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Why Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro joined a protest calling for a military coup Bolsonaro

Why Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro joined a protest calling for a military coup

In a head-spinning political maneuver, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro joined demonstrations held in Brasilia on Sunday to protest coronavirus-related lockdowns and to call for a military coup. Political observers say the protesters were right-wing Bolsonaro supporters who called for military intervention on behalf of the president because they view the…
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April 20, 2020
Virus and one-party state Chinese Economy

Virus and one-party state

Written by Shyam Saran | Updated: April 20, 2020 9:17:58 am Passengers wearing masks and covered with plastic bags walk outside the Shanghai railway station in Shanghai, China. (Reuters/File)There is a desperate effort on the part of China to erase its culpability in unleashing COVID-19 across the world through the…
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April 19, 2020
Advocates lament exclusion of those with criminal records from business loan program Pre-Crime

Advocates lament exclusion of those with criminal records from business loan program

Denver, Colo., Apr 19, 2020 / 03:01 pm MT (CNA).- After receiving more than 1.6 million applications, a key part of the US government’s economic response to the coronavirus pandemic, known as the Paycheck Protection Program, ran out of money Thursday and will no longer be accepting new applications. In…
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April 19, 2020
Popeye The Sailor Launches Initiative To Help Ocean Clean-Up And Conservation Plastic Pollution

Popeye The Sailor Launches Initiative To Help Ocean Clean-Up And Conservation

Legendary American cartoon character Popeye the Sailor is teaming up with the French environmental organization, The SeaCleaners, to highlight the importance of conservation and cleaning the world’s oceans. Based in Brittany, the organization focuses on raising awareness and long-term, worldwide preservation of the ocean. It also develops solutions to clear…
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April 19, 2020
Resetting balance Belt and Road

Resetting balance

By: Editorial | Updated: April 20, 2020 9:32:10 am Delhi’s concerns are similar to those being expressed elsewhere in the world. A number of European countries have already moved in that direction.Delhi’s move to prevent a predatory Chinese hunt for Indian companies comes at a time when the stock market…
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April 19, 2020