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Brazil registers world's fifth highest death toll from COVID-19
Hospital during the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, Itapevi, Brazil
2020-05-30, Malaysian National News Agency
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 30 -- Brazil has the fifth highest death toll from COVID-19 in the world, after registering over 1,000...
Queen’s ‘secret palace’ letters should be public, Australian court rules
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II waves to the crowd as she arrives on the third day of the annual Royal Ascot horse race meeting, which is traditionally known as Ladies Day, in Ascot, England, Thursday June 20, 2019.
2020-05-29, The Independent
An Australian court has ruled that correspondence between Queen Elizabeth and her representative in the country during the lead up to the dismissal of a former prime...
Ecuador midfielder Cazares tests positive for COVID-192020-06-01
China.dot.org: RIO DE JANEIRO, May 31 (Xinhua) -- Atletico Mineiro and Ecuador international midfielder Juan Cazares has tested positive for COVID-19,...
Pro- and anti-Bolsonaro forces clash in Sao Paulo2020-06-01
La Prensa Latina: Sao Paulo, May 31 (efe-epa).- Groups supporting and opposing Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro clashed on Sunday in violent disturbances amid the political and health crisis besetting the South American giant, one of the countries hardest hit by the...
World alarmed by violence in US; thousands march in London2020-06-01
Federal News Radio: LONDON (AP) — Nations around the world have watched in horror at the civil unrest in the United States following the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after a white police officer pressed his knee on his neck until he stopped breathing. Racism-tinged...
Police disperse anti-Bolsonaro protesters in Brazil2020-05-31
The Lewiston Tribune: RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Police say they used tear gas to disperse hundreds of demonstrators in Brazil's largest city on Sunday as groups protesting and supporting President Jair Bolsonaro neared a clash. ......
Former captains Kieran Read, Kayla Whitelock recognised in Queen's Birthday Honours2020-05-31
TVNZ: Former All Blacks captain Kieran Read's achievements have been recognised as part of the Queen's Birthday Honours list, named an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit. Kieran Read. Source: Photosport Read, 34, is recognised for his services to rugby in New...
Street art offers beauty, a laugh, some hope2020-05-31
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Embraer negotiating $600 million bank financing for exports2020-05-31
Metro USA: Sign up for our COVID-19 newsletter to stay up-to-date on the latest coronavirus news throughout New York CityRIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazilian planemaker Embraer SA <EMBR3.SA>, the world’s third largest commercial jet builder, should...
Brazil's coronavirus death toll now the world's fourth-highest2020-05-31
AOL: Brazil reported a record 33,274 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Saturday and the death toll surpassed that of France and now ranks only below the United States, Britain and Italy. The country's minister of health says the real number could actually be 15...
Team of the Week: Bansley and Wilkerson2020-05-31
Public Technologies: Team of the Week: Bansley and Wilkerson Lausanne, Switzerland, May 31, 2020 â€' Considering they weren’t sure how long they were going to be playing together, Heather Bansley and Brandie Wilkerson can certainly look back without any regrets on their decision...
‘Light ‘em up!’: Police shoot paintballs at Minneapolis residents standing on their porch2020-05-31
The Independent: Police officers and National Guard forces in Minneapolis shot paintballs at residents standing outside on their porch, as a curfew was enforced throughout the city. A video posted on Twitter on Saturday night appears to show the Minnesota National Guard and...
Gilbert Burns dominates Tyron Woodley at UFC Fight Night2020-05-31
The Citizens: Brazilian welterweight GilbertBurns upset AmericanTyron Woodley in a five-round, unanimous decision in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas. Burns (19-3), who is from Rio de Janeiro and trains in South Florida, has now won six straight...
Pandemic art: Street art offers beauty, a laugh, some hope2020-05-31
Gulf News: 1 of 14 A mural near a hospital pays tribute to nurses amid COVID-19 concerns in Dallas. Street art is getting inspiration from the coronavirus pandemic gripping the globe, offering some comic relief, wit and beauty in a world where people are cut off from...
After a Fight Over Control of Brazil’s Federal Police, Raids Target Bolsonaro’s Political Rivals2020-05-31
The Intercept: Brazil’s Federal Police carried out a pair of operations on consecutive days this week targeting political opponents and allies of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro. The operations raised questions surrounding mounting evidence that the Brazilian equivalent...
U.S. Olympian Ledecky hosts online STEM talk with Japanese students2020-05-31
Kyodo: AmericanOlympic gold medalist swimmer Katie Ledecky on Sunday jointly hosted an online interactive workshop with PanasonicCenterTokyo to promote STEM education to Japanese students. Ledecky had earlier this year launched a STEM educational program in...