Author: Camelia Kirk

Chinese officials are urging local governments to prepare for the eventual collapse of Chinese real estate giant Evergrande, which faces serious liquidity problems, according to informed sources, indicating a reluctance to bail out the company and in an effort to avoid spillovers from its crisis.Sources described the initiative as “preparing for a potential storm,” arguing that local government agencies and state-owned companies have been directed to intervene only as a last resort if Evergrande fails to overcome their difficulties in an orderly manner.According to the sources, local governments have been tasked with preventing disruptions and mitigating the effects of contagion…

On Thursday (23) the UK government confirmed that the country’s Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, had tested positive for Covid-19 after meeting with the Brazilian delegation that went to New York to participate in the United Nations General Assembly. On Monday, Johnson received President Jair Bolsonaro and members of the Brazilian government. Among them was Health Minister Marcelo Quiroga. On Tuesday night, the Ministry of Health reported that Quiroga has Covid-19. Prior to receiving the diagnosis, Quiroga participated in at least the following events: had pizza with escorts on the sidewalk (since President Bolsonaro had not been vaccinated, Brazilians could not…

“Arabic Novels” Known for the amazing and award-winning translation of the book “As Mil e Uma Noites”, the Minas Gerais Academy of Literature has invited her to present the lecture “Arabic Novels” by the Minas Gerais Academy of Literature. The video will be available on YouTube’s AML starting today at 11am. Mamedi Mustafa Al-Jaroush, one of the great researchers of Arabic literature in Brazil and a reference on the subject, presents to the lecture a discussion of ancient Arabic novels from an objective and formal point of view. In his explanation he shows how the Arabic and Oriental narrative style…

The NGO Save the Children, in a report published on Thursday (23rd, Wednesday 22nd in Brazil), denounced the killing of 62 children this year in refugee camps in northeastern Syria, where families of foreign fighters from the Islamic State group live. The organization describes the intolerable living conditions in the Al-Hol and Roj camps, which are under the control of Kurdish forces, and shelter for tens of thousands of displaced people, including some 40,000 children. Since the beginning of the year, 62 children have died in al-Hol camp due to malnutrition, disease, health problems or fires, the NGO said, which…

Unimed Vitória launches expansion of Serra. Credit: Disclosure Unimed Vitoria Takes a historic step: Next Friday (24), at 9 a.m., the groundbreaking for services at the Advanced Unit (SUA) will be laid in Sierra. The space, a modern health complex, represents a new model for collaborative business: it will be the first project undertaken by Holding Unimed Vitória. “It is a milestone in our history. It will enhance and enhance the collaboration, as well as create about 150 jobs for our members and 280 vacancies for health professionals from other regions. This concept of advanced unit and integrated services is…

The headquarters of NSC TV, affiliated with Rede Globo in Santa Catarina, was invaded by masked criminals at dawn today, in Florianopolis.The suspects entered the building, which also houses the newspapers and radio of the NSC Comunicação group, at around 3 a.m. and seized six televisions used in the company’s newsrooms. According to Romy De Lees, Head of Communications and Programming at NSC TV, at the time of the event, there were no employees working on the site. The invasion was noticed only in the early morning, when the first professionals arrived to work for the newspaper Bom Día Santa…

by Lisandra Paraguaçu BRASILIA (Reuters) – In his speech of no more than 13 minutes at the United Nations, President Jair Bolsonaro did not recall that he was at an international forum and dedicated his speech entirely to revitalizing his internal audience, in a speech he did little to improve. The external image of Brazil or persuading the world that the country he describes actually exists. At the podium where Brazilian presidents traditionally attempt to lay out the country’s position on relevant international issues, Bolsonaro provided quick, in-depth references to the Afghan crisis and reform of the United Nations Security…

JF-17 Thunder fighters. Photo: Pakistan Air Force. The Argentine Defense Ministry published a memo on Tuesday (21) outlining the news that the country will acquire JF-17 Thunder, Block 3 fighters of Chinese-Pakistani origin. On September 17, profile Section AEROSINT PSF — moderated by the Pakistan Strategic Forum of Pakistani Defense Experts — tweeted that Argentina was to include $664 million in funding to buy 12 PAC JF-17A/B Block III fighters (10 JF-17A single-seat and two JF-17B two-seater) in the 2022 draft budget submitted to the government. Soon the news spread across the web, where it was published and republished in…

On Sunday (19), he ate pizza on the street, and on Monday (20), a branch of a Brazilian steakhouse made space for the president and his entourage on the sidewalk. At a press conference, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio sent a letter to Jair Bolsonaro asking him to be vaccinated.Blasio’s Bill even tagged Jair Bolsonaro in a post with a link to all of New York’s Covid-19 vaccination sites. Jair Bolsonaro is the only president of the G-20 – the group of the world’s richest countries – who has not been vaccinated at the United Nations General Assembly.Also on…

The two leaders met today, in New York, at the United Nations General Assembly. Reportedly, Boris Johnson, President of Brazil, has recommended the vaccination In New York, President Jair Bolsonaro (non-party) today attended the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, along with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The two were going to talk, and when the minister said he had already been vaccinated, Bolsonaro was laughing and declaring that he had not taken the vaccine against Covid-19. While Boris Johnson highlighted the importance of the AstraZeneca vaccine, developed by Oxford University in England, and claimed he had already taken both doses,…