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Brazil reports 157,393 new daily COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Rio De Janeiro [Brazil], January 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil registered 157,393 new COVID-19 infections and 238 deaths in the past 24 hours, taking the total caseload to 23,909,175 and the national death toll to 622,801, the National Council of Health Secretariats reported on Saturday.
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7 dead, thousands displaced after heavy rains hit Brazil's Bahia state
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Rio De Janeiro [Brazil], December 13 (ANI/Xinhua): At least seven people were killed and thousands displaced after heavy rains hit the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia over the weekend, the regional Civil Defense reported on Sunday.
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Pele returns to hospital after tumour removal
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], December 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazilian football legend Pele has returned to the hospital to continue his treatment for a colon tumour.
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Ex-head of Brazilian Olympic Committee gets 30 years in prison for corrupt
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], November 26 (ANI/Sputnik): The former head of the Brazilian Olympic Committee, 79-year-old Carlos Arthur Nuzman, was sentenced to 30 years and 11 months in prison for buying votes for Rio de Janeiro to host the 2016 Olympic Games, media reported on Friday.
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Brazil sees 12,930 new COVID-19 cases, 273 more deaths
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Rio De Janeiro [Brazil], November 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil on Wednesday reported 12,930 new cases and 273 more deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the national counts to 22,043,112 and 613,339 respectively, said the country's Health Ministry.
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Brazilian President considers privatization of oil giant Petrobras
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Rio De Janeiro [Brazil], October 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The largest state-owned Brazilian oil company, Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras), may be privatized, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday.
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China condemns explosive attack at its Consulate General in Brazil
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 19 (ANI): China has strongly condemned the explosive attack at its Consulate General in Brazil, Chinese state media reported.
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Brazil police searching for China consulate attacker
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], September 19 (ANI): Brazilian Police are looking for a man who threw an explosive device at the Chinese Consulate General in the capital city of Rio de Janeiro on Thursday, a media report said.
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Health authorities try to detain Argentina players mid-game, WC qualifier
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], September 6 (ANI): The 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier between Brazil and Argentina on Sunday (local time) had to be suspended after health authorities tried to detain several members of the Argentina squad.
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Brazil call up Raphinha and Claudinho for FIFA WC qualifiers
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], August 14 (ANI): Attacking duo of Raphinha and Claudinho on Saturday were called up to the Brazil national squad for the upcoming Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
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Number of COVID-19 cases in Brazil rises by 43,033 to over 20.15Mln - Mini
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Rio De Janeiro [Brazil], August 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brazil has increased by 43,033 to 20,151,779 within the past 24 hours, the national Ministry of Health said on late Saturday.
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Brazil reports 1,412 more COVID-19 deaths
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], July 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil has registered 1,412 more COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, raising its national death toll to 547,016, the health ministry said on Thursday.
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