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Floods in southern Brazil kill at least 75 people over 7 days, with 103 people missing
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Massive floods in Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state have killed at least 75 people over the last seven days, and another 103 were reported missing, local authorities said Sunday. At least 155 people were injured, while damage from the rains forced...
Madonna's biggest-ever concert transforms Rio's Copacabana beach into a massive dance floor
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Madonna put on a free concert on Copacabana beach Saturday night, turning Rio de Janeiro's vast stretch of sand into an enormous dance floor teeming with a multitude of her fans. It was the last show of The Celebration Tour, her first retrospective, which...
Brazil's Lula invites Japan's prime minister to eat his country's beef, and become a believer
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Friday welcomed Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on his first visit to the country, with the two meeting in the capital of Brasilia and the South American leader pushing his counterpart to buy his country's beef. ...
Banco Bradesco: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
SP BRAZIL, Brazil (AP) — SP BRAZIL, Brazil (AP) — Banco Bradesco SA (BBDO) on Thursday reported net income of $832.4 million in its first quarter. The Sp Brazil, Brazil-based bank said it had earnings of 7 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 8...
Gerdau: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
SAO PAULO SP, Brazil (AP) — SAO PAULO SP, Brazil (AP) — Gerdau SA (GGB) on Friday reported earnings of $412.8 million in its first quarter. The Sao Paulo Sp, Brazil-based company said it had net income of 20 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, were 12...
Death toll from heavy rains in southern Brazil jumps to 29, with 60 more still mising
The death toll from heavy rains in Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state jumped to 29 as of Thursday night, with another 60 people missing, according to the state's civil defense agency. The agency had said in its prior report, at noon, that 13 people were dead and 21 people...
Heavy rains in Brazil’s south kill at least 10 people, leave 21 missing, civil defense says
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Heavy rains in Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state have killed at least 10 people and left 21 missing since Monday, the country's civil defense said Wednesday. An additional 11 people were injured and more than 3,300 were forced to leave their homes...
F1 champion Ayrton Senna remembered on Imola track 30 years after his death during the San Marino GP
IMOLA, Italy (AP) — The 30th anniversary of three-time F1 champion Ayrton Senna’s death was commemorated Wednesday with a memorial on the Imola track where he crashed during the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix. Formula One CEO Stefano Domenicali was joined Wednesday by hundreds of...
Editorial Roundup: United States
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: April 26 The Wall Street Journal on a potential Trump-Biden debate Is President Biden going to debate Donald Trump as the November election nears? “I am. Somewhere. I don’t know...
Today in History: April 29, Joan of Arc leads French in battle at Orleans
Today in History Today is Monday, April 29, the 120th day of 2023. There are 246 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 29, 1429, Joan of Arc entered the besieged city of Orleans to lead a French victory over the English. ...
