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Collateral damage study: Lockdowns claimed 170,000 lives in the U.S. alone
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - For critics of the "pandemic" policy, there is no question that the Covid measures not only destroyed countless lives...
Ecuador’s president reaches over 80% disapproval rating
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The public research center Perfiles de Opinión registered this Wednesday that 81% of Ecuadorians consider President Guillermo Lasso's management...
Brazil’s largest university could close due to lack of budget
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil's largest university, the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), may be forced to temporarily close its doors...
Coffee harvest advances to 28% of area in Brazil, says Safras & Mercado
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil's coffee harvest for the 2022/23 campaign reached 28% of the area as of June 14, an advance of...
Drug that eliminates cancer in 100% of cases arrives in Brazil this year
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Dostarlimab, an experimental drug that could eliminate cancer in 100% of the cases in an American study, should be...
German lawyer and 400 officials will target “Covid criminals” for genocide
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - German lawyer Reiner Füllmich will host a meeting this Saturday in Florida to present the evidence he has gathered...
Brazil will have record cereals, oilseeds, and pulses crop
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil's cereal, oilseed, and legume production will reach 263 million tons this year, according to the latest IBGE (Brazilian Institute...
Ecuador’s national strike: schools offer remote classes due to road closures
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Due to the obstacles to reaching some educational institutions due to the mobilizations that are part of the national...
Brazil to legalize cryptocurrency payments
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilian lawmakers have prepared a new bill that aims to legalize cryptocurrencies as an investment and means of payment...
Brazilian court authorizes medical cannabis cultivation for the first time
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil's Superior Court of Justice (STJ) has authorized, for the first time, three people to grow cannabis for medical...
Brazil: Federal Police says Telegram app does not collaborate with investigations
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The head of the division of Repression of Treasury Crimes of the Federal Police (PF), Cléo Mazzotti, said that...
Brazil elections 2022: Bolsonaro leads in Santa Catarina state with 45.1%
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In a Paraná Pesquisas survey released on June 14, President Jair Bolsonaro (Liberal Party - PL) leads voting intentions in...
Paraguay: Sales of goods and services fell in April
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Paraguay's Central Bank (BCP) report states that the drop recorded in April is mainly explained by the negative performance...
Brazil: São Paulo City bus drivers go on strike
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Tuesday, June 14, the bus drivers and collectors of São Paulo City's public transportation went on strike indefinitely....