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Picture shows salt from Patties Burger in space, undated. The restaurant in Sao Paulo, Brazil, is attempting to enter the Guinness Book of world records and to be the first restaurant on the planet to produce a sandwich with an ingredient that has already been in space. (@pattiesburger/CEN)

Out-Of-This-World Burgers Made With Salt Sent Into Orbit

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:December 7, 2023

Burger bar joins the space race sending a special payload into orbit around the Earth to make sure its hamburgers really are out of this world. Brazilian restaurant Patties Burger…

Photo shows Lorenzo Benicio de Moraes Ramalho, undated. The boy, 5, died on Tuesday, September 26, 2023 after being stung by a scorpion at a school in Itapolis in Sao Paulo, Brazil, a day before. (Newsflash)

Five-Year-Old Boy Killed By Scorpion In School Playground

Post author:Marija Stojkoska
Post published:October 3, 2023

A five-year-old boy died after hours of agony when he was stung by a scorpion in his primary school playground. Victim Lorenzo Benicio de Moraes Ramalho had been getting water…

Doctor Bruno Chehade Pereira (left) poses with medical team holding a newborn baby in Bertioga Hospital, Brazil in undated photo. The newborn baby was found abandoned inside a garbage can. (@drbrunochehade/CEN)

Newborn Baby Only Two Hours Old Found In Rubbish Bin In Brazil

Post author:Michael Leidig
Post published:April 10, 2023

This picture shows a tiny baby safe in the arms of medical staff after it was found thrown away in a rubbish bin. A passerby reportedly heard the baby's cries…

Picture shows the unidentified woman, 70, undated. She died after being attacked by three pitbulls, in a in Mairipora, Brazil, on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023. (Newsflash)

70-Year-Old Mauled To Death By Savage Pack

Post author:William McGee
Post published:March 1, 2023

A 70-year-old woman suffered an agonising death when she was torn to pieces by three savage pit bulls. The woman - not named by police - was horrifically mauled by…

Photo shows a Voepass Linhas Aareas aircraft that took off from Rio Preto airport and flew for approximately an hour and a half to Congonhas airport in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, December 22, 2022. A bird is glued to its radome, popularly known as the nose of the plane. (@fdpamplona/CEN)

Pilot Made 85-Minute Flight With Dead Bird Stuck In Plane’s Nose

Post author:William McGee
Post published:January 13, 2023

This is the way a passenger plane was left with a huge hole in its nose after being hit by a bird as it took off from an airport in…

Picture shows Joao Victor Delfino Laurentino, 11, hospitalized after being bitten by a snake in Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil, undated. He died after more than seven hours passed from the time he was bitten until the moment he received the antivenom. (Newsflash)

11-Year-Old Son Dies Of Snake Bite After Fight For Life In Coma

Post author:William McGee
Post published:November 9, 2022

An 11-year-old boy has died in intensive care 11 days after he was bitten by a snake in Brazil. Joao Victor Delfino Laurentino was playing with friends in Mogi das…

Luiz Miguel Furtado Barbosa, aged 7, poses in undated photo. He died after he was bitten by a scorpion in the municipality of Anhembi, in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 25, 2022. (Newsflash)

Boy Dies After Seven Heart Attacks From Sting

Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
Post published:November 7, 2022

A seven-year-old boy died after he suffered seven heart attacks when he was stung by a one of the most toxic scorpions in South America. Luiz Miguel Furtado Barbosa from…

Students dressed in Halloween costumes pose at a private school in Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo in Brazil, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022. An investigation has been opened for a participation of a child dressed as Adolf Hitler. (Colgio Cotiguara/CEN)

Fury Over Boy From Brazil In School Party Halloween Adolf Outfit

Post author:Alice Amelia Thomas
Post published:November 4, 2022

A shocking image of a small boy dressed as Adolf Hitler at a school Halloween bash has astonished education officials in Brazil. The photo - taken at a class party…

Brazilian Bug Discovery Could Spur Red Propolis Production

Post author:Thomas Hochwarter
Post published:June 13, 2022

Scientists in Brazil have finally identified an insect as the key agent in the production of red propolis, a coveted extract praised for its anti-inflammatory effect. The new species of…

Noemi Vicente da Silva (4) who died stung twice by a scorpion, in Luiziania, Brazil in May 2022. (Newsflash)

Girl, 4, Dies After Scorpion Stings Her Twice

Post author:William McGee
Post published:May 20, 2022

A four-year-old girl died after she was stung by a scorpion and her mum did not realise and put her back to bed, only for her to be stung a…