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Tue, 09 Mar 2021 09:55:00 GMT
Retrial of Lula da Silva makes him a formidable rival for Bolsonaro's reelection; financial markets rattled
The decision to annul former president Lula da Silva's conviction had an immediate effect in financial markets and scrambled forecasts for the 2022 Brazilian presidential race, with many investors betting it would polarize vote...

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 09:51:00 GMT
Biden granting temporary protection status to Venezuelans in US, and in no rush to lift sanctions on Maduro's regime
The Joe Biden’s administration is granting temporary protected status to Venezuelans living in the United States and is also working to coordinate international pressure against president Nicolas Maduro to hold free and fair elections, s...

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 09:51:00 GMT
Oil heading for US$ 70 a barrel on OPEC+ latest decision to retain output cuts
Oil is heading toward US$ 70 a barrel after OPEC+ chose not to relax supply curbs even as the global economy pulls out of its pandemic-driven slump, confounding widespread expectations the group would loosen the taps.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 09:35:00 GMT
Massive relief package of US$ 1,9 trillion will be addressed Wednesday at US Lower House
REUTERS – The United States House of Representatives will discuss on Wednesday the Senate version of the sweeping US$ 1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package backed by President Joe Biden, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Monday.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 09:35:00 GMT
Colombian fighting continues: 11,000 people have been terrorized and displaced in two months, ombudsman report
REUTERS – Intra fighting continues among armed groups in Colombia and more than 11,000 people have been displaced from their homes so far in 2021 the country's human rights watchdog said on Monday.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 09:25:00 GMT
A third of world travel destinations remain closed to international tourism, UNWTO report
Around a third of 217 world travel destinations’ borders surveyed remain completely closed to international tourists, as concerns grow over the impact of new coronavirus variants, and some governments reverse efforts to ease ...

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 09:15:00 GMT
New Zealanders happy with Queen Elizabeth as head of state
Queen Elizabeth, as constitutional monarch of New Zealand, is unlikely to stop being the head of state anytime soon, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said, in comments following Oprah Winfrey's interview with Prince Harry and Megh...

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 09:00:00 GMT
Greek 37 day old baby dies from Covid-19
Greece on Monday mourned a 37-day-old baby, the youngest among the country's nearly 6,800 COVID-19 victims. "Sadly today we had the pandemic's youngest victim in our country, an infant that spent 17 of its 37 days fighting the ...

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 08:55:00 GMT
Names of women victimized by violence painted on metal barriers protecting Mexico's National Palace
Reuters – The names of women victimized by violence were painted late on Saturday on metal barriers erected around Mexico's national palace ahead of a major women's march as activists turned the fencing into a makeshift billb...

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 08:55:00 GMT
Brazilian state of Mato Grosso admits its hospital network has collapsed
Brazilian state of Mato Grosso, the largest grain producer in the country, announced on Sunday that its hospital network has begun to collapse, as there is a lack of intensive care beds due to the increasing number of patients ...



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