Bloomberg Brazil’s Supreme Court gave the green light for a probe into allegations that Jair Bolsonaro tried to interfere with police investigations, adding to the president’s difficulties as the wheels come off Latin America’s biggest economy and his cabinet threatens to implode. Brazilian bonds dropped after the court decision, which presents Bolsonaro with his deepest political crisis to date. The ...

Bloomberg The number of deaths caused by Covid-19 in care homes in England and Wales soared to 2,050 in the week ending on April 17, more than double the number a week earlier, highlighting the difficulties the government faces in stopping the spread of the virus. The latest toll contributed to the overall number of fatalities rising to the highest ...

Bloomberg For about as long as North Korea has existed, Kim Pyong Il has been considered a possible successor to the throne. And now, with his nephew Kim Jong-un’s health status unclear, his name is being bandied about again. Kim Pyong Il, 65, is the last known surviving son of North Korea’s founder, Kim Il Sung. After losing out in ...