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AP Interview: WADA lawyer defends no blanket ban on Russians2019-12-13
Eagle-Tribune: LONDON (AP) — Expelling all Russians from the Olympics would have been disproportionate and risked being overturned in court, according to the lawyer facing mounting criticism for overseeing a World Anti-Doping Agency decision not to impose a total ban on...
Petrobras on the improvement of the global scale outlook by S&P2019-12-13
Public Technologies: Petrobras on the improvement of the global scale outlook by S&P - Rio de Janeiro, December, 12, 2019 - Petróleo BrasileiroS.A. - Petrobras informs that the rating agency S&P GlobalRatings ("S&P") raised, today, the company's global...
Market Annoucement - 12.12.19 - SeP2019-12-12
Public Technologies: MARKET ANNOUNCEMENT CENTRAIS ELÉTRICAS BRASILEIRAS S/ACNPJ: 00.001.180/0001-26 | NIRE: 533.0000085-9 PUBLIC COMPANY Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S/A ("Company" or "Eletrobras") (B3: ELET3, ELET5 & ELET6; NYSE: EBR & EBR.B;...
These sex workers are fighting for union rights, leaving Spanish feminists conflicted2019-12-12
The Los Angeles Times: BARCELONA, Spain — An angry voice blared from a megaphone at the back of the college lecture hall even before the guest speakers — sex workers — had said a word. Students at the University of Barcelona, about 20 of them, shouted “Prostitution is...
Notice to the Market - New CEO (37 Kb)2019-12-12
Public Technologies: Oi S.A. - In Judicial Reorganization Federal Taxpayers' (CNPJ/MF) No. 76.535.764/0001-43 Board of Trade (NIRE) No. 33.3.0029520-8 Publicly-Held Company NOTICE TO THE MARKET Oi S.A. - In Judicial Reorganization ("Oi" or the "Company"),...
12/dez - Notice to the Market - Ame and Cielo Partnership2019-12-12
Public Technologies: Lojas AmericanasS.A.B2W - Companhia DigitalCNPJ/ME n. 33.014.556/0001-96 CNPJ/ME n. 00.776.574/0006-60 NIRE 3330002817-0 NIRE 3330029074-5 NOTICE TO THE MARKET Ame Digital Brasil Ltda. ("Ame"), fintechand mobile businesses platform of Lojas...
Vale-commissioned report says no warning before dam collapse2019-12-12
The Southern Illinoisan: RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A company-commissioned study released Thursday on a deadly dam break in Brazil found that none of the structure's monitoring systems gave warning of the collapse that killed at least 257 people — though other experts ......
Final summary map AGE 12.12.20192019-12-12
Public Technologies: LIGHT S.A.Corporate Taxpayer's ID (CNPJ/MF): 03.378.521/0001-75 Company Registry (NIRE): 33.300.263.16-1 Publicly Held Company Extraordinary General MeetingFinal summary map Light S.A. ("Company" or "Light") (B3: LIGT3; ADR I: LGSXY), in...
Election to the Board of Directors2019-12-12
Public Technologies: LIGHT S.A.Corporate Taxpayer's ID (CNPJ/MF): 03.378.521/0001-75 Company Registry (NIRE): 33.300.263.16-1 Publicly Held Company Notice to the MarketElection to the Board of DirectorsLight S.A. ("Company" or "Light") (B3: LIG3; ADR...
Postage stamp features Brazilian who helped rescue Jews from the Nazis2019-12-12
Cleveland Jewish News: RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) — One of Brazil’s two Righteous Among the Nations — non-Jews recognized by the Yad VashemHolocaust museum in Jerusalem for saving Jews from the Nazis — is featured on a new postage stamp in the South American country. The stamp with the...
Enraged in Rio, Conlan aims to avenge Olympic boxing defeat2019-12-12
Olean Times Herald: NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Conlan was almost ready to forget about revenge and move on. He had ached for another shot at Vladimir Nikitin ever since the Russian's disputed victory at the 2016 Olympics sent Conlan storming out of Rio de Janeiro enraged with the...
Quadriplegic Veteran, Paralympic Athlete Earns Engineering Degree2019-12-12
Public Technologies: Carlos Leon (Photo by AlexDolce) For Carlos Leon, life has been filled with the unexpected. From serving for the military in Iraq to a traumatic accident that left him quadriplegic, he has faced adversity time after time and powered through these major...
Ticket demand for 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games is at 'unprecedented' level2019-12-12
CBS Sports: In the first lottery phase, there have been more than three million ticket requests for the 2020 Paralympic Games, which -- like the 2020 Olympics -- are set to take place in Tokyo. To put those numbers into perspective, it is three times the demand that the...
Brazilian radio station antenna destroyed in arson attack2019-12-12
CPJ: Rio de Janeiro, December 12, 2019 -- Brazilian authorities must thoroughly investigate the arson attack against broadcaster radio Alian�a FM and hold the perpetrators to account, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. ......