Covid-19 Could Exist Forever, Oxford Scientist Warns
John Bell, a renowned scientist and professor of medicine at Oxford University, told UK members of parliament that "covid-19 could...
August 23, 2020Section
Society
Daily Interest News from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Finnish Researchers Believe They Have Found Cure for Hangovers
In a study published this week in the journal Alcohol and Alcoholism, researchers at the University of Helsinki and the...
August 23, 2020
Up to Half of São Paulo Students Could Be Infected in Class, Covid Study Says
Worldwide, the return to school is one of the most sensitive issues in the process of restarting activities during the...
August 22, 2020
Almost 60 Percent of Brazil’s Northern and Northeastern Homes Receive Emergency Aid
The novel coronavirus pandemic exposed Brazil's deep geographic and socioeconomic inequalities.
August 22, 2020
Amid Coronavirus Crisis: Police Carry Out Eviction on Settlement in Minas Gerais
In Brazil, ongoing clashes erupt after the violent evacuation of an agricultural workers' settlement in the state of Minas Gerais...
August 22, 2020
Brazil’s Federal Police Regulations Authorize Sale of Four Weapons per Citizen
The Federal Police (PF) yesterday announced that it has formalized the regulations set forth in Decree 9.785, of 2019, which...
August 22, 2020
Bloomberg Misery Index: Venezuela, Argentina and Colombia Among Worst-Ranked Countries
Venezuela, Argentina, South Africa, Turkey and Colombia held on to their unenviable rankings from 2019 as the world’s most miserable...
August 22, 2020
Analysis: Why Has Brazil Made So Little Progress in Crucial Abortion Debate?
In the midst of two enormous crises, the health and the economic crises, yet another national current drama has been...
August 22, 2020
Covid-19: Brazil Records 1,054 New Deaths, 30,355 New Cases (August 21st)
In the past 24 hours, Brazil recorded 1,054 Covid-19 deaths and 30,355 people infected by the novel coronavirus. The data...
August 22, 2020