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The Brazilian visionary is hailed as the Father of Aviation a title bestowed upon him for being a pioneer in flying a powered, heavier-than-air vehicle. The groundbreaking feat took place at the Bagatelle Field, in Paris, on October 23, 1906.
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There are an estimated 20 million waste pickers across the world, an informal army of street cleaners whose work goes largely unrecognised. Yet to some they are environmental stewards, clearing away the flotsam and jetsam of everyday life, often in countries where regular waste collection services are non-existent.
The Brazilian police found body parts of Britt Blom, a 36-year-old Dutch woman who has been missing since December, in the water of Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro. The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that the missing woman had been found dead. “We provide the family consular assistance in this difficult time,” a Foreign Affairs spokesperson told AD.