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Stories for March 5th 2020
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Thursday, March 5th 2020 - 07:50 UTC
Billionaire Bloomberg steps down and endorses Joe Biden in Democrat primaries
Billionaire former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg ended his US presidential campaign on Wednesday and endorsed new Democratic front-runner Joe Biden, whose campaign for the White House streaked ahead with a string of electoral victories on Super Tuesday.
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Thursday, March 5th 2020 - 07:28 UTC
Brazil's newly appointed Culture Secretary sacks six top officials
Seeking to clean up an office embroiled in scandal, Brazil's new culture secretary started her tenure Wednesday by firing six top officials, including one who said rock music pushes people toward Satanism.
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Thursday, March 5th 2020 - 07:22 UTC
Boris Johnson announces engagement with girlfriend Carrie, expecting a baby
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his girlfriend Carrie Symonds announced that they are expecting a baby and have got engaged. “The Prime Minister and Miss Symonds are very pleased to announce their engagement and that they are expecting a baby in the early summer,” a spokesperson for the couple told British media.
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Thursday, March 5th 2020 - 07:16 UTC
Brazil to auction US$ 1 billion forex swaps on Thursday to boost the anemic Real
Brazil’s central bank on Thursday will auction up to US$ 1 billion foreign exchange swaps contracts, it said on Wednesday, the latest FX market intervention in the face of the real’s 12% slide this year to a series of record lows against the dollar.
