Deadly police shootout prompts claims of abuse in Brazil

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Deadly police shootout prompts claims of abuse in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A bloody, hour-long gunbattle in a Rio de Janeiro slum echoed into Friday, with authorities saying the police killed two dozen criminals while residents and…

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What Brazil, Japan, Canada, others pledged

Leaders of countries like Brazil, Canada and Japan made commitments on Thursday to curb domestic greenhouse gas emissions and tackle climate change during President Joe Biden‘s climate summit. The pledges…

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Brazil security law being turned on president’s critics

SAO PAULO (AP) – Protesters against Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro defied police in the capital Friday, a day after the latest round of arrests of the leader’s critics under a…

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Covid-19: Brazil surge reaches new level as daily deaths pass 2,000

The country records more than 2,000 Covid-related deaths in a single day for the first time. Source link

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How Brazil gambled on unproven drugs to fight Covid-19

After repeatedly promoting the potential for chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine to both prevent and mitigate the effects of Covid-19, Bolsonaro himself tested positive last July. “If I had taken hydroxychloroquine as…

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Coronavirus updates: Joe Biden aims for 1.5M daily vaccine doses; Minnesota reports first US case of Brazil variant; CDC studies NFL players

President Joe Biden aims for 1.5M daily vaccine doses. Merck abandons vaccine development. Latest COVID-19 news. Source link

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Brazil scrambles to approve virus vaccine as pressure mounts

Brazil, a nation proud of its role as a regional leader in science, technology and medicine, finds itself falling behind its neighbors in the global race for immunization against a…

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Brazil has the world’s second-highest coronavirus death toll. But Bolsonaro is as popular as ever.

The Brazilian president’s approval ratings are as high as they’ve ever been, no matter his apparent mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic. Source link

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Joe Biden could make Brazil his first “climate outlaw”

President-elect Joe Biden has promised to recommit the US to the Paris climate agreement and leverage the international community to urge reluctant countries to get on board with the target…

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Climate change and forest mismanagement are fueling wildfires from Brazil to California

The West Coast of the United States is still deep in the throes of an epic wildfire season, with California officials warning that the record area of 3.1 million acres…

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