Coronavirus: Johns Hopkins Report Ranks Groups to Be Vaccinated
The vaccine against the novel coronavirus is the most expected event of the year. But doubts remain and many people...
August 25, 2020Section
Society
Daily Interest News from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
ECLAC Projects Economic Decline and Rising Poverty in Latin America
Based on World Bank data, the document concludes: "The global economy will experience its sharpest decline since World War II...
August 25, 2020
Covid-19: 257,000 Healthcare Professionals Have Been Infected in Brazil
Since the start of the pandemic, 226 healthcare professionals have died and another 257 thousand have been infected by the...
August 25, 2020
Butantan Director Says Chinese CoronaVac Could Provide Over 97 Percent Immunity
Butantan Institute director Dimas Tadeu Covas, said yesterday in an interview to Jovem Pan that with the two doses, the...
August 25, 2020
Covid-19: Brazil Records 565 Deaths in 24 Hours, Totals 115,309 Deaths (August 24th)
Yesterday, the country passed 115,000 deaths by Covid-19, according to the latest survey by the Ministry of Health. There were...
August 25, 2020
Flames Spread Across Argentina’s Cordoba Province, Known for Livestock Production
In addition to the severe economic crisis that Argentina is experiencing, the country is now also faced with dramatic fires....
August 25, 2020
Bolsonaro Threatens to Punch Reporter After Question About Corruption and First Lady
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday, August 23rd, threatened to punch a reporter repeatedly in the mouth after being asked...
August 24, 2020
“Brazil Income” Plan Should Serve Eight Million More People Than “Family Grant”
The new assistance program of the Jair Bolsonaro government, named Renda Brasil (Brazil Income), is expected to serve eight million...
August 24, 2020
One of Rio’s Main Shopping Malls, Cobal do Humaitá Risks Closing
One of Rio de Janeiro's main shopping malls, Cobal do Humaitá, located in the neighborhood with the same name in...
August 24, 2020