Gangs call curfews as coronavirus hits Rio favelas
By Ricardo Moraes, Debora Moreira and Rodrigo Viga Gaier RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – The “baile funk” dance parties have been called off. Some open-air drug markets are closed for … Read More
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By Ricardo Moraes, Debora Moreira and Rodrigo Viga Gaier RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – The “baile funk” dance parties have been called off. Some open-air drug markets are closed for … Read More
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By Leigh Thomas and Lucia Mutikani PARIS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Business activity collapsed from Australia, Japan and Western Europe to the United States at a record pace in March as measures … Read More
By Herbert Lash, Sujata Rao and Marc Jones NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – Stock markets soared on Tuesday, with a gauge of global equities posting its biggest gain since the coronavirus … Read More
By Denise Paglinawan TORONTO (Reuters) – Acclaimed in song and on Twitter fan accounts, including a feed devoted to one official’s choice of scarves, Canada’s medical health officers have become … Read More