UN warns of possible default by Brazil and other developing countries
According to the UN, 42 economies that borrowed in capital markets have suffered sovereign downgrades since the beginning of the...
March 29, 2021Section
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Portugal extends suspension of flights from Great Britain and Brazil
Portugal on Monday (29) extended a suspension of flights to and from Britain and Brazil until April 15, with only...
March 29, 2021
France and Peru decide to resume direct flights next Wednesday
Air France airline announced the resumption of direct international flights between France and Peru from next Wednesday, March 31st.
March 27, 2021
Scientists in Israel find South African variant limits efficacy of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine
A study in Israel found that one of the coronavirus vaccines is effective against the British variant of the coronavirus,...
March 25, 2021
Spain extends restrictions on flights from Brazil through mid-April
The Spanish government said on Tuesday, March 23rd, that it will extend the limitations on entry into its territory of...
March 24, 2021
Brazilians are world’s 2nd-most rejected tourists; see which countries apply restrictions
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil has become the top global center of new Covid-19 deaths, and Brazilians rank 2nd...
March 17, 2021
Brazil seeks “3rd path” to Covid-19 patent/waiver deadlock at WTO
Between the so-called vaccine nationalism and the broad permission for patent breach in the fight against Covid-19, as proposed by...
March 17, 2021
Covid-19: new global risk map should have Brazil in ‘red zone’, say scientists
Virologist Julian Tang, from the University of Leicester, UK, says that European nations, Oceania, Israel, and parts of Asia, such...
March 16, 2021Portugal maintains travel restrictions to Brazil; Foreign Ministry confirms 3rd return flight
Portugal will maintain travel restrictions to and from Brazil until at least Easter, Prime Minister António Costa said on Thursday,...
March 12, 2021