MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for August 17th 2019
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Saturday, August 17th 2019 - 01:57 UTC
Testimony of torture centre survivor in Brazil could help crush 1979 amnesty law shielding military officials
Details provided by the sole survivor of a torture centre in Brazil could lead to the imprisonment of a man accused of raping her during her captivity. The accused has so far been shielded by a 1979 amnesty law which prevents military officials from being prosecuted for crimes committed under military rule.
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Saturday, August 17th 2019 - 01:46 UTC
July 2019, the hottest on record, and Arctic ice shrank to its lowest, NOAA reports
July 2019 temperatures were the hottest ever recorded globally; the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said on Thursday, while satellite data showed polar ice shrank to its lowest levels.
