Manaus
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Warnings over further violence as nine prisoners murdered in Brazil
- World
- January 4, 2018, 15:32
Prison authorities across Brazil should prepare for further violence after a New Year’s Day riot in which nine prisoners were murdered, according to p(...)

Brazil prison chief removed over collusion in massacre allegations
- World
- January 12, 2017, 16:50
The official in charge of a Brazilian prison where 56 inmates were murdered on New Year’s Day has been suspended from his job amid allegations he acce(...)

Brazil’s jails are a grisly battleground for rival drug gangs
- World
- January 8, 2017, 15:45
Last week’s macabre prison massacres in Brazil, which left at least 100 prisoners dead following disturbances at jails in three states, managed to be(...)

Around 60 killed in deadly Brazil prison riot
- World
- January 2, 2017, 15:15
Around 60 people have been killed in a bloody prison riot sparked by a war between rival drug gangs in the Amazon jungle city of Manaus, officials sa(...)

Jaguar shot dead after Olympic torch ceremony in Brazil
- World
- June 22, 2016, 15:20
A jaguar featured at an Olympic torch ceremony was shot dead by a soldier shortly after the event in the Brazilian Amazon city of Manaus as the anima(...)

Road Warrior: Marriott movies and Brazil connections
- Transport & Tourism
- April 15, 2015, 01:00
Two films from Marriott Hotels Marriott Hotels has entered the movie business with Marriott International Content Studio producing short films. The fi(...)

Cameroon federation to investigate match-fixing allegations
- International
- July 1, 2014, 11:06
Cameroon’s football federation (FECAFOOT) is to investigate allegations of match-fixing by its players at the World Cup finals.The FECAFOOT’s ethics (...)

Luis Suarez leaves no gnawing doubts as to his intentions
- International
- June 26, 2014, 10:49
WEDNESDAY, June 25th 16.55 According to Ewe & Eye (the Standard & Poor’s of sport spectatorship), the complete tournament require(...)

Shaqiri comes alive to guide Swiss through
- International
- June 25, 2014, 23:16
Honduras 0 Switzerland 3Four years ago to the day, Honduras held Switzerland to a scoreless draw in South Africa, denying Ottmar Hitzfeld’s side a pla(...)

Ottmar Hitzfeld confident Swiss will deliver
- International
- June 24, 2014, 19:26
Switzerland meet Honduras in their final World Cup Group E game seeking to banish bad memories of 2010, when they scraped a goalless draw against the(...)