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Jair Bolsonaro Is Pushing Brazil’s Democracy To Its Breaking Point Bolsonaro

Jair Bolsonaro Is Pushing Brazil’s Democracy To Its Breaking Point

Twenty months into the presidency of Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil is on the brink of a democratic disaster.  More than 100,000 Brazilians have died of COVID-19, a pandemic the far-right president largely dismissed as a conspiracy. The economy is approaching a free-fall. And Bolsonaro’s authoritarian attempts to seize control of the…
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August 11, 2020
Spanish flu, WWI and WWII—key dates and facts about the major 20th century events Spanish Flu

Spanish flu, WWI and WWII—key dates and facts about the major 20th century events

At a White House press briefing on Monday, President Donald Trump wrongly stated the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918 ended World War II, which started in 1939.Answering a reporter who asked whether he would have called for his predecessor President Barack Obama to resign if 160,000 people had died of…
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August 11, 2020
Six from TT get Fulbright Scholarships Big Data

Six from TT get Fulbright Scholarships

Features Veela Mungal Tuesday 11 August 2020US Embassy deputy public affairs officer, Naureen Nalia, left, Janelle Applewhite, Randyll Pandohie, Suzette Martin, US Embassy acting deputy chief of mission, Joseph FitzGerald, Laurielyse Girod Williams, Lyndrison Lincoln and Shari Petti. - Six TT nationals have been selected for 2020 Fulbright Scholarships through…
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August 11, 2020