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Right-wing militias on the loose

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Paramilitaries that support Bolsonaro threaten to kill judges, politicians, prosecutors and Mayors.
Shobhan Saxena

Settlement without peace

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Japan’s defiant Pachinko parlours

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Cricketing stars bat for more training over plush stadium

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Trump first, Brazil next

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This photo taken on May 14, 2020 shows an employee applying a stamp known as hanko on a rendition of Amabie, a mythical monster that has become a mascot in Japan of hopes for an end to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, drawn by sea lion 'Leo' (not pictured) at the Hakkeijima Sea Paradise aquarium in Yokohama, suburban Tokyo. - Move over Pokemon and Hello Kitty, in coronavirus-hit Japan, a new character has captured hearts and hopes: Amabie, a beak-nosed, long-locked mythical mermaid monster said to repel plagues. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)

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