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Brazil’s Bolsonaro feeling ‘fine,’ could be discharged from hospital on Sunday
BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, undergoing hospital treatment for complications following a near-fatal 2018 stabbing, said on Saturday that...
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Indonesia considers extending restrictions on movement as COVID-19 cases climb
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia is evaluating whether to end COVID-19 restrictions on movement as planned or extend them, as the...
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro recovering, says will be ‘back in action soon’
By Eduardo Simões and Marcelo Rochabrun SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, undergoing hospital treatment for an obstructed intestine...
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro says he has improved, could leave hospital on Friday
By Eduardo Simões and Lisandra Paraguassu SAO PAULO/BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday his condition had improved,...
Read moreMurders, killings by police rose in Brazil last year, report shows
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Both murders and killings by police rose in Brazil during 2020 despite the coronavirus pandemic,...
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In boost for Bolsonaro, most Brazilians say pandemic is under control, poll shows
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - For the first time, a clear majority of Brazilians think the country's coronavirus pandemic is no...
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European efforts to assess Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine stymied by data gaps
(Corrects paragraph 24 of a July 13 article to clarify the number of sources who provided which piece of information....
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Over 10,000 species risk extinction in Amazon, says landmark report
By Stephen Eisenhammer and Oliver Griffin SAO PAULO/BOGOTA (Reuters) -More than 10,000 species of plants and animals are at high...
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Majority of Brazilians support impeaching Bolsonaro, poll shows
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - For the first time, a majority of Brazilians support impeaching President Jair Bolsonaro, according to...
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Brazil 2022 election will take place; ‘It’s that simple,’ says Senate president
By Maria Carolina Marcello BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian Senate President Rodrigo Pacheco on Friday vehemently rejected any speculation that the...
Read moreBrazilian TV presenter declares himself presidential hopeful on air
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian television and radio presenter Jose Luiz Datena on Friday declared himself a presidential hopeful for the...
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro disapproval rating rises to all-time high, two polls show
BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's disapproval ratings rose to the highest level since he came to power 2-1/2 years...
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Brazil registers record deaths, lowest number of births for Jan-June period
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil registered the highest number of deaths and lowest number of births in the first six...
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Former Brazil Health Ministry official arrested in Senate
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Drama erupted in Brazil's Congress on Wednesday as a former Health Ministry official was arrested under the...
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro says he may not accept 2022 election under current voting system
BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said on Wednesday he may not accept the result of a presidential election next...
Read moreBrazil’s lower house approves text of bill to allow breaking of vaccine patents
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's lower house of Congress on Tuesday approved the main text of a bill that will allow...
Read moreBolsonaro to appoint conservative ally to Brazil top court – sources
BRASÍLIA/RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro will appoint Andre Mendonca, the current attorney general and a conservative ally,...
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Scholar by day, street-sweeper by night, one Black man navigates Rio’s racial divide
By Pilar Olivares and Jimin Kang RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Felipe Luther spends his afternoons studying for a degree...
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Brazil’s Lira says vaccine corruption allegations no grounds for Bolsonaro impeachment
By Ricardo Brito BRASÍLIA (Reuters) - Arthur Lira, head of Brazil's lower house, said on Tuesday alleged irregularities regarding the...
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro implicated in alleged graft scheme as lawmaker, UOL reports
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was involved in a scheme to skim salaries of his aides while...
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