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Xiu Ying

Xiu Ying is a Chinese freelance journalist interested in Brazil and Latin America.

“If we Viewed Gays as Children of God, Things Would Change Greatly,” Says Pope Francis

By Xiu Ying, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The relationship between sexuality and the principles asserted by Christianity has always been a matter...

São Paulo: Police Lethality Grows Seven Percent in First Four Months of 2019

By Xiu Ying, Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL - The number of deaths by police on duty grew by 17 percent in the first quadrimester...

Brazilian Family Minister Says Sexual Abstinence Should be Discussed in Schools

By Xiu Ying, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Minister of Women, Family, and Human Rights, Damares Alves, declared that she would like...

Man Robs Store in Rio, Breaks Into Metrô, Takes a Hostage and Then Surrenders

By Xiu Ying, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A man who had just held up a Lojas Americanas store in Copacabana on Friday...

The World’s Sweetest Museum Comes to São Paulo in June

By Xiu Ying, Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL - The World's Sweetest Museum comes to Brazil for the first time on June 20th. After three months...

City Councilmen in Minas Approve Eighty Percent Reduction of Their Salaries

By Xiu Ying, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - City Councilmen in the town of Arcos, Minas Gerais, approved a bill this week that...

Fuel Shortages Push Venezuelans to buy Gasoline in Brazil

By Xiu Ying, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Fuel shortages in Venezuela have caused an unprecedented flow across the Brazilian border. Venezuelans are...

Researchers Develop Sensor Giving Immediate Diagnosis of Zika

By Xiu Ying, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Fast and accurate diagnosis with no chance of a "false positive" for the zika virus:...

Brazilian Scientist Receives 2019 Templeton Award in the U.S.

By Xiu Ying, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL -  Brazilian physicist and astronomer Marcelo Gleiser received the Templeton Award 2019 this Wednesday, May 29th,...

Brazil will Take Twice as Long as Other Countries to Overcome Recession Damage

By Xiu Ying, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - According to a survey by economist Vitor Vidal Velho, of LCA Consultores, almost five years...

“Brazil is Going Through a Dangerous Transitional Moment,” says ex-President

By Xiu Ying, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Former Brazilian President (1995-2002) Fernando Henrique Cardoso (FHC) criticized what he perceives as a "punitive"...

Leprosy Patients are Segregated in Brazil, Says UN Rapporteur

By Xiu Ying, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Alice Cruz, the United Nations Special Rapporteur for the Elimination of Discrimination against Persons Affected...

Study Alerts to Severe Health Risks From Energy Drinks

By Xiu Ying, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Energy drinks, particularly popular among young people, pose serious health risks, cautioned the American Heart...

Brazilian Minister Does not Like Result of Drug Study and Attacks Authors

By Xiu Ying, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - From 2014 to 2017, the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) conducted 16,000 interviews and assigned 500...

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