Brazil’s President Bolsonaro says he wants coronavirus lockdown measures scrapped this week after he appeared at anti-quarantine protest Jair Bolsonaro has downplayed the virus as a ‘little cold’ and opposed lockdown But regional leaders in Brazil’s 27 states have imposed lockdowns against his will Bolsonaro caused further anger by appearing at an anti-quarantine gathering Learn … Read more
The camera crew for new BBC series Primates have revealed how they battled tropical storms and tough terrain to capture rare monkeys on film during the two-year long shoot. Mike Gunton, Executive Producer, said catching the animals on film was ‘the hardest’ challenge, with most living in ‘remote, hot, steamy jungles’ at the top of … Read more
Alessandra Ambrosio really knows how to market her GAL Floripa swimwear line. Not only has the Brazilian superstar been sharing pinup, cover worthy photographs of herself in the skimpy line, but she has also lent a bit of Indian religion and dharma to the designs. The Vogue cover model has stated her suits use the … Read more
Taylor swift announced that her upcoming 2020 tour dates would all be canceled as the coronavirus pandemic rages on. The 30-year-old pop star’s website featured an official statement about the cancellations, while she posted her own note to her social media platforms on Friday. Though her European dates appear to be canceled for good, she … Read more
The antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine did not speed up coronavirus patients’ recovery in a trial in China, scientists have revealed. In a disappointing blow for the promising drug, which is being trialled against COVID-19 in the UK and around the world, doctors said it did not work as a cure. Patients who were taking it suffered … Read more
With beaches closed all over the world due to the spread of the novel coronavirus, it has been impossible to find any cheer on the shore. But over the weekend, 7th Avenue supermodel Alessandra Ambrosio reminded her fans what it is like to feel carefree on the sand as she posted throwback photos of herself … Read more
Brazil’s President Bolsonaro ignores social distancing measures as he hugs customers and employees at a bakery whileas angry crowd gathers outside to boo him Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro hugged and posed for photos with customers and workers at a bakery in Brasilia, the federal capital, on Thursday Bolsonaro, who was been dismissive of measures to … Read more
Remote Amazon tribe records its first coronavirus case: Boy, 15, becomes infected amid fears Covid-9 could ‘wipe out’ native communities The boy belongs to the Yanomami community on the Brazil-Venezuela border He is in intensive care in Roraima state after suffering with sore throat and fever Seven tribesmen have now contracted the deadly virus in … Read more
Brazil’s health minister says the government should turn to gang and militia leaders in dangerous and overcrowded favelas to develop a coronavirus strategy Brazil Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta said the government should engage favela gang and militia leaders to combat the coronavirus The overcrowded slums are home to about 11 million people or 2% … Read more
Moment the coronavirus infects a healthy cell is captured for the first time using a microscope that can magnify objects up to two million times Researchers in Brazil used a powerful electron microscope to capture the image The first image shows the virus as it is about to infect the healthy cell samples Images were … Read more
China has condemned Brazil after the far-right government’s education minister linked the coronavirus pandemic to Beijing’s ‘plan for world domination,’ in a tweet imitating a Chinese accent. In the latest incident to strain ties between Brasilia and Beijing, Education Minister Abraham Weintraub insinuated China was behind the global health crisis. The Chinese Embassy in Brazil … Read more
Coronavirus could wipe out Brazil’s indigenous communities: Fears for isolated tribes after infection enters the Amazon region Community’s elders are most at risk of dying causing ‘chaos’ in communities Some indigenous people breaking into groups with hunting equipment to isolate Coronavirus has killed 486 and infected more than 11,000 in Brazil alone By Jemma Carr For Mailonline … Read more
A new species from the prehistoric group of flying reptiles known as pterosaurs has been found in Morocco by British scientists. The new species, named Afrotapjara zouhrii, belongs to a group of pterosaurs called tapejarids from the Cretaceous period, between 145 million years and 66 million years ago. Tapejarids were small to medium-sized pterosaurs with … Read more