British PhD student discovers first example of fossilised plant gum dating back 110 million years

By gum! British PhD student discovers first example of fossilised plant gum dating back 110 million years in Brazil The gum was found in fossilised leaves of the welwitschiophyllum plant  Plants gums are involved in food storage and structural support  University of Portsmouth student found it in the Crato formation in Brazil Scientists may have … Read more

Diplo ducks from gunfire at Brazil carnival show

Diplo has shared photos of himself ducking from gunfire after a shooting at his São Paulo Carnival show. The Major Lazer DJ is currently in Brazil for the country’s annual Carnival celebrations, and was due to perform to a crowd at a street party on Tuesday (25 February) when the altercation occurred. According to the … Read more

Coronavirus threat to YOUR holiday: Millions of trips are at risk as BA cancels flights

The holiday plans of millions of Britons could be at risk after the number of coronavirus cases around the world overtook China for the first time. Brazil yesterday reported its first patient with the illness, which means the virus has now spread to every continent except Antarctica. Cases were also diagnosed for the first time … Read more

Now coronavirus reaches BRAZIL as 61-year-old tests positive

Now coronavirus reaches BRAZIL: 61-year-old tests positive for the deadly infection after returning from Italy in South America’s first case By Stephen Matthews Health Editor For Mailonline and Sam Blanchard Senior Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 10:45 GMT, 26 February 2020 | Updated: 10:53 GMT, 26 February 2020 Brazil has become the latest country to … Read more

Diplo rushed to safety by security after two revelers shot during his show at Sao Paolo carnival

Dramatic moment Diplo runs for cover after two revelers are shot during his show at Sao Paolo street party Two party-goers were shot during a street party carnival in Sao Paulo, Brazil Diplo was about to introduce himself on stage when the gunshots rang out Man was shot in the stomach and a woman was hit … Read more

‘Off-duty cop’ fires into a crowd and shoots three people during a carnival brawl in Brazil 

Shocking moment ‘off-duty cop’ fires into a crowd and shoots three people during a carnival brawl in Brazil Authorities in the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia are searching for an off-duty cop who reportedly fired into a crowd and wounded three spectators The incident took place Monday in the midst of the Bahian Carnival in … Read more

Seeds from Prince Charles’ residence are among the new additions to the Arctic ‘doomsday vault’

Wild meadow seeds from Prince Charles’ Highgrove residence are among the new plant species being added to the Arctic ‘doomsday vault’ in Svalbard, Norway. The royal gardens’ seeds will be joined by those of onions from Brazil, guar beans from central Asia and hundreds of others stored in the vault’s collection for safe keeping.  In … Read more