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Protests in Brazil against Bolsonaro for his handling of the pandemic
Brazilians took the streets over the weekend calling for the impeachment of President Jair Bolsonaro, who is under fire for his government's handling of COVID-19, which has raged through the country claiming more than 216,000 lives and 8,9 million contagions.
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Politics
- Pfizer and BioNTech anticipate 2 million doses for Uruguay during 2021
- PM Johnson welcomed President Biden's first decisions: they hope to meet at G7, G20 and COP26
- Trump's impeachment delayed to concentrate on president Biden's agenda
- The Biden administration foreign policy faces Pompeo's laying mines retreat tour
Energy & Oil
- Brazilian oil export record in 2020, average 1,4 million bpd
- Premier Oil becomes Harbor Energy; merges with Chrysaor to make North Sea's largest oil and gas producer
- Opec meeting via videoconference to decide on February production level
- Falklands' Borders & Southern Petroleum announces board changes and offshore licenses expire 31 Jan 2022
Agriculture
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- Teamsters protesting and blocking Argentine highways threaten domestic supplies and grain exports
- Sao Paulo and Mato Grosso concentrated 42% of Brazilian beef exports in 2020
- Falklands compensates farmers for mutton not processed during the current season
Entertainment
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- A popular Trump blimp has been donated to the Museum of London
- FA admits Cavani is not racist, and blames Manchester United for not offering the player social media training
- CONMEBOL supports Cavani and criticizes England's FA for ignoring cultural characteristics
Health & Science
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- Covid-19 positive cases in some vessels expected in Falklands for the Loligo season
- Biden signs executive orders increasing production of special syringes and joining the COVAX initiative
- WHO chief thanks Biden and Fauci for keeping the US a member of the organization
Tourism
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- Falklands extends domestic tourism incentive program until 31 May, including Easter
- US tightens sanitary ring: arriving air travelers will need to present a negative coronavirus test
- Boeing will pay US$ 2,5bn to resolve investigation related to the 737 MAX crashes
