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Brazil’s Bolsonaro rallies the right amid coronavirus criticism Bolsonaro

Brazil’s Bolsonaro rallies the right amid coronavirus criticism

Brazil's right-wing president Jair Bolsonaro attacked Congress and the courts in a speech to hundreds of supporters on Sunday, as the country's known coronavirus cases rose to more than 100,000 underlining the former army captain's increasing isolation over his response to the pandemic. Bolsonaro has drawn criticism from across the political spectrum…
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May 4, 2020
‘Billions’ Season 5 Premiere Annotated: Every Reference in Episode 1, From ‘Click Click Boom’ To Becky Lynch Hrant Dink

‘Billions’ Season 5 Premiere Annotated: Every Reference in Episode 1, From ‘Click Click Boom’ To Becky Lynch

Billions is back and its fifth season premiere is as stuffed with as many obscure references, apt song selections and combative tête-à-têtes as ever. After a brief alliance in Season 4, U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades (Paul Giamatti) and hedge fund billionaire Bobby "Axe" Axelrod (Damian Lewis) are once more determined…
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May 4, 2020
Cricket Australia secures A$50 million bank loan and will borrow much more if India tour doesn’t happen Bushfire

Cricket Australia secures A$50 million bank loan and will borrow much more if India tour doesn’t happen

NZCSir Richard Hadlee salutes Ross Taylor as master batsman wins New Zealand Cricket's top award for third time.Cricket Australia (CA) officials have told stakeholders a A$50 million loan with the Commonwealth Bank is a “done deal”, a development that has triggered fresh questions about the governing body’s decision to stand…
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May 4, 2020
Oil prices slide over US-China tensions; resumption of trade war could crimp economic recovery, oil price gains Trade War

Oil prices slide over US-China tensions; resumption of trade war could crimp economic recovery, oil price gains

Melbourne: Oil prices fell in early trade on Monday, paring last week’s gains, on worries the global oil glut may persist as US-China trade tension could hold back an economic recovery even as coronavirus pandemic lockdowns start to ease. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude CLc1 futures fell as low…
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May 4, 2020
Investigation: The Islamist Origins of Anti-Israel Activists’ Coronavirus Narratives Hebron

Investigation: The Islamist Origins of Anti-Israel Activists’ Coronavirus Narratives

Part 2 of an investigation into how anti-Israel activists have hijacked the coronavirus crisis to use against Israel. In April 2020, we published an in-depth investigation: How Anti-Israel Activists Are Hijacking The Coronavirus Crisis And Turning It Against Israel. Our research demonstrated how proponents of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS)…
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May 4, 2020
Brazil’s Bolsonaro headlines anti-democratic rally, amid alarm over handling of virus Brasilia

Brazil’s Bolsonaro headlines anti-democratic rally, amid alarm over handling of virus

BRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO, May 3 (Reuters) - Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro attacked Congress and the courts in a speech to hundreds of supporters on Sunday, underlining the former army captain’s increasing isolation as he downplays the impacts of the novel coronavirus on Latin America’s largest nation. Right-wing Bolsonaro has drawn…
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May 4, 2020