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Friday 4 December 2020
11,088 square kilometres of forest was destroyed in Brazil last year.
Von der Leyen today described the vaccine as “the most promising so far”.
Western allies, including the German Chancellor and Taoiseach Micheál Martin – welcomed a fresh start with Washington.
The Liverpool star played a key role in his country’s 5-0 victory over Bolivia at the Cornthians Arena.
The US has so far recorded the most deaths from the virus.
Brazil argued that a French report raising these concerns “showed the true protectionist interests of those who commissioned it”.
Rieli Franciscato was accompanied by a police patrol at the time.
Brazil has the second-highest number of infections and deaths in the pandemic, after the US.
Data from his own government shows the number of blazes in the rainforest is rising.
The country ranks behind only the United States.
The country has the third-highest number of cases in the world.
The announcement came after Jair Bolsonaro tested positive for a third time.
Sweden’s softer approach to fighting the coronavirus drew global attention
Multiple political figures in South America have tested positive for Covid-19 in the last week.
Bolsonaro confirmed the test results while wearing a mask and speaking to reporters.
The ruling applies whenever he is outdoors in the capital of Brasilia.
India has been recording about 15,000 new infections each day, and some states are considering fresh lockdown measures.
The country now has the second highest death toll from Covid-19 behind the United States.
A further 1,473 deaths in the space of 24 hours saw the death toll in Brazil overtake Italy’s.
The 15 year-old was hospitalised in the northern state of Rorima last week.
A court rejected a request for conditional release for the 39-year-old World Cup winner and his brother.
Three-time World Cup winner Pele – who turns 80 in October – rejected claims over his health on Thursday.
The football legend’s son says the star has been left unable to walk.
A lower court had ordered that the film be pulled to calm anger over the show.
Thousands of people signed a petition asking that it be withdrawn.
The criticism follows a police raid at the headquarters of two nonprofit groups this week.
Lucas Paqueta and Danilo were also on target amid a 3-0 victory over South Korea.
It follows a series of major fires in the region earlier this year.
The Barcelona star scored the only goal of the game in a friendly in Riyadh.
The 18-year-old has made a quick impact at the Santiago Bernabeu since arriving from Santos.
Lula led Brazil through a historic boom from 2003 to 2010.
A logger also died in the attack on Friday night in Maranhao, Brazil.
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro did not travel to Leticia, citing doctors’ orders.
However, activists have doused hopes that the ban would work.
On Monday, the countries of the G7 pledged €18 million to tackle the Amazon fires.
There is huge concern about the local, national and international impact of the fires.
Macron and Bolsonaro have been engaged in a diplomatic spat in recent days.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was responding to a Facebook post which sought to compare both leaders’ wives.
43,000 troops are have been made available to combat the fires.
RESTAURANTS AND GASTROPUBS are allowed to reopen across the country from today.
Ireland entered Level 3 restrictions earlier this week after spending six weeks at Level 5.
Non-essential shops and services have reopened, cultural institutions like cinemas and museums are back open and from today, you can once again dine in a restaurant.
So, today we want to know: Do you plan on going to a restaurant/gastropub this weekend?
Poll Results:
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Brazilian president apologises for telling reporter he had the 'face of a homosexual'
It sparked outrage among media outlets in Brazil.