Cocoa and Coffee Shortages Drive Record High Prices in 2024
Adverse weather conditions and disappointing harvests in major cocoa-producing countries like Ivory Coast, Ghana, and West Africa, coupled with wildfires and drought in Brazil and Vietnam, have caused a significant shortfall in cocoa and coffee production, leading to record high prices in 2024.
Cocoa and Coffee Shortages Drive Record High Prices in 2024
Adverse weather conditions and disappointing harvests in major cocoa-producing countries like Ivory Coast, Ghana, and West Africa, coupled with wildfires and drought in Brazil and Vietnam, have caused a significant shortfall in cocoa and coffee production, leading to record high prices in 2024.
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24% Bias Score
Arsenic-Laced Cake Kills Three; Husband's Death Investigated
In southern Brazil, three women died after consuming an arsenic-laced Christmas cake baked by a relative; police are exhuming the relative's husband, who died from suspected food poisoning six months earlier, to determine if the incidents are connected.
Arsenic-Laced Cake Kills Three; Husband's Death Investigated
In southern Brazil, three women died after consuming an arsenic-laced Christmas cake baked by a relative; police are exhuming the relative's husband, who died from suspected food poisoning six months earlier, to determine if the incidents are connected.
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60% Bias Score
Illegal Gold Mining Fuels Sex Trafficking and Violence Against Women in the Brazilian Amazon
In Itaituaba, Brazil, women are forced into sex work in illegal gold mines due to poverty and lack of opportunities; Dayane Leite and Natalia Cavalcante's experiences highlight the harsh conditions and risks, including murder, as the illegal gold trade fuels exploitation, with Canada, Switzerland, a...
Illegal Gold Mining Fuels Sex Trafficking and Violence Against Women in the Brazilian Amazon
In Itaituaba, Brazil, women are forced into sex work in illegal gold mines due to poverty and lack of opportunities; Dayane Leite and Natalia Cavalcante's experiences highlight the harsh conditions and risks, including murder, as the illegal gold trade fuels exploitation, with Canada, Switzerland, a...
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56% Bias Score
Arsenic Found in Blood of Victims After Brazil Christmas Cake Poisoning
Arsenic poisoning from a Christmas cake in Torres, Brazil, resulted in three deaths and several hospitalizations; police are investigating whether the poisoning was intentional.
Arsenic Found in Blood of Victims After Brazil Christmas Cake Poisoning
Arsenic poisoning from a Christmas cake in Torres, Brazil, resulted in three deaths and several hospitalizations; police are investigating whether the poisoning was intentional.
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28% Bias Score
163 Chinese Workers Found in Poor Conditions at BYD Construction Site in Brazil
Brazilian authorities discovered 163 Chinese workers in alleged "slavery-like" conditions at a BYD electric vehicle factory construction site in Camacari, prompting BYD to terminate its contract with the contractor and sparking an ongoing investigation.
163 Chinese Workers Found in Poor Conditions at BYD Construction Site in Brazil
Brazilian authorities discovered 163 Chinese workers in alleged "slavery-like" conditions at a BYD electric vehicle factory construction site in Camacari, prompting BYD to terminate its contract with the contractor and sparking an ongoing investigation.
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40% Bias Score
Brazilian Officer Shoots Man Filming Police Confrontation
A 24-year-old man filming police in Osasco, Brazil was shot by an officer on Christmas Day; initial police statements claiming the man tried to grab an officer's weapon were retracted after video evidence showed otherwise; four officers were removed from duty.
Brazilian Officer Shoots Man Filming Police Confrontation
A 24-year-old man filming police in Osasco, Brazil was shot by an officer on Christmas Day; initial police statements claiming the man tried to grab an officer's weapon were retracted after video evidence showed otherwise; four officers were removed from duty.
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52% Bias Score
Mega da Virada 2024 Prize Projected at Record R$ 600 Million
The Mega da Virada lottery's 2024 prize is projected at a record R$ 600 million, surpassing the R$ 588 million awarded in 2023; this increase is attributed to higher sales, inflation, and the lottery's rising popularity.
Mega da Virada 2024 Prize Projected at Record R$ 600 Million
The Mega da Virada lottery's 2024 prize is projected at a record R$ 600 million, surpassing the R$ 588 million awarded in 2023; this increase is attributed to higher sales, inflation, and the lottery's rising popularity.
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12% Bias Score
Brazilian Film's Box Office Success Reflects Reckoning with Dictatorship's Legacy
The Brazilian film "I'm Still Here," about a family destroyed by the 1970s military dictatorship, has sold nearly 3 million tickets by mid-December 2024, becoming the fifth highest-grossing film of the year amidst a renewed debate about amnesty for those involved in a 2022 coup attempt.
Brazilian Film's Box Office Success Reflects Reckoning with Dictatorship's Legacy
The Brazilian film "I'm Still Here," about a family destroyed by the 1970s military dictatorship, has sold nearly 3 million tickets by mid-December 2024, becoming the fifth highest-grossing film of the year amidst a renewed debate about amnesty for those involved in a 2022 coup attempt.
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44% Bias Score
Arsenic in Christmas Cake Kills Three in Brazil
In Torres, Brazil, three women died and others fell ill after eating a Christmas cake containing arsenic, leading police to investigate the incident as a homicide, focusing on the cake's preparer, Zeli Terezinha Silva dos Anjos, who is hospitalized but hasn't been arrested.
Arsenic in Christmas Cake Kills Three in Brazil
In Torres, Brazil, three women died and others fell ill after eating a Christmas cake containing arsenic, leading police to investigate the incident as a homicide, focusing on the cake's preparer, Zeli Terezinha Silva dos Anjos, who is hospitalized but hasn't been arrested.
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56% Bias Score
Arsenic Poisoning from Christmas Cake Kills Three in Brazil
Three women died and several others were hospitalized in Torres, Brazil, after consuming an arsenic-laced Christmas cake at a family gathering on December 23, prompting a police investigation into whether the poisoning was intentional.
Arsenic Poisoning from Christmas Cake Kills Three in Brazil
Three women died and several others were hospitalized in Torres, Brazil, after consuming an arsenic-laced Christmas cake at a family gathering on December 23, prompting a police investigation into whether the poisoning was intentional.
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36% Bias Score
Human Trafficking Allegations Rock BYD's Brazilian Factory
Brazilian authorities accuse BYD and its contractor Jinjiang Group of human trafficking, involving 163 Chinese workers at a Bahia factory construction site; both companies are cooperating to rehouse workers while resolving contracts, amidst accusations of miscommunication and "foreign forces" involv...
Human Trafficking Allegations Rock BYD's Brazilian Factory
Brazilian authorities accuse BYD and its contractor Jinjiang Group of human trafficking, involving 163 Chinese workers at a Bahia factory construction site; both companies are cooperating to rehouse workers while resolving contracts, amidst accusations of miscommunication and "foreign forces" involv...
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40% Bias Score
BYD Contractor Disputes "Slave-Like" Conditions Report in Brazil
Brazilian authorities discovered 163 Chinese workers in conditions they described as "slave-like" at a BYD factory construction site in Bahia; contractor Jinjiang Group disputes the claim, citing translation errors and cultural differences, while BYD cut ties with the contractor.
BYD Contractor Disputes "Slave-Like" Conditions Report in Brazil
Brazilian authorities discovered 163 Chinese workers in conditions they described as "slave-like" at a BYD factory construction site in Bahia; contractor Jinjiang Group disputes the claim, citing translation errors and cultural differences, while BYD cut ties with the contractor.
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48% Bias Score