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Gol Cancels All International Flights Over Coronavirus

Gol, Brazil's largest airline, has announced that it is suspending all its flights abroad as of March 23rd. The measure,...

March 18, 2020

US Health Entities Begin First Human Trial for Potential Covid-19 Vaccine

American scientists started on Monday, March 16th, the first human trials of a potential vaccine against the new coronavirus. According...

March 18, 2020

Second Death Confirmed in Brazil, First in Rio de Janeiro

The municipality of Miguel Pereira, in the center-south of the state of Rio de Janeiro, published on its social media...

March 18, 2020

Credit Suisse Projects 1.5 Percent Contraction in Latin America’s 2020 GDP

Credit Suisse projected a 1.5 percent contraction in Latin America's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2020 due to social distancing...

March 18, 2020

Bolsonaro Announces Partial Closure of Brazil’s Border With Venezuela

President Jair Bolsonaro announced on Tuesday the partial closure of the border between Brazil and Venezuela in Roraima.

March 18, 2020

Coronavirus Epidemic Topples Weekend Sales in Brazil

The Brazilian retail trade has already felt the slump in sales due to the measures followed by the population to...

March 18, 2020

Brazilian Ministry of Health Estimates Coronavirus Cases Will Climb Until June

The number of those infected with the coronavirus (Covid-19) in Brazil has climbed to 290, according to a report released...

March 18, 2020

Seniors Over 80 Will Be “Left to die” in Italy

The measure is included in a document from the Turin crisis management department. Doctors fear that patients will be abandoned...

March 18, 2020

Seven Successful Managers at Markets’ Worst Time Since 2008

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - With everyone working from home, it was hard to meet in a studio, let alone...

March 18, 2020