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Money laundering probe: ED freezes 60 bank accounts on Brazil's request

The probe is linked to some high profile people of Brazil

India's petrol, diesel demand falls again due to high prices, lockdown

India on Friday became the third country in the world to record more than one million cases of the new coronavirus, behind only the United States and Brazil

Brazil tops 2 mn coronavirus cases; with 1,000 deaths a day, toll at 76,000

Since late May, three months after Brazil's first reported case of the coronavirus, it has recorded more than 1,000 daily deaths on average in a gruesome plateau that has yet to tilt downward

Communication collapse: Inside Facebook's tussle with Brazil's central bank

Facebook Pay's June launch, years in the planning, was meant to be the pilot for a potential global rollout - but eight days after going live, the Brazil central bank pulled the plug on it

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Brazil President tests positive for Covid-19

Japan in talks with UK, France for $20 bn fund to jointly buy vaccine, Hong Kong to subsidise conference industry, US formally exits WHO and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Brazil's president Bolsonaro says hydroxychloroquine to cure his virus

Bolsonaro says he is confident that he will swiftly recover from coronavirus thanks to treatment with hydroxychloroquine, the anti-malaria drug that has not been proven effective against Covid-19.

Huawei says US pressure on Brazil threatens long delays in 5G rollout

A longtime China skeptic, Bolsonaro has adopted a less abrasive stance toward Beijing since taking office in 2019, although he remains a close Trump ally.

India overtakes Russia in Covid-19 cases to become third worst-hit nation

Only the US and Brazil are ahead of India in terms of total coronavirus infections

Covid-19: Brazilian President vetoes law requiring masks in public spaces

Brazil currently accounts for the second highest number of Covid-19 cases and deaths in the world

EU reopens borders to 14 nations; India, US, Russia, Brazil excluded

The EU said China is subject to confirmation of reciprocity, meaning it must lift all restrictions on European citizens entering China before it will allow Chinese citizens back in.

AstraZeneca says Brazil close to coronavirus vaccine deal for 100 mn doses

Brazil counts almost 58,000 dead by COVID-19, and more than 1.2 million cases of the disease

With nearly 190,000 new cases, steepest hike seen globally in 24 hours: WHO

The latest rise to the overall case count is a significant increase from the 179,316 new positive tests reported on Saturday by the WHO

Covid-19: Brazil announces agreement with UK to produce Oxford vaccine

The Brazilian Ministry of Health announced an agreement with the UK to acquire technology to locally produce a Covid-19 vaccine currently being developed by the Oxford University and AstraZeneca

Brazil soccer championship to kick off in August despite Covid-19 pandemic

The top-flight competition was initially scheduled to begin in May but was postponed because of the outbreak of Covid-19

Brazil tests coronavirus shot; govt yet to secure deal if it works

The country's pandemic response has faced criticism since March, when President Jair Bolsonaro started defying social distancing recommendations

Covid-19 cases in Brazil cross 1 million, death toll approaches 50,000

Brazil reported 1,032,913 confirmed cases on Friday, with 1,206 new deaths to take total official fatalities to 48,954, the Health Ministry said.

World coronavirus dispatch: Brazil is second nation with million-plus cases

One in five people at risk of severe Covid-19 illness, Tesla defers shareholder meet, London restaurants reopen July 4 and other pandemic related news from across the globe

Rio restarts soccer league next to a field hospital for coronavirus

However, the Brazilian football great Ronaldo has criticised the return of football in his homeland as the country grapples with the biggest coronavirus outbreak in Latin America

How Trump's 'game-changer' drug is boosting nationalism in Brazil and India

HCQ has now been removed by the US Federal Drug Administration's list of drugs approved for use against Covid-19, yet both India and Brazil continue to recommend its use as a treatment

Rio soccer league to return on Thursday despite coronavirus threat

The governing body of soccer in Rio de Janeiro said Flamengo and Bangu will play in an empty Maracan Stadium on Thursday in the local league