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Trump restricts entry from Brazil over virus

FILED – 21 Bloomberg The US will prohibit the entry of most non-US citizens arriving from Brazil, where coronavirus cases have spiked to the second highest in the world, expanding restrictions already placed on visitors from China and Europe. The order begins at 11:59 pm on Thursday, at which point the entry of foreigners who’ve been in Brazil during the ...

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Social unrest is lurking in Latin American virus hotspot

Bloomberg Chile’s government is struggling to control a coronavirus outbreak that’s pushed hospitals toward collapse and could threaten to revive mass social unrest. With a population of just 18 million, Chile is reporting new Covid-19 cases at a pace comparable to that of Spain at the peak of the virus’s spread in March, on a per-capita basis, and resources are ...

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Russia seeks 18 years for American charged as spy

Bloomberg Russian prosecutors asked for an 18 year sentence for former US Marine Paul Whelan, who is on trial in Moscow accused of spying, Interfax news agency reported, citing his lawyer Vladimir Zherebenkov. Whelan denies the allegations and claims he was set up by a Federal Security Service major who owed him 100,000 rubles ($1,400). He has been detained in ...

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