Author: Camelia Kirk

An Afghan woman gave birth to a healthy baby girl in the middle of an evacuation flight operated by Turkish Airlines Anadolu Agency. After a layover in Dubai, young Suman Nouri, 26, went into labor and ended up giving birth to her daughter at 10,000 meters (33,000 feet) in Kuwaiti airspace. The girl was called Hava (which means Eve, but is also reminiscent of the Turkish word Hava, which means “air”) by the cabin crew, who helped with the delivery during the flight. The operation led to the evacuation of Afghan nationals employed by the United Kingdom in Afghanistan. After…

Participate tweet Participate Participate email Earn FGTS: Learn how to consult before release. More than R$8 billion has been distributed to workers registered in the Guarantee Fund and the entitlement can reach R$806.03; Know how to consult FGTS profit. Caixa Econômica Federal deposited FGTS 2020 earnings into citizen accounts last Tuesday (24). In total, R$8.1 billion of net income was restricted to workers registered in the Employment Compensation Fund who had an active balance on December 31, 2020. The amount of the accrual is proportional to the escrow account balance, amounting to R$806.03. FGTS balance can be viewed on the…

Expectations indicate that adolescents will be vaccinated with the immunization agent from Pfizer. Credit: Carlos Alberto Silva The Pfizer vaccine, according to estimates by the state health secretary, Nisio Fernandez, should become dominant in the national immunization plan (PNI) within the next 90 days as doses become more available. Thus, it opens the possibility of vaccinating adolescents without compromising the care of other groups. This immunizing agent was licensed by Anvisa for 12 to 15 year olds in June. Previously, only people over 16 years old could be vaccinated with Pfizer in the country. In Espírito Santo, the first adolescents…

Marcus Trejo. Photo: Gabriella Bello A little over a year ago, Marc Trogo He took over the management of the BRICS Bank (NDB), which was created in 2014. “When we got here, only 10% of projects were approved in Brazil. Now it is 20% ”, says the former Minister of Foreign Trade, who lives in Shanghai. Speaking last week with The Column, straight from the fastest growing city in China, the emerging economies specialist was quite optimistic about the country’s import and export prospects. Here is the interview: The international scene looks very turbulent. However, do you see opportunities for…

A study published on Friday showed that people who have contracted the delta type of coronavirus are twice as likely to be hospitalized as those who have contracted the alpha variant, which was first discovered in England last year. The study, which was based on more than 43,000 people with Covid-19, most of whom were not immune in England, compared the risk of hospitalization among people with delta, a strain first discovered in India, with the risk of them being hospitalized. “Our analysis highlights that in the absence of a vaccine, any outbreak in the Delta region would impose a…

Marcus Trejo. Photo: Gabriella BelloA little over a year ago, Marc Trogo He took the helm of the BRICS Bank (NDB), which was created in 2014. “When we got here, Brazil was only 10% of approved projects. Now it’s 20% ”, so celebrates the former Minister of Foreign Trade – he lives in Shanghai.In a conversation last week, with the column, straight from China’s fastest growing city, the emerging economies specialist was quite optimistic about the country’s import and export prospects. Here is the interview: The international scene looks very turbulent. However, do you see opportunities for Brazil?no doubt. There…

As vaccination progresses among Brazilians, municipalities have already begun to discuss the need to require proof of immunization. but Many people have problems in properly recording data in the Ministry of Health application. It turned into a fever. Many people have been keen to record the moment they received the Covid vaccine. But the picture alone is not enough. It is necessary to have a national vaccination certificate. The document is free and available on the Connect SUS app. See step by step version: The first step is to download the application to your cell phone or access the Connect…

The oldest Brazilian billionaire is also the youngest, according to Forbes magazine’s richest list. Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin tops the rankings at the age of 39 and a fortune estimated at R$97.5 billion, mainly based on his stake in the social media giant. The magazine identified equity as one of the key factors for enrichment in 2021, as capital markets remained hot during the pandemic. Thus, 315 Brazilians make up the list of billionaires of the magazine, among them 40 are “newbies”. Among the newcomers, Forbes highlights Marcelo Rodolfo Hahn, with R$7.54 billion, a fortune increased through his participation in…

Three Northrop Grumman B2A Spirit stealth bombers from the US Air Force’s 509th Bomber Wing (BW), Whitman AFB, Missouri, landed in Keflavik AFB, Iceland on August 23. The stealth bombers and associated personnel have been deployed on a long-planned mission of the Bomber Task Force (BTF), which represents its first forward operation from Iceland. This publication highlights the capabilities of Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) pilots in executing Agile Bomber Combat (ACE) operations in the European theater. During deployment, the BW 509’s crew and pilots will undertake missions introducing them to work in European theater and European airspace, while…

In a speech more in line with the government, Central Bank President Roberto Campos Neto argued that the current figures do not show the deterioration of the financial scenario, repeating that there is a difference between a loud perception and reality. “Where is the big financial decline? The numbers don’t show it,” he said, at a symposium of the Brazilian Confederation of Banks (Verapan) and Esfera, where the president of the chamber, Arthur Lira (PP-AL), is also present. Campos Neto cited the development of forecasts in the Focus Bulletin and said that the estimates of the total debt have been…