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US AFRICOM Launches 12 Nation Military Exercise With Focus on Peacekeeping - Statement

An annual US Army-led Exercise Justified Accord 2019 (JA19) that focuses on peacekeeping operations in Somalia began with 12 nations participating, the US Africa Command (AFRICOM) announced in a press release on Wednesday

Former Belgium manager Waseige dies at 79: reports

Former Belgium national team manager Robert Waseige died on Wednesday at the age of 79, Belgian television reported on Wednesday

US SOUTHCOM Hosts Brazil Defense Chief For Talks on Expanding Military Cooperation

The chairman of Brazil's Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force Gen. Raul Botelho, has visited the headquarters of US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) for talks on expanded defense ties between the Western Hemisphere's two biggest democracies, SOUTHCOM said in a press release on Wednesday

Russian Foreign Minister to Visit Cuba, Brazil, Suriname on July 23-27

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will visit Cuba, Brazil and Suriname on July 23-27, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Wednesday

Prosecutors recommend trial for Air France over 2009 crash: judicial sources

French prosecutors have recommended that Air France face trial for manslaughter and negligence over the 2009 crash of a flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris in which 228 people died, judicial sources told AFP

Friends of the Earth Brazil Slams Bolsonaro's Government for Amazon Deforestation

The Brazilian branch of international environmental group Friends of the Earth in comments to Sputnik has condemned the government of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro for its role in destroying the Brazilian portion of the Amazon rainforest

Efficacy test of new HIV vaccine against multiple strains to be launched

The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson announced Monday a plan to carry out an HIV vaccine efficacy trial in North America, South America and Europe

Brazil's vice president says no restrictions on Huawei

China's Huawei will not be restricted in Brazil where plans are under way to launch a 5G network, the country's vice president said Monday, defying US pressure to shun the firm

Neymar renews war of words with PSG, hailing Barcelona 'remontada'

Neymar says he's fit, posts mischievous Barcelona video

Brazilian director of refugee odyssey laments far-right attack on artists

The reality of her homeland's lurch to the far right has seen artists branded as leftists and criminals, laments Brazilian director Christiane Jatahy, who only wishes her theatre piece on migration were actually a fiction

Bolivia Finalizes Agreements With Russia's Acron, Gazprom - Hydrocarbons Ministry

Brazilian director of refugee odyssey laments far-right attack on artists

Brazil's Bolsonaro says may appoint son as US ambassador

Brazilian President Says Looking at Appointing His Son Ambassador to US