paulo fires

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