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RIO DE JANEIRO, May 17 (Xinhua) -- A first-half goal from Matheus Pereira fired Cruzeiro to a 1-0 home win over Union La Calera on Thursday and earned the Brazilian side a berth in the Copa Sudamericana last 16.

(Photo credit: Nick Oza/The Republic via Imagn Content Services, LLC) The top three seeds -- the Atlanta FaZe, Toronto Ultra and OpTic Texas -- opened the Stage 3 Major with 3-1 victories on Thursday in Toronto. Also on Thursday, the fifth-seeded New York Subliners took down the fourth-seeded Los Angeles Thieves 3-1. Whichever team wins the major, which runs through Sunday, will get $150,000 and 100 CDL points. The tota

SAO PAULO, May 16 (Xinhua) -- As many as 151 people have died to date from south Brazil's worst climate disaster on record and another 104 people remain missing, the Civil Defense agency said Thursday.

Abu Dhabi [UAE], May 16 (ANI/WAM): UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received a phone call today from Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil. During the call, he expressed his deepest condolences and sympathies to the President and the people of Brazil, as well as to the families of the victims of the recent floods that have affected the country. He also wished a swift rec

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - South Africa urged the United Nations' top court on Thursday to order a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip during hearings over emergency measures to halt Israel's military operation in the enclave's southern city of Rafah.

New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): The Russian Ambassador to India, Denis Alipov, delivered his annual address to the officers of India's National Defence College in New Delhi on Thursday. In a post on X, the Russian Embassy in India stated, "On May 16, Russian Ambassador to India Denis Alipov delivered his annual address to the officers of India's National Defence College in New Delhi."Earlier in April, National Security A

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iran's national volleyball team lost to Brazil in a friendly match early Thursday.

The tragedy that affected 446 municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul, South Brazil, was partly caused by the actions of people, who built houses in flood areas and failed to properly maintain containment dykes and flood barriers.

A mighty river is flowing out of the Amazon rainforest, and it's not the one you're thinking of. In the first kilometre above the forest canopy, a "flying river" is transporting moisture evaporated from Amazonian trees southwards along the Andes mountains towards Rio Grande do Sul, the southernmost state in Brazil.

Families who lost furniture, appliances, and other objects in the floods that devastated the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul in recent weeks will be entitled to receive BRL 5,100 (close to USD 1 thousand) as federal aid.