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US President Donald Trump (L) and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, pictured here during a dinner at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, have been kindred spirits in their approaches to the coronavirus pandemic
World
17.08.2024
Bolsonaro follows Trump on virus, and then some
The Falcon 9 rocket is seen May 25, 2020 ahead of its launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida
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17.08.2024
SpaceX readies for blast-off with NASA astronauts aboard
A doctor examines a woman showing symptoms of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, during a day of free health checks at a samba school in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on May 24, 2020
World
17.08.2024
Virus spread 'still accelerating' in Brazil, Peru, Chile: WHO regional office
Federal police officers, pictured here carrying seized evidence, raided the residence of the governor of Rio de Janeiro, Wilson Witzel, as part of an anti-corruption investigation
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17.08.2024
Rio governor's residence raided in virus graft probe
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Chan Santokhi, the main oppostion candidate vying for the presidency in Suriname, has predicted victory
World 17.08.2024
Suriname opposition predicts election win after early results
LATAM, Latin America's largest airline, has filed for bankruptcy protections because of the impact on travel of the coronavirus pandemic
World 17.08.2024
Shares in Latin America's biggest airline drop 35% after bankruptcy filing
A Lancet study found that administering hydroxychloroquine or, separately, the related anti-malarial chloroquine, increased Covid-19 patients' risk of dying 
World 17.08.2024
Algeria backs hydroxychloroquine despite WHO dropping trials
Investigation: Isabel dos Santos, daughter of former Angolan president Jose Eduardo dos Santos
World 17.08.2024
Isabel dos Santos seeks to revoke asset freeze over 'forged' passport
Residential areas in the state capital Jaipur were overwhelmed by locusts
World 17.08.2024
Indian drones pursue locusts as swarms destroy swathes of crops
The New York Stock Exchange, the symbolic heart of Wall Street, reopened its floor after a two-month closure due to the coronavirus, with traders donning masks and separated by plexiglas
World 17.08.2024
Floor trading resumes at NYSE, with masks and plexiglas
The New York Stock Exchange has been working electronically, but the reopening of its famous trading floor will be seen as a sign of hope for post-virus recovery efforts
World 17.08.2024
NYSE floor reopens as world tries to kickstart post-virus economy
Putin was forced to announce the parade's delay in mid-April as coronavirus infections surged. The picture is from last year's event
World 17.08.2024
Russia virus peak 'passed', Putin orders WWII parade in June
Forces loyal to Libya's UN-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) parade a Russian-made Pantsir air defence system in Tripoli on May 20 -- seized during one of the recent military successes against Khalifa Haftar's troops
World 17.08.2024
UN condemns use of IEDs against civilians in Libya
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