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Brazil’s COVID-19 deaths reach 108,536
SAO PAULO: Brazil registered 684 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, raising the death toll to 108,536, reported Xinhua news agency, quoting the Ministry of Health on Monday. Meanwhile, 19,373 new cases were reported in the same period, bringing
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Brazil passes Italy and Spain in confirmed coronavirus cases
BRASILIA: Brazil’s confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus rose on Saturday past those of Spain and Italy, which was once the epicenter of the pandemic, making Brazil’s outbreak the fourth largest in the world, according to official figures. Brazil’s Health
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Brazil government, banks in talks about bailing out companies
BRASILIA/SAO PAULO: Brazil’s Economy Ministry is talking with banks about providing bailouts to sectors such as airlines, automakers, power companies and large retailers to help them survive the coronavirus crisis, bank executives confirmed on Wednesday in live presentations. Reuters reported
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Amazon on fire, smoke can be seen from space
In the middle of the day on Monday, the sky above São Paulo, Brazil went dark. The city, along with parts of the Brazilian states of Mato Grosso and Paraná, was blanketed by smoke from wildfires raging in the Amazon,
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Sharp rise in Brazilian deforestation undeniable
SAO PAULO: Ricardo Galvao, the sacked head of Brazil’s space research agency, said on Saturday the trend of sharply rising deforestation was undeniable, a day after he was fired following a public spat with President Jair Bolsonaro over data published
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Brazil defeats Paraguay in Copa America quarter final
Brazil defeated Paraguay in the Copa America quarterly final in Porto Alegre after a closely fought match which saw the Brazilian team winning the match 4-3 via penalty shots. Despite the goalless match in 90 minutes, the game was nothing
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