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Priced out of Rio's booming favelas, Brazil's poor resort to mass squatting
12 May 2014: The Tufi Community occupying derelict factory is one of many forced out in trend accelerated by World Cup and Olympics40 comments
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15 May 2014: Julia Carrie Wong: In addition to carbonated beverages and Big Macs, McDonalds spreads low wages, abusive conditions and union-busting. Now workers across the world are learning how to fight back, together149 comments
- 15 May 2014: Greenpeace investigation uncovers evidence that illegally logged timber is being sold on to buyers in the UK, US, Europe and China
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Footage may disrupt efforts to reassure visitors to Brazil that the upcoming World Cup will be safe- 14 May 2014: Owen Gibson: With doubts over the stadiums, former striker Romário a leading critic and Fifa's reputation at stake, it could still be the fans who suffer most if the chaos and controversy have an impact22 comments
- 12 May 2014: The Tufi Community occupying derelict factory is one of many forced out in trend accelerated by World Cup and Olympics40 comments
10 May 2014:
Radio 2 sang the praises of Eurovision too loudly, while Misha Glenny cracked Brazil in style, writesMiranda Sawyer4 comments- 9 May 2014: Alex Bellos: Arab freedom fighter Malba Tahan wrote one of Brazil's most popular books, even though all was not what it seemed
12 comments - 9 May 2014: Mohammad Ali electrocuted at Arena Pantanal amid last-minute rush to finish stadiums before tournament in just over a month
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Service disruption and related vandalism renews concerns about public order in run up to World Cup tournamentGallery (10 pictures), 8 May 2014:
With the World Cup around the corner, Reuters photographer Paulo Whitaker has been to Panini's factory in Tambore, an industrial suburb north of São Paulo, where the World Cup 2014 stickers and albums are being produced. Despite the current prevalence of technology, millions of football fans are going old school by taking part in the decades-old pastime of trading stickers- Guardian Professional, 7 May 2014:The football World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games may help to tackle youth unemployment, but what will be left once the athletes and tourists return home?3 comments
5 May 2014:
Ambitious politician Kátia Abreu leads agricultural lobby in loosening controls on Amazon deforestation135 comments5 May 2014: Gay rights advocates gather by the hundreds of thousands in São Paulo for one of the world's largest gay pride parades, as they call for a Brazilian law against discrimination13 comments
- 1 May 2014: UK Space Agency says object was part of payload that launched with communications satellite in French Guiana last year29 comments
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Motor sport fans around the world mark the 20th anniversary of the death of one of Formula One's greatest ever drivers, Ayrton Senna
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28 Apr 2014Jill Filipovic: Choosing whether to vaccinate children in rich countries may seem like a 'First World Problem' ... except when it isn't
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23 Apr 2014Simon Jenkins: Rio de Janeiro is now desperately behind schedule for the 2016 Olympic Games. Sport's mega-events should not be allowed to traumatise this magnificent, complex city
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17 Apr 2014Mary Anne Franks and Danielle Citron: No one should have to fear that the price of intimacy will be a ruined life. And the law can help
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16 Apr 2014Oliver Courtney: It has never been more important to protect the environment – but it has never been more deadly
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11 Apr 2014Rebecca Schiller:Women will today protest outside Brazilian embassies across the world after a mother was denied the right to a natural birth
