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Brazil president to meet soy farmers amid oilseeds price inflation

Bolsonaro said he will rely on Agriculture Minister Tereza Cristina Dias to arrange the meeting with the growers

Brazil's poor squeezed by less Coronavirus aid, surging food costs

Many people in Brazil are struggling to cope with less pandemic aid from the government and jumping food prices, with millions expected to slip back into poverty

Brazil coronavirus update: Covid-19 cases in Brazil pass 5 million-mark

Confirmed cases of coronavirus in Brazil have passed five million, with deaths in the country approaching 150,000, officials said

World Coronavirus Dispatch: China rolls out vaccine, eyes global market

Beijing is set to expand a programme that administers experimental coronavirus vaccines as Chinese developers chart a risky path to dominating global supplies

Sao Paulo state in Brazil asks approval to use Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine

Sao Paulo, Brazil's most populous state, is one of the sites of Phase III clinical trials for the Sinovac vaccine conducted by the state's Butantan Institute, a leading biomedical research center

Lessons for the world from green transitions in India, China and Brazil

Based on these unexpected clean-energy transitions, researchers have identified three insights relevant across emerging economies

Google to pay publishers in 5 nations $1 bn over 3 years for news content

The internet search giant said Thursday that it has signed agreements for its news partnership program with nearly 200 publications in Germany, Brazil, Argentina, Canada, the U.K. and Australia

BPCL pays up for defaulting Videocon Industries in Brazil oil block

In September 2008, BPCL and Videocon Industries had formed a 50:50 joint venture to acquire a Brazilian oil exploration firm for $283 million

Bhutan backs G4 nations candidature as permanent members to expanded UNSC

Bhutan has long supported the aspirations of the G4 countries-- India, Japan, Germany and Brazil -- to serve as permanent members to an expanded UNSC, Prime Minister Lotay Tshering said

Volkswagen to pay victims of Brazil dictatorship in landmark settlement

Volkswagen will pay about £5.1 million in compensation and donations to atone for the persecution of former employees during Brazil's 1964-1985 military dictatorship, the carmaker said

G4 countries call for urgent measures for reform of the UN Security Council

A joint press statement said the ministers highlighted the urgency of reforming the UN and updating its main decision-making bodies, in order to better reflect contemporary realities

Covid-19: Saudi Arabia suspends travel to three countries including India

According to Saudi Arabia's Civil Aviation Authority, people with travel history to India, Brazil and Argentina 14 days prior to their arrival, have also been barred

Brazil coronavirus update: Covid-19 death toll surpasses 137,000-mark

Brazil's Covid-19 death toll has surpassed 137,000 after 377 more patients died from the novel coronavirus, raising the total number of fatalities to 137,272

Dengue may provide some level of immunity against Covid-19: Study

The not yet published study led by a professor at Duke University, compared the geographic distribution of coronavirus cases with the spread of dengue in 2019 and 2020

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Why pandemic is still surging despite lockdown

India went in for an early lockdown and encouraged social distancing and other measures, unlike the Trump and Bolsonaro govts

Brazil coronavirus update: Covid-19 death toll crosses 135,000-mark

Another 858 Covid-19 patients have died in Brazil, raising the country's death toll to 135,793, the Brazilian Ministry of Health said

IBSA expresses 'frustration' over slow pace of progress on UNSC reform

The three countries, in a joint statement, strongly called for expediting reform of the UNSC, saying any failure to do so may have serious implications for international peace and security

Brazil's raging wildfires spark environmental emergency declaration

Brazil's southern state of Mato Grosso do Sul has declared a state of environmental emergency after raging wildfires destroyed 1.4 million hectares of vegetation since the beginning of the year

AstraZeneca-Oxford's coronavirus vaccine trials resume in Brazil

AstraZeneca paused global trials temporarily last week after an unexplained illness in a participant in Britain.

Brazil's Coivd-19 weekly death toll rises to about 4,000 fatalities

The number of coronavirus-related fatalities in Brazil has surpassed 131,600 with about 4,000 deaths registered over the past week, according to the country's Health Ministry