Tag Archives: South America / Central America

Bolsonaro from Brazil says he wants to punch reporter in face

PHILO PHOTO: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro watches as he wears his protective face mask during a ceremony launching a program to expand access to credit at the Planalto Palace in Brazil, Brazil, August 19, 2020. REUTERS / Adriano Machado BRAZIL (Reuters) – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Sunday he …

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Maduro says Venezuela buys Iranian missiles ‘a good idea’

PHILO PHOTO: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro speaks at a youth event of Venezuela’s United Socialist Party in Caracas, Venezuela June 22, 2020. Miraflores Palace / Handout via REUTERS CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Saturday it would be a “good idea” to buy missiles from Iran, a …

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Global deaths from coronavirus are more than 800,000

(Reuters) – The global death toll from coronavirus exceeded 800,000 on Saturday, according to a Reuters census, with the United States, Brazil and India leading the rise in deaths. Nearly 5,900 people die on average every 24 hours from COVID-19, according to Reuters calculations based on data from the past …

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