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After 10 straight days of hiccups, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been admitted to a hospital with what doctors say is an intestinal obstruction that could require emergency surgery. Bolsonaro, 66, was admitted to the Armed Forces Hospital in the capital of Brasilia early on Wednesday and was "feeling well,"…

Anyone who has followed the UK MMA scene for longer than a minute has almost certainly heard of Paddy Pimblett. The ‘Baddy’ first appeared on the UK MMA scene back in 2012, at the young age of 17. Over the first four years of his MMA career he ran out…

© Reuters. The logo of Brazilian telecoms company Oi SA is pictured inside a store in Sao Paulo, Brazil July 18, 2018. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker/Files BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian telecom Oi SA (OTC:) said on Wednesday it had received the go-ahead from a court to sell a majority stake in its…

Lionel Messi’s Argentina will face Brazil in the Copa America final after overcoming Colombia in a dramatic penalty shoot-out thanks to Emiliano Martinez. With no extra time, penalties were needed after Luis Diaz equalised in the 61st-minute to cancel out Lautaro Martinez’s first-half opener in Brasilia on Tuesday. Emiliano Martinez…

Argentina are going to play arch-rivals Brazil in the Copa America 2021 final at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro after beating Colombia in the semi-final in Brasilia. La Albiceleste had taken the lead in the second semi-final with Colombia in the 6th minute itself as Lautaro Martinez and…

Uruguay and Colombia will battle it out for one of the remaining two places in the Copa America 2021 semi-finals at the Estadio Nacional de Brasilia on Sunday night. Seeking a record-extending 16th Copa America title and their first since 2011, the Uruguayans picked up steam down the final stretch…

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Riot police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse a group of indigenous people protesting on Tuesday outside Brazil's Congress against a bill lawmakers were about to debate that would undermine recognition of protected reservation lands. The protesters, among them children and elderly people, ran for…

GUIDO RODRIGUEZ headed Argentina back on course in Copa America last night. The Real Betis defender turned home Lionel Messi's cross to seal all three points against Uruguay in Brasilia. 6 Guido Rodriguez scored the only goal as Argentina beat UruguayCredit: Getty 6 Argentina got their first win at Copa…

BRASILIA — Brazilian fuel retailer BR Distribuidora launched a share offering on Thursday in which state-controlled oil company Petrobras SA will sell an 11.5 billion reais ($2.3 billion) stake in the company, according to a securities filing. The offering will be priced on June 30, and managed by Bank of…

Uruguay becomes the last team to open play at the 2021 Copa América, when it faces Lionel Messi's Argentina in Brasilia. With a pair of five-team groups, the fixture list is slightly imbalanced, with three teams already having played two patches before Uruguay plays its first. La Celeste will be…