RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The two men were sitting at a bar on Nov. 21, sipping drinks for relief from the scorching heat of Brazil's Mato Grosso state, when police officers barged in and arrested them for allegedly torching trucks and an ambulance with Molotov…

The Met Office said downpours would likely cause flooding on roads and make journey times longer, with flooding of homes and businesses also possible.

The continued acceleration in core inflation challenges Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda’s view that the current cost-push inflation is only temporary.