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Brazilians heave sigh of relief with World Cup win

Post-Bulletin 23 Jun 2018

The narrow streets, homes and storefronts of Rio's Alemao complex of slums, one of the city's largest, were decorated with Brazilian flags and small yellow and green banners. Sipping beer with a group of friends and residents at one bar, Daisy Gouveia shouted and cheered when Brazil scores its first goal ... "It is difficult to say who will win the World Cup," slum resident Leandro de Castro said....

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Brazilian police still have no answers for assassination of councilwoman

Xinhua 23 Jun 2018

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun ... Their car was shot several times ... She was known for fighting for the rights of the population of Rio's slums, as she was raised in one of the most violent slums in Rio, Complexo da Mare. Franco was also known for denouncing police violence and racial profiling in the corps, and was active in the fight against the Rio militias, groups of corrupt police officers and firemen organized in gangs. ....

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Many Brazilians look to military amid anger at politicians

Magic Valley 23 Jun 2018

Soldiers patrol the Chapeu Mangueira slum of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, June 21, 2018. Many Brazilians look to the military amid anger at politicians, believing only the armed forces can root out corruption and put Latin America's largest nation ... ....

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Missing child found, reunited with family after six years

Mid Day 23 Jun 2018

A reward of Rs 50,000 had been declared for any information leading to his recovery, they added. The investigation into the case was transferred to the Crime Branch by the Delhi High Court. The child, a resident of slums near near DRP Line, Lahori Gate went missing on May 21, 2012 ... The three-year-old boy and his family lived in the slum cluster near Pul Mithai, Pili Kothi, near railway line where a lot of trains keep moving ... ....

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Relocated Memories: The Great Irish Famine in Irish and Diaspora Fiction, 1846-1870

The Irish Times 23 Jun 2018

... putrid bodies lying unburied on the side of the road for days, to pastoral, looking back from new locations in vice-ridden urban American slums on Ireland as it used to be – and perhaps never was....

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Four get three years in jail for hunting blackbuck

The Times of India 23 Jun 2018

Rajkot. Four persons were sentenced to three years in prison after they were found guilty of hunting a blackbuck by a fast track court in Vallabhipur in Bhavnagar district on Thursday. Chief judicial magistrate Autul Kumar also imposed penalty of Rs 5,000 each on the accused — Hasmukh Chudasama, Anil Chudasama, Vijay Rathod and Daya Rasani ... Download The Times of India news app for your device ... Slum soccer player gets an invite from FIFA....

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Hebbal stone inscription may be B'luru oldest

The Times of India 23 Jun 2018

BENGALURU. A hero stone with engraved inscription at the bottom, which was discovered at Hebbal recently, could be the oldest such inscription found in the city till date ... As highlighted by TOI, a few stone installations were saved by a group of youngsters from getting bulldozed for road work at Hebbal a few weeks ago ... “This is one of the oldest inscriptions of Bengaluru ... KR Puram inscription ... Slum soccer player gets an invite from FIFA....

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Maharashtra BJP activist Kamlakar Pavankar's killer kin arrested from Punjab

Mid Day 23 Jun 2018

He is likely to be brought to Nagpur later on Friday and produced before a court, said an official of Nandanvan Police Station which is investigating the case. A Nagpur Crime Branch team, after tracking him through cyber technology, zeroed in on his location in a modest locality of Ludhiana slum where he had secured a job in a factory and taken up room on rent after masquerading as a teacher ... on June 11 ... ....

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Crime branch to record statements of Sudhesh Kumar, family

The Times of India 23 Jun 2018

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. Crime branch team will record the statements of ADGP Sudhesh Kumar, his wife and daughter in connection with the case related to alleged physical assault on Gavaskar, a police driver. The ADGP's daughter, Snigdha, has also filed a complaint alleging misbehaviour by the driver, who has been admitted to hospital with injuries ... RELATED. From around the web ... HDFC LTD ... KETTO ... Slum soccer player gets an invite from FIFA ... 3000....

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Dharavi casts doubts on carry bag ban

The Times of India 23 Jun 2018

Like everyone else in this city, the residents of Dharavi, one of the largest slums in Asia, have welcomed the plastic ban, but in this 2.2 square kilometre patch with over a million residents, thousands of boutiques, 111 restaurants and 4,902 production units, the enthusiasm is somewhat weighed down by pragmatism ... All plastic materials are recyclable, including carry-bags ... “We’ll have to use the coconuts themselves,” he said ... ... ....

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Beverly Hills: A wonderful community

Citrus County Chronicle 23 Jun 2018

+1. From Left. Izabella, 7, Elizabeth, 6 and Alexandra, 2, Colleen and Caleb (behind) Johnson celebrate an Old Florida Christmas with motorcycle Santa and sunshine during the 2017 Beverly Hills Christmas Parade. Chronicle file. +1. Gwen Bittner Community editor ... I love Beverly Hills, and I know many people can say the same ... I have never been in a dangerous situation there; Beverly Hills is not the slums ... everyone else ... ....

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Palatkar wanted to kill bro-in-law

The Times of India 23 Jun 2018

Nagpur. Vivek Palatkar, who killed five persons of Pawankar and Palatkar families, including his own son, on June 11, has said he wanted to kill only his brother-in-law. Palatkar was arrested in Ludhiana by crime branch on Wednesday, taken to Delhi by road, and then brought to the city by flight on Friday afternoon ... The labourer kept Palatkar at his room in a slum at Ludhiana for eight to ten days, while he tried to find a job ... RELATED....

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Feature: Nepal's burns survivors fighting social stigma in entrepreneurial ways

Xinhua 23 Jun 2018

They are members of a group of burns survivors called Radhako Burn Ladies Group, initiated by 39-year-old Radha Shrestha, who herself is a burns survivor ... Thus I formed the group in 2010 so that we could share our stories and express our feelings with each other," Shrestha told Xinhua recently ... Later, I gathered my courage and started counseling the survivors like me, which led to the formation of this group," Shrestha said....

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