Koen Pang climbs to the summit by force

How many of us can claim to have risen quickly in our careers while still in our teens? National paddler Koen Pang, who turned 20 in May, is one person who can make that claim.

At the most recent SEA Games in Hanoi, Koen took home three medals: Gold in Mixed Doubles (teaming with Wong X...

Surfing—Wright Australia's and Brazil's Toledo win and receive a ring at Bells Beach

Tyler Wright of Australia defeated Hawaii's rating leader Carissa Moore to win the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach on Sunday, concluding a strong week at the iconic pointbreak to ring the bell for the first time.

Filipe Toledo of Brazil won the men's event, doing aerials and razor-shar...

CDC Does Not Recommend Traveling to Brazil, Mexico, and Singapore

On Monday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued travel advisories for several countries including, Brazil, Mexico, and Singapore due to the high number of Covid-19 infections there. The CDC raised these countries to its highest level of Covid-19 warning I.e., Level Four: Very Hig...

UAE Minister Admires the Brazilian Pavilion

The Minister of Health of United Arab Emirates, Abdul Rahman Bin Mohammad Bin Nasser Al Owais, paid a visit to the Brazilian pavilion at the 2020 Dubai Expo to observe Brazil’s biodiversity, rivers, mangroves, and its national programs for preserving the environment and addressing climate c...

New Visa Crypto Cards to be introduced in Brazil

Hong Kong-based crypto.com is issuing Visa crypto cards for its users in Brazil. Users applying for the cards will not be charged nor will they be charged for ATM withdrawal. Unlike normal Visa credit cards these crypto Visa cards are prepaid in nature and they will have to be recharged using fia...

Football legend Pele, remains in intensive care unit

Highlights

• Pele is recovering but is still kept in intensive care unit after the surgery
• He is conscious and recovering, according to the hospital staff

Legendary football player Pele is kept under intensive care, as he is still reco...

UK’S SUPERMARKETS WARN BARZIL OVER THE AMAZON LAND BILL

Highlights:

• Supermarkets of United Kingdom has warned Brazil over the Amazon land bill
• An open letter has been calling on the legislature of Brazil to reject a bill that can legalise the private occupation of the public land

Around 4...

EXPERIAN TO CONTINUE PROBE WHETHER IT WAS INVOLVED IN BRAZIL DATA BREACH

Highlights

• Experian said “In spite of exhaustive investigations to date there is no evidence that our technology systems have been compromised.”

• The market indicators has predicted a fall of 2 percent for its shares at the opening

• The...

CHINA’S VACCINE SHOW OF STRENGTH ENDS ON A DISCORDANT NOTE

• China’s coronavirus vaccines were slated for winning that decisive lead in geopolitical landscape by displaying the country’s scientific agility and altruism. On the contrary, they have ticked a setback to the movement.
• Cries of disorganisation are ranting the air i...

HONG KONG TO BAN TRAVELERS FROM IRELAND AND BRAZIL

HIGHLIGHTS

• Hong Kong specialists Tuesday declared a prohibition on travel appearances from Ireland and Brazil to make preparations for new infection strains spreading in the two nations and expanded its social separating measures for one more week

SINOVAC VACCINE: PANACEA TO COVID-19 RIDDLED WITH UNCERTAINTY

• Days before a global launch strikes with the President of Indonesia being administered the Sinovac Biotech Ltd vaccine on live television, uncertainty looms ahead over the efficacy of the leading Chinese jabs, for which four different saviour rate numbers have been released in recent week...

JAPAN REPORTS 4 PEOPLE ARRIVING FROM BRAZIL INFECTED WITH NEW VARIANT OF COVID-19

Highlights –

• Japan reports 4 people arriving from Brazil infected with new variant of COVID-19.
• Japan PM to take a few days to decide whether to expand the state of emergency.
• Japan’s National Institute of Infectious Diseases di...

CHINA DETECTS CORONAVIRUS INSTANCES ON BEEF AND PACKAGING FOIL FROM NEW ZEALAND AND ARGENTINA

• The Chinese city of Jinan had made a claim over the weekend that it had detected coronavirus on beef and the outer packaging from Brazil, Bolivia and New Zealand, while two other district capitals detected it on packaging on pork from Argentina.
• China is escalating tests on fro...

US PLEDGES $1 BILLION TO BRAZIL, TO KEEP HUAWEI OUT OF ITS 5G NETWORKS

Highlights

• According to Robert O’Brien, this deal is inclusive of loans, guarantees and insurance to finance Brazil of US goods and services, especially in the telecommunications area and the important 5G modern telecommunications network

• Following the sign...

CHINESE PHARMA SINOVAC ASSURED OF CORONAVIRUS VACCINE EARLY 2021 ROLLOUT

• A Chinese pharmaceutical company reiterated Thursday the coronavirus vaccine it is developing should be ready by early 2021 for distribution worldwide.
• Yin Weidong, the CEO of SinoVac, said he personally has been given the experimental vaccine called CoronaVac.

GLOBAL TALLY OF COVID DEATHS PAST THE 700,000 MARKER

Highlights:

•      Reuters tally pegs the global death at over 700,000

•      The tally also states that every 15 seconds a person dies of covid

The US continues to be under attack by the virus as the global...

HERE IS HOW PM MODI WISHED SPEEDY RECOVERY FOR BRAZIL PRESIDENT JAIR BOLSONARO

Highlights

• Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro had visited India in the month of January to attend Republic Day ceremony

• PM Narendra Modi and President Bolsonaro had signed 15 agreements to strengthen bilateral trade and relationship between India and Brazil

PRESIDENT OF BRAZIL, JAIR BOLSONARO TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID-19

Highlights –

• President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro tests positive for COVID-19.
• Previously, the President had informed the citizens of Brazil that the virus possesses no direct threat.
• Bolsonaro started experiencing the symptoms on Sun...

CHINA ADVANCED IMPORTS OF BRAZILIAN SOYBEANS

Highlights:

• China has ramped up the imports of cheaper Brazilian soybeans in May and is expected to continue its buying spree in June.
• China has purchased 8.9 million motor tankers of Brazilian soybeans in May which accounts for 94% of its total month...

NEYMAR EYEING BARCA ONCE AGAIN

• Barcelona is tipped to sign Neymar from Paris Saint Germain this summer.
• However a transfer cannot be arrived at unless all three parties seeking an agreement are on the same page.

Rousand was one of six prominent Barca directors to hand in resignation to Pres...