Manuel Ribeiro
Brazil
Young woman dies after being launched off bridge without safety rope
Viral videos of the tragedy shared online show the anguish of onlookers when they realised the lady was launched off the Ponte do Esqueleto bridge in Brazil without the required safety rope. “She’s got no rope,” one witness to the accident is heard saying.
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Bad Bunny in Lisbon: “While we live, let us love as much as we can”
If Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio meant little to you, it doesn’t now. “DMTF”, “NUEVAYOL” and “El Apagón” may be his biggest hits, but there is far more than reggaeton. Bad Bunny has brought Puerto Rico’s history and culture to Portugal.
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French couple remanded in custody in Portugal abandoned children case
The court in the port city of Setúbal ordered the 41-year-old woman and the 55-year-old man to be placed in pretrial detention for the crimes of aggravated assault, endangerment and abandonment of the boys after a two-day hearing.
Brazil
Bolsonaro arrested on suspicion of escape
The former president remains under house arrest with an electronic bracelet, but according to local media, the court has ordered his transfer to prison as a precautionary measure and to maintain public order after a vigil was announced outside, amid suspicions that he may have attempted to escape.
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Oasis dedicate 'Live Forever' to Jota in return after 16-year hiatus
The song was dedicated to the late Liverpool and Portugal national team football player, Diogo Jota, who was killed on Thursday in a car crash in Spain alongside his brother, in the iconic rock band's first gig after a 16-year hiatus.
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Thousands gather to bid farewell to Diogo Jota, André Silva at funeral
The funeral proceedings of the late football players Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva took place in the church of Gondomar in their hometown in the east of Porto. Family members, teammates and coaches joined thousands of mourners to pay their final respects to the Silva brothers.
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