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The wave of violence in Rio 

Violent outbreak of violence in Rio - 36 buses were set on fire  

Criminal groups on Monday set fire to 36 buses, four trucks and a train in western Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  

The attacks are seen as revenge for the killing by police forces of Matheus da Silva Rezende, known as Faustão, a paramilitary frontman and related to the city's most notorious criminal leader.  

The outbreak of violence is unusually dramatic even for a city that has for many years fought against widespread crime, writes The Guardian. The newspaper O Globo states that "Rio is under siege" and the authorities are urging residents to avoid the affected parts of western Rio. 

According to the authorities, twelve people have been arrested after Monday's violence 

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Gang violenceSociety's response 

Japanese gang mediator about Sweden: "Why don't you chop off your finger?" 

Mediation between the warring parties in the Swedish gang war could be a solution to end the violence. This is what former yakuza member Yuji Ryuzaki tells DN. 

- If the leader of the group shows signs of wanting to stop fighting, I would say, since we are in Japan: why don't you chop off your finger?  

Cutting off one's finger and handing it over to the opponent is a traditional sign of reconciliation within the so-called Japanese mafia.  

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Study: Racism is increasing in several European countries  

Racism against people of African origin is "pervasive and unrelenting" in Europe, and is increasing, according to a new EU study, according to The Guardian.  

45 percent of respondents in 13 countries – including Germany, Austria, France, Spain and Sweden – said they had experienced ethnic discrimination. This is an increase from 39 percent in 2016.  

In Germany and Austria, where the extreme right is on the rise, the increase is particularly large – around three out of four answered that they had experienced discrimination, compared to around half in 2016.

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Tour de France  

Tour de France is moving - not ending in Paris  

For the first time in the cycling race's hundred-year history, next summer's Tour de France will not end in Paris. 

This is what the race's organizers say during a press conference on Wednesday. 

- We have decided to avoid Paris because of the Olympics. There are only 28,000 police officers available, and we know we cannot get more than that, says race director Christian Proudhomme, according to AFP. The final stage will instead be held in Nice, and instead of a traditional victory lap in the capital, the organizers have planned a time trial. The women's Tour de France will also stay away from Paris and instead finish on the race's mythical mountain L'Alp d'Hue