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Brasilia: Brazil has confirmed the country’s first monkeypox-related death, according to the Health Ministry. The case was reported on Friday in Belo Horizonte, capital of the southeast Minas Gerais state, and the victim was a 41-year-old man, who was undergoing treatment for other serious clinical conditions, including cancer, and whose health deteriorated after getting infected, […]
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Brasilia: The death toll due to the heavy rain in Brazil’s northeastern state of Pernambuco has increased to 56, disaster management authorities said. Fifty-six people are still missing and nearly 4,000 have been evacuated due to the floods and landslides caused by the heavy rains, Xinhua news agency quoted the authorities as saying on Sunday. […]
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Rio De Janeiro: At least 37 people were killed and about 5,000 others displaced in northeastern Brazil due to heavy rains, authorities said on Saturday. Recife City, the capital of northeastern Pernambuco State, is the most affected by the rains, where 35 people died and about 1,000 others fled their homes, according to the local […]
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New Delhi: While the country is rejoicing its badminton team’s historic Thomas Cup triumph in Bangkok, J Jerlin Anika is another Indian shuttler who has been making waves with her unprecedented gold-medal winning feat in Deaflympics in Brazil. The 18-year-old hearing-impaired shuttler from Madurai also achieved something unique — three gold medals at the 24th […]
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Hyderabad: Promising young shooter from Hyderabad Dhanush Srikanth showcased his potential by shooting a gold medal in the men’s 10m air rifle competitions in the ongoing 4th Deaflympics at Caxias do Sul, Brazil, on Thursday. The 19-year-old, competing in the Deaflympics for the first time, shot 247.5 in the final, which is also a finals world […]
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Brasilia: After a two-year suspension due to Covid-19, Brazil’s carnival returned this weekend, giving a boost to the country’s tourism sector. As millions of spectators enjoyed the traditional celebration at an unusual time of the year, the famous “blocos”, or musical troupes, returned to parade in the streets in cities such as Rio de Janeiro […]
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San Francisco: Brazil has lifted its ban on Telegram after the country’s Supreme Court blocked the messaging app for failing to comply with court orders. “Considering that the (court’s requested changes) were fully attended to, I revoke the decision to fully and completely suspend the operation of Telegram in Brazil,” Justice Alexandre de Moraes wrote […]
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The move comes at the time when President Jair Bolsonaro has been reportedly encouraging his base to follow him on Telegram as he is all set to seek re-election in October.
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Sao Paulo: Ecuador is one win away from returning to the World Cup after a 1-1 home draw with South American qualifying leader Brazil. Coach Gustavo Alfaro’s team will qualify to play in Qatar if it beats Peru next week. Chile, once a force in the region, saw its chances shrink dramatically after a 2-1 […]
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More than 35,000 people have been forced from their homes, according to Bahia's civil defence and protection agency, reported CNN.
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This comes as the World Health Organisation (WHO) has named the new COVID-19 variant B.1.1.529, which has been detected in South Africa, as 'Omicron' and alarmed the siren among countries of the new variant.
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Hyderabad: Telangana footballer from Nizamabad Guguloth Soumya, who earlier scripted history by becoming the first female footballer from the State to don India colours, is all excited about the Brazil tour and hopes to make the most of the tour ahead of next year’s AFC Asia Cup. The 19-year-old, along with the Indian team, left […]
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Sao Paulo: Argentina secured a place in next year’s World Cup after a 0-0 draw against Brazil, giving Lionel Messi his fifth and possibly final shot at winning the only major trophy missing in his career. Second-place Argentina qualified after Chile lost 2-0 at home to third-place Ecuador. With 29 points and four qualifiers remaining, […]
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In a bizarre incident in a hospital in Brazil, the doctors were left puzzled over a case of a baby boy, with a ‘true human tail’ – a rare 12 cm-long appendage that had a ball on the end. According to a case study in the ‘Journal of Pediatric Case Surgery Reports’, there are very […]
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The 26-year-old Brazilian singer was killed when the small plane she was travelling in crashed in Minas Gerais state, reported Deadline.
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With depleting coal stocks and rising energy demand, going big on green power is the best bet
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The death count is showing a clear declining trend in the countries with relatively better vaccination coverage, exposing the widening global health inequity
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The Covaxin contract to Brazil landed in controversy after the South American countrys Attorney General reportedly launched a probe into the deal.
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Colombia opened the scoring in the 10th minute after Juan Cuadrado crossed from the right and found Luis Díaz all alone in the middle of Brazil's penalty box.
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Defender Alex Sandro, Neymar, midfielder Everton Ribeiro and striker Richarlison scored the goals at the Nilton Santos stadium in Rio de Janeiro.
