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Facebook bows to Brazil judge, blocks 12 accounts of Bolsonaro supporters

Facebook issued a statement saying it complied due to the threat of criminal liability for an employee in Brazil

Fires in Amazon rainforest up 28% to 6,803 in July, worrying experts

Environmentalists worry at the rise because August traditionally marks the beginning of the fire season in the region

Everyone will probably contract Covid-19 at some point: Bolsonaro

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who was diagnosed with the Covid-19 earlier this month, said that everyone will probably contract coronavirus at some point, "so face up to it".

Brazil coronavirus update: Covid-19 death toll goes past 90,000 mark

Brazil's novel coronavirus outbreak has marked another grim milestones, with the death toll surpassing 90,000, and the number of people testing positive going over 2.5 million

'Invisible hands': How millions of domestic workers fare under Covid-19

Most domestic work is informal, leaving workers vulnerable, especially in times of crisis like Covid-19

Brazil coronavirus payout cuts extreme poverty to least in decades

Brazil's extreme poverty has plunged due to a monthly federal handout during the coronavirus pandemic, but threatens to bounce back once the government ceases the stopgap welfare programme

Biggest single-day jump of over 284,000 global cases in last 24 hours

Deaths rose by 9,753, the biggest one-day increase since a record high of 9,797 deaths on April 30.

US, China clash to impair global trade vital for India's reopening: Rajan

Leading economist and former RBI governor warns of 'enormous bankruptcies' in US and Europe.

Money laundering probe: ED freezes 60 bank accounts on Brazil's request

The probe is linked to some high profile people of Brazil

India's petrol, diesel demand falls again due to high prices, lockdown

India on Friday became the third country in the world to record more than one million cases of the new coronavirus, behind only the United States and Brazil

Brazil tops 2 mn coronavirus cases; with 1,000 deaths a day, toll at 76,000

Since late May, three months after Brazil's first reported case of the coronavirus, it has recorded more than 1,000 daily deaths on average in a gruesome plateau that has yet to tilt downward

Communication collapse: Inside Facebook's tussle with Brazil's central bank

Facebook Pay's June launch, years in the planning, was meant to be the pilot for a potential global rollout - but eight days after going live, the Brazil central bank pulled the plug on it

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Brazil President tests positive for Covid-19

Japan in talks with UK, France for $20 bn fund to jointly buy vaccine, Hong Kong to subsidise conference industry, US formally exits WHO and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Brazil's president Bolsonaro says hydroxychloroquine to cure his virus

Bolsonaro says he is confident that he will swiftly recover from coronavirus thanks to treatment with hydroxychloroquine, the anti-malaria drug that has not been proven effective against Covid-19.

Huawei says US pressure on Brazil threatens long delays in 5G rollout

A longtime China skeptic, Bolsonaro has adopted a less abrasive stance toward Beijing since taking office in 2019, although he remains a close Trump ally.

India overtakes Russia in Covid-19 cases to become third worst-hit nation

Only the US and Brazil are ahead of India in terms of total coronavirus infections

Covid-19: Brazilian President vetoes law requiring masks in public spaces

Brazil currently accounts for the second highest number of Covid-19 cases and deaths in the world

EU reopens borders to 14 nations; India, US, Russia, Brazil excluded

The EU said China is subject to confirmation of reciprocity, meaning it must lift all restrictions on European citizens entering China before it will allow Chinese citizens back in.

AstraZeneca says Brazil close to coronavirus vaccine deal for 100 mn doses

Brazil counts almost 58,000 dead by COVID-19, and more than 1.2 million cases of the disease

With nearly 190,000 new cases, steepest hike seen globally in 24 hours: WHO

The latest rise to the overall case count is a significant increase from the 179,316 new positive tests reported on Saturday by the WHO