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Brasile
Millions of Jobs Have Been Destroyed, Says Bolsonaro
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Saturday, April 18th, President Jair Bolsonaro once again stressed the impact of restrictive measures on jobs in the country. From the ramp of the Planalto Palace, the President further said that eventually opening trade in the Federal District on May 3rd would already be ...
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Brasile USA
Brazil’s Chamber President and Economy Minister Fall Out over Aid Package to States
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The vote last week on the government's emergency aid bill for states and municipalities severed the relationship between Chamber President Rodrigo Maia and Minister of Economy Paulo Guedes. The two have had no further interaction, as President Jair Bolsonaro himself disclosed in an interview after ...
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USA
US business owners frustrated by rescue scheme
The $350bn PPP programme disappointed thousands when it ran out of cash last week
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USA
US banks warn of unmet demand for small business aid
Applications for assistance look set to outstrip possible $250bn top-up of PPP scheme
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Nuova Zelanda Regno Unito
Coronavirus: British tetraplegic man stranded in New Zealand, running out of medical supplies
Tetraplegic man and partner "stuck in limbo" in New Zealand want UK government to help them get home.
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Giappone
Pandemic may force Japan to give up on RCEP agreement for 2020
Tokyo is likely to place a top priority on shoring up the nation's virus-hit economy for an extended period, making it tough to promote free ...
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Brasile
Suspensão de contrato ou redução de jornada vale para domésticas
Acordo para suspensão ou a redução de jornada pode ser feita entre empregador e trabalhadora doméstica. A Medida Provisória nº 936, de 1º de abril de 2020, instituiu o programa emergencial cujo objetivo é evitar demissões e garantir a renda dos trabalhadores no período de calamidade pública em decorrência da ...
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Nicaragua
“La negligencia como política de Estado en Nicaragua, ¿Una política criminal?”
Como sabemos es responsabilidad del Estado garantizar el acceso irrestricto al Derecho a la Salud, en ese sentido la “Ley[...]
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Senegal
Covid-19 : Assouplissement annoncé de certaines dispositions de la loi sur le plastique
Dakar, 18 avr (APS) – Le ministre de l'Environnement et du Développement durable, Abdou Karim Sall, a fait part samedi de l'assouplissement de certaines dispositions à "fort impact économique et social" de la loi sur les déchets plastiques qui va entrer en vigueur ce lundi, en raison de la pandémie ...
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Brasile
Swiss Pharma Giant Roche Plans to Start Selling Antibody Test in May
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Roche has developed an antibody test for Covid-19 that it plans to start selling early next month. The test joins a group of diagnostic tools that experts believe are required to remove the social distancing measures in place worldwide. The test will screen blood samples ...