Tag: Brazil
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BREAKING: Brazilian President tests positive for Coronavirus
Jair Bolsonaro, Brazilian President has tested positive for coronavirus, the country’s Journal O Dia, reported. Bolsonaro’s aide Fabio Wajngarten tested positive for it on Wednesday. Recall that both men dined with President Donald Trump at his Florida’s Mar-a-Lago on Saturday night and shook hands with him. Wajngarten even took a photograph, in which he stood…
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Ronaldinho avoids charge for fake passport
Former Brazil forward Ronaldinho will not be charged for using a fake passport to enter Paraguay, says the lead official in the case. The 39-year-old and his brother were both questioned by law enforcement on Thursday having shown false documents. Prosecutor Federico Delfino said the brothers were aware they had committed a crime but said…
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Brazil confirms first coronavirus case in South America
A Sao Paulo resident who recently travelled to Italy has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, Brazil’s Health Ministry said, in the first confirmed case in South America on Wednesday. “The case of coronavirus has been confirmed. “The test carried out by the Instituto Adolfo Lutz came back with a positive result “ Thus, Brazil…
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Football legend Pele embarrassed to leave home
Brazil football great Pele is reluctant to leave his house because he cannot walk unaided due to his poor health, his son has said. The three-time World Cup winner, who will be 80 in October, received treatment in Paris last April for a urinary infection. Pele, widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers in…
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Jailbreak: 26 inmates escape from prison
Twenty-six inmates escaped from a Brazilian prison in the northwestern state of Acre early on Monday, with all but one remaining at large, the state prison authority said. The jailbreak comes just a day after 75 inmates escaped from a Paraguay jail on the Brazilian border. Paraguayan authorities had said on Sunday those escapees included…
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Golden Eaglets’ victory, a lesson in resilience – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has applauded the performance of the Golden Eaglets in their second game at the ongoing Under 17 FIFA World Cup competition in Brazil, on Tuesday. The Golden Eaglets won the match by 3-2 after they had trailed Ecuador by 1-2, 15 minutes to the end of the match. President Buhari, in a…
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David Luiz speaks on quitting Arsenal
Arsenal defender, David Luiz, has said he is not looking to leave the Emirates soon, amid speculation he could return to his native Brazil. The 32-year-old is only a matter of months into a two-year contract with the Gunners, after arriving from Chelsea in the summer. Luiz said he will give his all to Arsenal…
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10 missing, one confirmed dead as 7-storey building collapses
A seven-story residential building collapsed in the northeastern Brazilian city of Fortaleza on Tuesday, killing at least one person, rescue workers told TV channel GloboNews. Another 10 people were declared missing and seven people were found alive, the rescue workers said. The building fell at around 10:30 a.m. local time (1330 GMT), but it was…
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Super Eagles respect but don’t fear Brazil – Ekong
Super Eagles’ stand–in captain William Troost-Ekong says while they respect five–times world champions Brazil they however have no fear as both teams step out in a friendly in Singapore. Ekong made the remarks on Saturday at a pre-match press conference ahead of Sunday’s clash with Brazil at the Singapore National Stadium in Kallang. He said…
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Golden Eaglets arrive Brazil for FIFA U-17 World Cup
Five-time champions Nigeria have landed in host nation Brazil, for this year’s FIFA U-17 World Cup finals holding from Oct. 26 to Nov. 17. A statement from the Director of Communications, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ademola Olajire, said a team of 25 players and nine officials flew out of the country through the Nnamdi Azikiwe…