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Brazil reports over 160,000 new Covid cases for 3rd straight day
Brasilia, Jan 22 (IANS) In the last 24 hours, Brazil reported more than 160,000 new Covid-19 cases for a third consecutive day, the National Council of Health Secretaries said.
2022-01-22
Category: International, Brazil,Health/Medicine
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Brazil boss Tite names Alves, Coutinho for World Cup qualifiers
Rio de Janeiro, Jan 14 (IANS) Barcelona veteran Dani Alves and new Aston Villa signing Philippe Coutinho have been named in Brazil's squad for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers against Ecuador and Paraguay, the Brazilian Football Confederation has said.
2022-01-14
Category: International, Brazil,Sports,Football
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10 dead due to heavy rains in Brazil
Brasilia, Jan 13 (IANS) At least 10 people were killed and more than 13,000 others forced to evacuate from their homes after heavy rains lashed the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, authorities said.
2022-01-13
Category: International, Brazil,Crime/Disaster/Accident
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10 dead due to heavy rains in Brazil
Rio de Janeiro, Jan 12 (IANS) At least 10 people were killed in the past 24 hours after heavy rains lashed the southeastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, and more than 13,000 people were forced to leave their homes, the regional civil defense authorities said.
2022-01-12
Category: International, Brazil,Crime/Disaster/Accident,Politics
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Sao Paulo cancels Carnival street parades
Sao Paulo, Jan 7 (IANS) Brazil's largest city of Sao Paulo has cancelled Carnival street parades following an increase in Covid-19 infections and hospitalisations fuelled by the Omicron variant, Mayor Ricardo Nunes announced.
2022-01-07
Category: International, Brazil,Politics
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Brazilian President discharged from hospital
Brasilia, Jan 6 (IANS) Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been discharged from hospital just over 48 hours after he was admitted due to an intestinal obstruction.
2022-01-06
Category: International, Brazil,Politics
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Brazilian Prez stable after hospitalisation in Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo, Jan 4 (IANS) Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was stable but not expected to be discharged after being hospitalised on Monday following an intestinal obstruction, a medical bulletin released by the Vila Nova Star Hospital in Sao Paulo said.
2022-01-04
Category: International, Brazil,Politics
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Pele mourns death of former teammate Dorval Rodrigues
Rio de Janeiro, Dec 27 (IANS) Football legend Pele has paid tribute to his former Santos and Brazil teammate Dorval Rodrigues, who died on Sunday aged 86.
2021-12-27
Category: International, Brazil,Sports,Football
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Pele living moments of 'love, peace and unity'
Rio de Janeiro, Dec 26 (IANS) Brazilian football legend Pele took to social media to send a Christmas message to his followers, two days after his release from a Sao Paulo hospital.
2021-12-26
Category: International, Brazil,Sports,Football
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Cafu backs Dani Alves' World Cup bid
Rio de Janeiro, Dec 24 (IANS) Brazilian football great Cafu believes compatriot Dani Alves is mounting an irresistible case to be included in the country's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar following his return to Barcelona.
2021-12-24
Category: International, Brazil,Sports,Football
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Barcelona target Yuri Alberto set for Internacional exit, says his agent
Rio de Janeiro, Dec 23 (IANS) Highly-rated forward Yuri Alberto is being sought by at least three major European clubs and is likely to leave Brazil's Internacional in the coming months, his representative has said.
2021-12-23
Category: International, Brazil,Sports,Football
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Ex-Brazil striker Ronaldo buys controlling stake in club that launched his pro career
Rio de Janeiro, Dec 19 (IANS) Brazilian football great Ronaldo has completed the purchase of a majority stake in Cruzeiro, the club that launched his glittering professional career.
2021-12-19
Category: International, Brazil,Sports,Football
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Death toll rises to 10 in Brazil's Bahia state flooding
Rio De Janeiro, Dec 14 (IANS) Rescue teams have raised the death toll from heavy rains and flooding in the Brazilian state of Bahia to 10.
2021-12-14
Category: International, Brazil,Crime/Disaster/Accident,Politics
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7 dead, thousands displaced after heavy rains hit Brazil's Bahia state
Rio De Janeiro, Dec 13 (IANS) At least seven people were killed and thousands displaced after heavy rains hit the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia, the regional Civil Defence has reported.
2021-12-13
Category: International, Brazil,Crime/Disaster/Accident,Politics
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Only fully vaccinated foreigners can enter Brazil: SC
Brasilia, Dec 12 (IANS) Brazil's Federal Supreme Court (STF) has determined that all foreigners travellers entering the country should present a certificate verifying that they have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
2021-12-12
Category: International, Brazil,Politics
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Pele will be home from hospital before Christmas, says soccer legend's daughter
Brasilia, Dec 9 (IANS) Brazilian football legend Pele, who has been hospitalised for a colon tumor treatment, will be home in time to spend Christmas with his family, his daughter Kely Nascimento said on Thursday.
2021-12-09
Category: International, Brazil,Sports,Football
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Brazil legend Pele hospitalised again to undergo colon tumor treatment
Brasilia, Dec 8 (IANS) Brazilian soccer legend Pele has been hospitalised for a colon tumor treatment, Sao Paulo's Hospital Albert Einstein said on Wednesday.
2021-12-08
Category: International, Brazil,Sports,Football
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WTA Awards: Barty is Player of the Year, Raducanu named newcomer of the Year
St. Petersberg (USA), Dec 7 (IANS) Australia's world number one Ashleigh Barty was crowned WTA Player of the Year for the second time and US Open champion Emma Raducanu won the Newcomer of the Year award, the governing body of the women's tennis said on Tuesday.
2021-12-07
Category: International, Brazil,Sports,Tennis
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Brazil vaccinates 90% of target population with first Covid dose
Brasilia, Dec 3 (IANS) Brazil has vaccinated 90 per cent of its target population of 177 million people with at least one dose of a vaccine against Covid-19, the Ministry of Health has said.
2021-12-03
Category: International, Brazil,National,Health/Medicine
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Brazil reports third case of coronavirus variant Omicron
Sao Paulo, Dec 2 (IANS) Brazil has reported its third case of Covid-19 variant Omicron, after a Brazilian national who arrived from eastern Africa over the weekend tested positive.
2021-12-02
Category: International, Brazil,Health/Medicine
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Football: India women lose 1-2 against Venezuela
Manaus (Brazil), Dec 2 (IANS) The Indian women's football team suffered a 1-2 loss against Venezuela in their final game of the Torneio Internacional de Futebol Feminino at the Arena da Amazônia, here on Thursday.
2021-12-02
Category: International, Brazil,Sports,Football
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Brazil reports first cases of Omicron variant
Rio De Janeiro, Dec 1 (IANS) Brazil became the first Latin American country to report cases of the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus.
2021-12-01
Category: International, Brazil,Health/Medicine
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Omicron variant of "concern" not "despair": Brazilian Health minister
Brasilia, Nov 30 (IANS) The new variant of the coronavirus Omicron is a variant of "concern" not "despair," Brazil's Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga said, adding that the country's health system is prepared for an eventual new Covid-19 wave.
2021-11-30
Category: International, Brazil,Health/Medicine
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India women's football team reaches Brazil for four-nation tournament
Manaus, Nov 22 (IANS) The India women's football team reached Eduardo Gomes International Airport at Manaus in Brazil on Monday to take part in the four-nation tournament. India, ranked 57 in the world, will play matches against seventh-ranked Brazil on November 24 followed by World Number 37 Chile on November 28 and World Number 56 Venezuela on December 1.
2021-11-22
Category: International, Brazil,Sports,Football
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Brazil administers over 300 mn Covid-19 vaccine shots
Brasilia, Nov 20 (IANS) Brazil has administered more than 300 million shots of Covid-19 vaccines since launching its vaccination campaign in January 2021, the Health Ministry has said.
2021-11-20
Category: International, Brazil,Health/Medicine
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Brazil to give all adults Covid-19 booster shots
Brasilia, Nov 17 (IANS) All Brazilians aged above 18 will be eligible to get booster shots against Covid-19, Brazilian Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga said.
2021-11-17
Category: International, Brazil,Health/Medicine
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Why obesity ups CVD complications risk in Covid
Rio de Janeiro, Nov 14 (IANS) Obesity is the factor most associated with the development of endothelial dysfunction, a condition in which the blood vessels become unable to contract and relax adequately, increasing the risk of events such as heart attacks, thrombosis (blood clotting) and stroke in Covid-19 patients, finds a study.
2021-11-14
Category: International, Brazil,Health/Medicine
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Brazil beat Colombia to clinch World Cup berth
Sao Paulo, Nov 12 (IANS) Lucas Paqueta scored late as Brazil became the first South American team to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup with a 1-0 home victory over Colombia here.
2021-11-12
Category: International, Brazil,Sports,Football
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World Cup Qualifiers: Arsenal defender Gabriel earns first Brazil call-up
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Nov 9 (IANS) Uncapped Arsenal defender Gabriel Magalhaes has been drafted into Brazil's squad for 2022 World Cup qualifiers against Colombia and Argentina, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has said.
2021-11-09
Category: International, Brazil,Sports,Football
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This highly abundant virus in humans can act as biomarker for Covid
Sao Paulo, Nov 8 (IANS) People infected with SARS-CoV-2 are more likely to have increased load of Torquetenovirus (TTV), an apparently inoffensive virus most frequently found in humans, which can be used as a marker of Covid-19 severity and recovery, according to researchers.
2021-11-08
Category: International, Brazil,National,Health/Medicine
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Brazil unveils 10% cut in import tariffs
Brasilia, Nov 7 (IANS) Brazil has adopted a temporary 10 per cent reduction in import tariffs on most of its foreign purchases to urgently address the accelerating inflation, the Foreign Affairs Ministry and Economy Ministry said in a joint memo.
2021-11-07
Category: International, Brazil,Politics
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25 bank robbery suspects killed in clashes with Brazilian authorities
Brasilia, Nov 1 (IANS) At least 25 bank robbery suspects were killed in two clashes with Brazilian authorities in the state of Minas Gerais, police said.
2021-11-01
Category: International, Brazil,Crime/Disaster/Accident
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9 firefighters dead, 1 rescued in Brazil cave collapse
Brasilia, Nov 1 (IANS) Nine Brazilian firefighters died and another was rescued after a cave collapsed in the state of Sao Paulo, burying them underground, authorities said.
2021-11-01
Category: International, Brazil,Crime/Disaster/Accident
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Coutinho returns to Brazil squad for World Cup qualifiers
Rio de Janeiro, Oct 30 (IANS) Barcelona midfielder Philippe Coutinho has been recalled to Brazil's national squad for 2022 World Cup qualifiers against Colombia and Argentina.
2021-10-30
Category: International, Brazil,Sports,Football
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Horse hyperimmune antibody may help fight Covid-19: Study
Sao Paulo, Oct 27 (IANS) A team of Brazilian researchers has found that antibody fragments produced in horses may be an efficient approach to combat Covid-19.
2021-10-27
Category: International, Brazil,Science/Tech
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Sao Paulo parts ways with Hernan Crespo
Rio de Janeiro, Oct 14 (IANS) Brazilian Serie A club Sao Paulo has sacked manager Hernan Crespo after just eight months in the role.
2021-10-14
Category: International, Brazil,Sports,Football
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Scolari leaves Gremio after three months in charge
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Oct 12 (IANS) Gremio have parted ways with Brazil World Cup-winning manager Luiz Felipe Scolari after a poor run of results, the Brazilian Serie A club said on Monday.
2021-10-12
Category: International, Brazil,Sports,Football
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Brazil's Covid death toll tops 600,000
Brasilia, Oct 9 (IANS) Brazil's overall Covid-19 death toll, which is currently the second highest in the world after the US, has topped the 600,000 mark, according to health authorities.
2021-10-09
Category: International, Brazil,Health/Medicine
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Brazil unveils national wildlife rescue plan
Brasilia, Oct 7 (IANS) Brazil has created a National Wildlife Rescue Program to adopt measures to protect endangered species across the country's six biomes, according to a Government Gazette.
2021-10-07
Category: International, Brazil,Politics,Environment/Wildlife
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Pele to undergo chemotherapy after leaving hospital
Rio de Janeiro, Oct 1 (IANS) Brazilian football legend Pele has been discharged from hospital following surgery to remove a tumour from his colon, doctors have said.
2021-10-01
Category: International, Brazil,Sports,Football
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Apple Watch Series 6 oximeter 'reliable' for lung disease patients: Study
Rio De Janeiro, Sep 26 (IANS) A new study has revealed that Apple Watch Series 6 "is a reliable way to obtain heart rate and oxygen saturation (SpO2) in patients with lung diseases under controlled conditions".
2021-09-26
Category: International, Brazil,Technology,Health/Medicine
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Bolsonaro in isolation after contact with Covid-positive aide
Brasilia, Sep 23 (IANS) Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro will remain in isolation for the next five days after coming in contact with Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga, who has tested positive for Covif-19.
2021-09-23
Category: International, Brazil,Politics
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Brazil great Roberto Carlos backs FIFA calendar revamp
Rio de Janeiro, Sep 21 (IANS) Brazil World Cup winner Roberto Carlos has endorsed plans to overhaul the international football calendar, saying the mooted changes would reduce the physical burden on players.
2021-09-21
Category: International, Brazil,Sports,Football
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Pele recovering well after 'little step back': Daughter
Rio de Janeiro, Sep 18 (IANS) Pele is recovering well after surgery to remove a tumour from his colon, his daughter has said.
2021-09-18
Category: International, Brazil,Sports,Football
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Pele leaves intensive care post-surgery
Rio de Janeiro, Sep 15 (IANS) Brazilian football legend Pele has been moved out of intensive care, 10 days after undergoing surgery to remove a tumour from his colon, the hospital treating him said on Wednesday (IST).
2021-09-15
Category: International, Brazil,Sports,Football
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7 die in plane crash in of Brazil
Sao Paulo, Sep 15 (IANS) At least seven people were killed when an executive plane crashed in a rural area of the Brazilian municipality of Piracicaba, in southeastern Sao Paulo state, the local fire department said on Tuesday.
2021-09-15
Category: International, Brazil,Crime/Disaster/Accident
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Pele recovering, set to leave intensive care: Daughter
Rio de Janeiro, Sep 14 (IANS) The eldest daughter of Brazilian football legend Pele has said that her father is expected to move out of intensive care this week as he recovers from surgery to remove a tumour from his colon.
2021-09-14
Category: International, Brazil,Sports,Football
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Pele 'recovering satisfactorily' after surgery to remove tumour
Rio de Janeiro, Sep 11 (IANS) Brazilian football legend Pele remains in intensive care after surgery to remove a tumour from his colon, the medical team treating him said late on Friday.
2021-09-11
Category: International, Brazil,Sports,Football
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Messi, Neymar set records as Argentina, Brazil edge closer to World Cup
Rio de Janeiro, Sep 10 (IANS) Paris Saint-Germain teammates Lionel Messi and Neymar both broke scoring records on Friday (IST) as Argentina and Brazil continued their march toward next year's World Cup in Qatar.
2021-09-10
Category: International, Brazil,Sports,Football
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FIFA to analyse official reports after Brazil-Argentina match suspended
Rio de Janeiro, Sep 7 (IANS) World football governing body FIFA has said that it will analyse reports from match officials before deciding upon a course of action for the suspended World Cup qualifier between Brazil and Argentina.
2021-09-07
Category: International, Brazil,Sports,Football
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