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Woman, 2 Children Drown At Mexico Border While Trying To Enter US
A woman and two children drowned in the Rio Grande as they tried to the enter the U.S. from Mexico on Friday night after Texas military officers prevented federal border officials from going to their aid, according to U.S. Representative Henry Cuella
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Thousands Of Brazilians Demand Army Support To Block Lula Taking Power
Thousands of Brazilians gathered outside Army barracks in Rio de Janeiro, Brasilia and other cities on Tuesday demanding the military intervene to prevent leftist president-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva taking power next year.
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18 Killed During Major Police Raid In Brazil's Rio De Janeiro: Report
At least 18 people died on Thursday during a major police raid in a dense warren of Rio de Janeiro slums, state military police said, in the latest bloody confrontation in Brazil's second-largest city.
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Stop And Search? This Poor Community In Rio Says Yes, Please.
To quell a burst of carjackings, supermarket lootings and murders, military troops rolled into this tropical metropolis last month heading straight for the slums. They set up checkpoints and sent armed patrols to root out criminals, searching everyone from children to grandmothers.
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Rio Olympics: Blast, Bullet in Troubled Start For Games
Brazilian military carried out a controlled explosion near the Copacabana finish line of 2016 Rio Olympics men's road cycling race on Saturday, witnesses said
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Military Training Helps Pakistani Shooters Reach Rio Olympics
Ghulam Mustafa Bashir, a 29-year-old Navy Marine, and Minhal Sohail, a 21-year-old university student, will both compete in shooting events at the Rio Games.
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France Informed Of Planned Terror Attack On Rio Team: Report
France was informed of a planned terror attack on its team at the Rio Olympics, according to the head of military intelligence cited in an official document
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Rio Olympics: Elite Police Force Comes Under Gunfire, Security Situation Worsens
Rio de Janeiro's elite police force has come under gunfire as security situation in the country worsened ahead of the Olympic Games scheduled to be held in August
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Brazil to Deploy 38,000 Military Personnel for Rio Olympics
At Rio Olympics, twenty military personnel will be based in Rio de Janeiro while the other 18,000 will ensure safety in five other cities where football matches will take place, including the capital Brasilia.
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Brazil Military Fight Mosquitoes, Flower Pot To Flower Pot
Zika outbreak has been declared an international emergency by the World Health Organization and at least in public relations terms poses a threat to Rio's hosting of the Olympics this August -- adding to pressure on Rousseff to find a solution.
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Guard at Brazilian Vice President Residence Shot Dead
A guard outside Brazilian Vice President Michel Temer's official residence in the capital of Brasilia was found shot dead Wednesday, the military said.
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Rio de Janeiro Beefs up Security Ahead of Brazil Presidential Vote
Brazilian authorities have deployed 35,000 military police in Rio de Janeiro ahead of Sunday's presidential run-off election after a string of attacks on police and clashes between drug gangs.
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Woman, 2 Children Drown At Mexico Border While Trying To Enter US
A woman and two children drowned in the Rio Grande as they tried to the enter the U.S. from Mexico on Friday night after Texas military officers prevented federal border officials from going to their aid, according to U.S. Representative Henry Cuella
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Thousands Of Brazilians Demand Army Support To Block Lula Taking Power
Thousands of Brazilians gathered outside Army barracks in Rio de Janeiro, Brasilia and other cities on Tuesday demanding the military intervene to prevent leftist president-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva taking power next year.
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18 Killed During Major Police Raid In Brazil's Rio De Janeiro: Report
At least 18 people died on Thursday during a major police raid in a dense warren of Rio de Janeiro slums, state military police said, in the latest bloody confrontation in Brazil's second-largest city.
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Stop And Search? This Poor Community In Rio Says Yes, Please.
To quell a burst of carjackings, supermarket lootings and murders, military troops rolled into this tropical metropolis last month heading straight for the slums. They set up checkpoints and sent armed patrols to root out criminals, searching everyone from children to grandmothers.
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Rio Olympics: Blast, Bullet in Troubled Start For Games
Brazilian military carried out a controlled explosion near the Copacabana finish line of 2016 Rio Olympics men's road cycling race on Saturday, witnesses said
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Military Training Helps Pakistani Shooters Reach Rio Olympics
Ghulam Mustafa Bashir, a 29-year-old Navy Marine, and Minhal Sohail, a 21-year-old university student, will both compete in shooting events at the Rio Games.
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France Informed Of Planned Terror Attack On Rio Team: Report
France was informed of a planned terror attack on its team at the Rio Olympics, according to the head of military intelligence cited in an official document
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Rio Olympics: Elite Police Force Comes Under Gunfire, Security Situation Worsens
Rio de Janeiro's elite police force has come under gunfire as security situation in the country worsened ahead of the Olympic Games scheduled to be held in August
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Brazil to Deploy 38,000 Military Personnel for Rio Olympics
At Rio Olympics, twenty military personnel will be based in Rio de Janeiro while the other 18,000 will ensure safety in five other cities where football matches will take place, including the capital Brasilia.
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Brazil Military Fight Mosquitoes, Flower Pot To Flower Pot
Zika outbreak has been declared an international emergency by the World Health Organization and at least in public relations terms poses a threat to Rio's hosting of the Olympics this August -- adding to pressure on Rousseff to find a solution.
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Guard at Brazilian Vice President Residence Shot Dead
A guard outside Brazilian Vice President Michel Temer's official residence in the capital of Brasilia was found shot dead Wednesday, the military said.
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Rio de Janeiro Beefs up Security Ahead of Brazil Presidential Vote
Brazilian authorities have deployed 35,000 military police in Rio de Janeiro ahead of Sunday's presidential run-off election after a string of attacks on police and clashes between drug gangs.
