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Brazil states halt vaccination of pregnant women after Rio death2021-05-11
Metro USA: By Eduardo Simões and Rodrigo Viga Gaier SAO PAULO/RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Brazilian states halted vaccination of pregnant women on Tuesday after a death in Rio de Janeiro led health regulator Anvisa to...
Brazil's first Covid-19 vaccine study volunteer reunited with mother2021-05-11
Ghana News Agency: "I drove more than 600 kilometres from Sao Paulo to Araguari in Minas Gerais," Denis Abranches, who returned from the Mother's Day visit on Monday, told dpa. "It was a hug that I will never forget," the 47-year-old said. "It was very moving for my...
Worst school shootings around the world2021-05-11
Urdu Point: After several people are killed Tuesday at a high school in the central Russian city of Kazan, here is a list of some of the worst school shootings worldwide in the past decade Paris, (APP - UrduPoint / PakistanPointNews - 11th May, 2021 ) :After several...
Brazil health agency calls for halt to AstraZeneca vaccine for pregnant women2021-05-11
Metro USA: SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian health regulator Anvisa recommended the immediate suspension of the use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19...
Bolsonaro vows to eliminate tolls and encourages bikers to rally in Rio de Janeiro and ...2021-05-11
The Rio Times: RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - President Jair Bolsonaro...
Cement sales drop 4.7% in April against March2021-05-11
The Rio Times: RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The sale of cement in...
Azul A320neo Suffers Engine Troubles Departing Rio De Janeiro2021-05-11
Simple Flying: An Azul Airbus departing Rio de Janeiro’s Santos Dumont Airport on Monday experienced a bird strike incident. The birds damaged the plane’s left engine. The incident forced the pilots to declare an emergency and land at a nearby airport. An Azul...
Global sugar shortage could get worse as Brazilians drive again2021-05-11
Live Mint: The global sugar supply crunch is about to get worse amid a food-versus-fuel debate playing out in top exporter Brazil. The SouthAmerican nation is seeing record prices for ethanol as consumers there take advantage of easing Covid-19 restrictions and travel...
Shootout wounds 5 as miners enter Indigenous land in Brazil2021-05-11
Wtop: SAO PAULO (AP) — Indigenous leaders in Brazil’s Amazon told authorities Monday that five people were wounded in a half-hour shootout that erupted after miners entered their land in Roraima...
Prized duo Acosta and Brenner key to FC Cincinnati success2021-05-11
WCPO: The 2021 season got off to a dream start for FC Cincinnati. Brazilian forward Brenner Souza da Silva and midfielder LucianoAcosta announced their presence in a big way, scoring a goal each in the first 12 minutes of the opener against Nashville, but no one...
A life on wheels for S�o Paulo’s urban nomads2021-05-10
La Prensa Latina: By Nayara Batschke São Paulo, May 10 (EFE).- A pair of trucks, a mobile home and a school bus are parked on a street near one of Sao Paulo’s busiest subway stations. But these vehicles do not belong to commuters — their owners are Brazilians who lost...
Formula One Schedule-Winners2021-05-10
Federal News Radio: March 28 — Bahrain Grand Prix (Lewis Hamilton) April 18 — ImolaGrand Prix (Max Verstappen) May 2 — Portuguese Grand Prix (Lewis Hamilton) May 9 — Spanish Grand Prix (Lewis Hamilton) Insight by ServiceNow: IT practitioners provide insight into the low-code,...
Brazil’s Amazonas state braces for another COVID surge2021-05-10
Al Jazeera: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – When Rosa Dos Anjos was admitted to a COVID-19 intensive care unit in the Amazonian capital of Manaus for 15 days in January, she thought her fortunes could not possibly get any worse. The 50 year old had already lost her father to the...
Analysis: Why is Brazil investigating Bolsonaro’s handling of Covid-19?2021-05-10
The Rio Times: RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Delayed vaccines, oxygen...