Australians’ wages increase faster than inflation for fourth quarter running | Economics newsthirst.

Australians’ wages have increased faster than inflation for a fourth quarter in a row, bringing some relief to households battling with cost of living pressures. The wage price index rose at an annual rate of 3.5% in the September quarter, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday. That result compared with a pace of…

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Brazil police eye top crime faction after brazen murder at São Paulo airport | Brazil newsthirst.

Police investigating a brazen murder at the arrivals area of Brazil’s main airport are pursuing at least three lines of inquiry in their attempt to track down the killers – and the possible masterminds of the shocking crime. Antônio Vinicius Lopes Gritzbach, 38, was leaving São Paulo international airport on Friday afternoon when two hooded…

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