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Tim Bringer competes in the Maxxis Slopestyle in Memory of McGazza final during Crankworx in Rotorua, New Zealand.
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Investigators found 2.5kg of cocaine inside Jae Young Choi’s suitcases at Sydney Airport in March 2023

‘That can look suspicious’: how a drug smuggler came undone

Saddled with a $450,000 debt and a serious addiction to gambling, Jae Young Choi was in trouble.

  • Sally Rawsthorne
An alleged bandit of a criminal gang of Sao Paulo, Brazil, appears in a recorded message that was broadcast on O Globo television early on Sunday, Aug. 13, 2006. Brazil’s most notorious organized crime group, the PCC, kidnapped O Globo television reporter Guilherme Portanova and forced his station to broadcast a video early Sunday in which the gang calls for improvements in the country’s prison system. (AP Photo) .

The feared Brazilian crime gang targeting Australia

Closely tied to Italy’s ’Ndrangheta and organised crime groups across the Balkans, the Primeiro Comando da Capital is thought to be Latin America’s largest gang.

  • Sally Rawsthorne
US President Donald Trump has lashed out at Latin American countries’ refusal to bow to his orders.

Trump claims win over Colombia in stand-off over deportation flights

The tit-for-tat with the South American nation underscores the febrile environment surrounding the US president’s deportation policy.

  • Michael Koziol

Banning G-strings at public pools is a bummer for some, but it’s the right move

Blue Mountains City Council has banned G-string bikinis at its pools, causing online outrage. But not everyone wants to see your bare bum.

  • Cherie Gilmour
A majority of parents in Brazil agree with the new law.

‘Kids will interact more’: Brazil bans smartphones at school

“We cannot allow humanism to be replaced by algorithms,” the Brazilian president said after signing the new law.

  • Mauricio Savarese and Diarlei Rodrigues
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Stew on this… tomato, lime, spices, coconut milk and fish combine to creat a pot of deliciousness.

Brazil’s answer to the Thai seafood curry is an icon and an obsession

This classic seafood dish is similar to a Thai green curry, minus the heat.

  • Ben Groundwater
Donald Trump wants the world to bow down to the US dollar.

‘Go find another sucker’: Trump threatens Xi, Putin and co

Donald Trump has found a new way to deploy his favourite weapon.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, has been accused over an alleged coup plot to maintain power, after his defeat by President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva.

Bolsonaro, generals indicted in coup d’etat, assassination plot

Brazilian police said charges were warranted against a total of 37 people, including military brass who served in the former president’s government.

  • Daniel Carvalho and Franco Dantas
Police vehicles are parked outside the Supreme Court in Brasília, Brazil, following an explosion.

Brazil’s top court evacuated after explosions ahead of G20

One man is dead and police have blocked all access to the area where the Supreme Court, Congress and presidential palace are located.

  • Anthony Boadle and Andre Romani

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