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 WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — In the wake of the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa, Aventa Jamaica Limited led a medical outreach on Saturday, Decemb...
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Richard King nets Euro trophy after stunning St Mirren Premier Sports Cup win
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AuGD flags poor oversight of Gov’t-issued credit card at Parliament
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Auditor General’s Department (AuGD) has flagged weaknesses in the oversight of a Government-funded credit card by the Houses o...
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BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro -- under house arrest while he appeals a conviction for a foiled coup attempt -- wa...
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Brazil ‘very concerned’ about US naval build-up near Venezuela
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP)—Brazil is "very concerned" about a US military build-up near Venezuela, fearing a conflict, President Luiz Inacio Lul...
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Climate crisis is a health crisis, says WHO chief
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GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday that it was time for formal negotiations on health at the COP climate s...
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Tornado kills five, injures more than 400 in Brazil
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Tornado kills five, injures more than 400 in Brazil
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BRASILIA, Brazil  (AFP) — A tornado killed at least five people and injured more than 400 as it destroyed most of a town in southern Brazil, authoriti...
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Brazilian President says he does not want US ‘ground invasion’ in Venezuela
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Brazilian President says he does not want US ‘ground invasion’ in Venezuela
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BELEM, Brazil (AFP)—Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Tuesday he hopes there will be no US ground incursion into Venezuela, and reite...
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Brazil’s Lula says he will seek a fourth term in 2026 elections
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JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who turns 80 next week, confirmed Thursday he will run for a fourth term in...
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Brazil greenlights oil drilling in sensitive Amazon region
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil's Petrobras said Monday it has permission to drill for oil near the mouth of the Amazon River, casting a shadow...
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At least 15 dead in road accident in Brazil
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SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) — At least 15 people died in a road accident when a bus driver going the wrong way lost control of the vehicle in northeast Br...
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Brazil’s Lula says US military presence in Caribbean causing ‘tension’
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BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Monday denounced the US military deployment in the Caribbean Sea, as tensio...
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US revokes visa of Brazil justice minister in Bolsonaro row
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US revokes visa of Brazil justice minister in Bolsonaro row
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BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP)-Brazil said on Tuesday that the United States had revoked the US visa of the country's justice minister, the latest official to...
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Brazil vows to fight Trump tariff ‘injustice’
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BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP)—Brazil vowed Thursday to combat US President Donald Trump's tariffs on its exports, saying it intends to lodge appeals if last-...
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Trump imposes 50% tariffs on Brazil, citing trial of ally Bolsonaro
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday implementing an additional 40 per cent tariff on Braz...
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Brazil ex-general tells court he drafted assassination doc for president
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BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) — A retired general told Brazil's Supreme Court he drafted a document planning for President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's assass...
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Eight dead in Brazil hot-air balloon accident
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SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- At least eight people were killed Saturday when a hot-air balloon with 21 passengers caught fire in southern Brazil, a stat...
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Regional leaders to meet with Brazil’s president on Friday
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – Caribbean Community (Caricom) leaders will meet with Brazilian President, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, on Friday for a one-...
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Brazil court majority favors tougher social media rules
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BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) — Brazil's Supreme Court reached a majority Wednesday in favor of toughening social media regulation, in a groundbreaking case ...
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China suspends chicken exports from Brazil after bird flu outbreak
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — China has suspended imports of chicken meat from Brazil, its main provider of the commodity, after an outbreak of bird ...
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Brazil police foil Lady Gaga gig bomb plot
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BRASÍLIA, Brazil (AFP) — Brazilian police said Sunday they had arrested two people in connection with a foiled plot to attack Lady Gaga's packed mega-...
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World’s oldest person, a Brazilian nun, dies aged 116
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BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) - The world's oldest person, Brazilian nun Inah Canabarro Lucas, died Wednesday at the age of 116, having barely survived infan...
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Brazil ex-president Collor de Mello jailed for corruption
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April 25, 2025
Brasília, Brazil (AFP)—Brazil's former president Fernando Collor de Mello was arrested and taken to prison Friday to begin serving a nearly nine-year ...
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Dorival Junior sacked as Brazil coach
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Dorival Junior was on Friday sacked as Brazil coach, three days after a humiliating 4-1 World Cup qualifying defeat by...
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