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Health systems in most of Brazil’s largest cities are close to collapse due to Covid-19 cases, the country’s leading health institute warns. More than 80% of intensive care unit beds are occupied in the capitals of 25 of Brazil’s 27 states, Fiocruz said. Experts warn that the highly contagious variant …

The race issues raised by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in their interview with Oprah Winfrey are “concerning” and “taken very seriously”, Buckingham Palace has said. In a statement, the Palace said “recollections may vary” but the matters will be addressed privately. Meghan told Oprah Harry had been asked …

Crisis meetings involving senior royals have taken place following the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s interview with Oprah Winfrey. BBC royal correspondent Daniela Relph said it was “increasingly unsustainable for Buckingham Palace to say nothing” about Prince Harry and Meghan’s claims. She said the palace “will not want to feel …

Prostitutes in the Netherlands are protesting their continuous ban from practicing their trade. According to them, the government has allowed other contact trades such as masseuse to work while still restricting them from plying their trade due to COVID-19. Prostitution is legal in the Netherlands, and is highly patronised. But …

The Duchess of Sussex has said she found life within the British Royal Family so difficult that at times she “didn’t want to be alive anymore”. In a deeply personal TV interview, Meghan told Oprah Winfrey that she did not get help when she asked for it. She said a low point …

Meghan, the wife of Prince Harry, accused the British royal family of racism, lying and pushing her to the brink of suicide in an explosive televised interview that looks set to shake the monarchy to its core. The 39-year-old, whose mother is black and father is white, said she had …

A man broke his wife’s jaw during an argument over their dog’s dinner, forcing her to have emergency surgery. Patrick Coleman, 47, had an argument over the dog’s dinner with his wife Jaqueline Coleman and attacked her until she was rescued by a neighbour. According to reports,  he was spared …

Pope Francis is to hold a symbolic meeting with one of the most powerful figures in Shia Islam on the second day of his landmark trip to Iraq. The Pope’s encounter with Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, the spiritual leader of millions of Shia Muslims, is taking place in the holy …

Pope Francis has called for an end to violence and extremism, on the first ever papal visit to Iraq. The pontiff is making his first international trip since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Covid and security fears have made this his riskiest visit yet, but the 84-year-old insisted he …

A wicked father decapitated his 17-year-old daughter and carried her head through the streets because he reportedly did not approve of her boyfriend. Residents in the Indian village of Pandetara, Uttar Pradesh spotted Sarvesh Kumar walking with the head on Wednesday, March 3. He was reportedly on his way to …