Joshua Cheetham

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Joshua Cheetham

Woman jailed for 14 years in Brazil after 'lipstick coup'Brazil Supreme CourtA woman in Brazil has been jailed for 14 years after writing an offensive message in lipstick on a statue during riots in Brasilia. Debora Rodrigues took part in the unrest in January 2023, along with hundreds of supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro. The riot saw thousands of Bolsonaro's supporters attack government buildings following his election loss the previous year.

4 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Jacqui Wakefield |Christopher Giles |Joshua Cheetham

The assault rifles and pistols arrived in Haiti stashed in two cardboard boxes, nestled among packages of food and clothes, on a cargo ship stacked with rust-red shipping containers. They had come from the US, which one expert describes as a "supermarket" feeding an arms race among gangs that have brought chaos to the Caribbean island nation. An investigation by the BBC World Service and BBC Verify traced the two boxes' journey, showing how weapons from the US reach Haiti.

2 months ago | terra.com.br | Joshua Cheetham

Após uma série de desastres recentes na aviação, usuários de redes sociais sugeriram que os acidentes aéreos estão mais frequentes. Vídeos de arrepiar os cabelos, que mostram acidentes evitados por pouco, começaram a virar tendência na internet. E o secretário americano do Transporte, Sean Duffy, procurou acalmar os temores, em entrevista à CBS News, emissora parceira da BBC nos Estados Unidos.

2 months ago | bbc.com | Joshua Cheetham |Yi Ma |Matt Murphy

Are planes crashing more often? Joshua Cheetham, Yi Ma & Matt MurphyGetty ImagesAfter a series of high-profile disasters, some social media users suggested that air travel accidents were becoming more frequent. Videos of hair-raising near misses began to trend online and the US Transport Secretary Sean Duffy sought to calm fears in an interview with the BBC's US partner, CBS News. He told viewers that the recent spate of air disasters in America were "very unique".

2 months ago | aol.com | Joshua Cheetham |Yi Ma |Matt Murphy

After a series of high-profile disasters, some social media users suggested that air travel accidents were becoming more frequent. Videos of hair-raising near misses began to trend online and the US Transport Secretary Sean Duffy sought to calm fears in an interview with the BBC's US partner, CBS News. He told viewers that the recent spate of air disasters in America were "very unique".