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Brasile
With Super Crop in 2020, Brazil Reclaims World Soybean Throne
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Brazilian countryside is stepping on the gas. Soy, the country's main export product, is experiencing a boom with a harvest that is about to reach a record level. More than 126 million tons of the grain will have been harvested in Brazil by the ...
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Brasile
Caixa Announces Six Months’ Grace Period, Further Crisis Measures
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Caixa Econômica Federal (Federal Savings Bank) announced on Thursday, April 9th, that it will provide a six-month grace period for new housing loans, both for individuals and corporations. The initiative is part of a package of new measures focused particularly on home loans in ...
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Brasile
‘Ação da Cidadania’ Organization Delivers 40 Tons of Food in Rio de Janeiro
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The non-governmental organization 'Ação da Cidadania' (Citizens Action), founded in 1993 by sociologist Herbert de Souza, Betinho, delivered yesterday, April 9th, in partnership with the 'Bem Maior' (Greater Good) Movement, 40 tons of non-perishable foodstuffs, hygienic supplies, and 1,200 masks, to representatives of 40 organizations ...
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Turchia
Turkey’s Justice Ministry readies plan for prisoners’ release
The Justice Ministry has prepared a plan that is designed to oversee the release of some 90,000 inmates from the country’s prisons under a bill, which seeks making amendments in the criminal execution law.
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Turchia
Turkish man hosts 7 foreign nationals amid virus spread
After seven travelers from abroad got stuck in Turkey due to coronavirus restrictions, a local came to their rescue and took them into his home.
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Brasile USA
Coronavírus pode levar 500 milhões de pessoas para a pobreza
A crise econômica provocada pela pandemia de coronavírus pode levar mais de 500 milhões de pessoas para a pobreza, a menos que ações urgentes sejam tomadas para ajudar países em desenvolvimento. O alerta é da Oxfam, entidade da sociedade civil que atua em cerca de 90 países com campanhas, programas ...
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Italia
Coronavirus. Eurogruppo, Conte: «Su Mes posizione governo non cambia». Gualtieri: «Servono 1500 miliardi»
Mentre nell'Eurogruppo un po' tutti si complimentano per i risultati ottenuti, in Italia scoppia la polemica. Da un lato il ministro dell'Economia, Roberto Gualtieri, che rivendica la...
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USA
”USA är en för stor marknad för att vi inte ska vara oroliga”
USA kan stoppa export av kritisk medicinsk utrustning ytterligare. Därför ska EU:s handelsministrar träffas i veckan för att diskutera…
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USA
Pennsylvania’s ‘just right’ economy goes cold
US state’s diversified labour force has been badly hit by coronavirus shutdown
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Russia
Russia tapped foreign exchange reserves as rouble tumbled
Emerging economies seek to support currencies as they face historic sell-off