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Bolsonaro threatens to withdraw Brazil from WHO
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], June 6 (ANI): Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday (local time) threatened to withdraw his country from the World Health Organization (WHO), Xinhua news agency reported.
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Brazil Health Minister resigns less than a month in office, says president
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], May 16 (ANI): Brazilian Health Minister Nelson Teich has resigned after being in office for less than a month, even as the number of coronavirus cases continues to surge in the country.
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Brazilian Court gives Bolsonaro 48 hours to release his COVID-19 test resu
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], May 01 (Sputnik/ANI): A court in Brazil has ordered President Jair Bolsonaro to release the results of his coronavirus tests within two days, Brazilian media reported on Friday.
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Brazilian President sacks health minister after dispute over COVID-19 resp
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], April 17 (ANI): Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday sacked health minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta after the latter criticised the president for refusing to abide by the ministry's social distancing guidelines amid coronavirus crisis.
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Rio de Janeiro governor tests positive for coronavirus
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], April 15 (ANI): Wilson Witzel, the governor of the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro, has been tested positive for coronavirus.
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After Trump, Brazil's Bolsonaro thanks PM Modi for supplying hydroxychrolo
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], April 9 (ANI): Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for allowing the export of raw materials to his country to produce hydroxychroloquine - an anti-malaria drug - seen as useful in the treatment of COVID-19.
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PM Modi dials Brazilian President Bolsonaro, discuss COVID-19, bilateral c
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 5 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro held a telephonic conversation on Saturday and discussed bilateral cooperation, multilateral institutional framework and the situation arising due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Brazilian legend Kaka picks Lionel Messi over Cristiano Ronaldo
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Leeds [UK], April 4 (ANI): When asked to pick one between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, former Brazilian legend Kaka opted for the former and labelled the Argentine striker as a 'genius'.
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About 1,500 inmates escape from Brazilian prisons amid COVID-19 outbreak:
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], Mar 17 (Sputnik/ANI): Approximately 1,500 inmates have escaped from at least four semi-open penitentiaries in the Brazilian region of Sao Paulo following riots against the measures taken by the government to fight the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, several local media
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Coronavirus: CBF suspends Brazilian football indefinitely
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], Mar 16 (ANI): The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has announced that football competitions across the country will be suspended for an indefinite period amidst the coronavirus outbreak.
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Might get tested for coronavirus: Trump
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], Mar 14 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Friday (local time) said he may get tested for coronavirus but clarified that he is not taking the test because he has recently been in contact with people who have contracted the virus.
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Days after meeting Trump, Bolsonaro's aide tested positive for coronavirus
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil]/Washington [US], Mar 13 (ANI): Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's aide has been tested positive for coronavirus, CNN reported.
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