US-China tensions may worsen before election dust settles
Plataforma - Macau - 07/11/2020
Brazil classifies data from Pompeo's visit to the border with Venezuela as "secret"
Folha de S.Paulo - Brazil - 30/10/2020
Diplomatic telegrams about the US Secretary of State’s trip to Boa Vista will remain confidential for 15 years, Brazil’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs decided
The Itamaraty imposed secrecy, until 2035, on the information exchanged by diplomatic posts regarding…
China says that US lies about 5G and has dirty cybersecurity record
Folha de S.Paulo - Brazil - 21/10/2020
The tone in the declarations rises and there is an escalation of tensions between China and the United States in the middle of a period of decisions about 5G
The Chinese embassy in Brazil on Tuesday accused the United States of lying about 5G technology and creating…
US slaps Google with antitrust suit
AFP - France - 20/10/2020
The US government sued Google Tuesday, accusing the Silicon Valley titan of maintaining an “illegal monopoly” in online search and advertising, in the country’s biggest antitrust case in decades, opening up the door to a potential breakup of the…
Why Beijing may want to keep Trump in the White House
AFP - China - 20/10/2020
DonaldTrumphas frustrated and enraged China during a tumultuous first term, butBeijingmay welcome his re-election as it scans the horizon for the decline of its superpower rival.
Relations are as icy as at any time since formal ties were…
US charges Russians with cyberattacks on Ukraine, French elections, Olympics
AFP - USA - 20/10/2020
Six Russian military intelligence officers have been charged in the United States with carrying out cyberattacks on Ukraine’s power grid, the 2017 French elections and the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, the Justice Department announced Monday.
The…
Brazil and USA conclude agreements to facilitate investments
Agência Brasil - 19/10/2020
President Jair Bolsonaro said today (19) that representatives from Brazil and the United States have concluded negotiations on three agreements to facilitate trade, good regulatory practices and anti-corruption.
“This triple package will be able to reduce…
US approves Regeneron's antibody treatment for Ebola
AFP - USA - 15/10/2020
The United States on Wednesday approved a lab-made antibody treatment against the Ebola virus developed by the biotech firm Regeneron after it was shown to significantly reduce the mortality rate in a clinical trial.
The drug was developed using the same technology…
China condemns pressure exerted by the United States on Portugal
Lusa - Portugal - 12/10/2020
China today condemned the pressure exerted by the United States for Portugal to ban the Chinese telecommunications group Huawei from 5G network infrastructure, arguing that no country with an “independent spirit” will yield to Washington.
“Coercing other…
Six-game ban for player who sparked walk-off with anti-gay slur
AFP - USA - 07/10/2020
Phoenix Rising player Junior Flemmings was given a six-game suspension for subjecting an opponent to homophobic abuse in an incident which triggered a dramatic pitch walk-off, officials said Tuesday.
The United Soccer League championship said in a statement that…
White supremacists, anarchists major US terror threats
AFP - USA - 07/10/2020
White supremacists and anarchists pose major US domestic terror threats and could spark violence at events related to the November 3 election, the Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday.
A long-awaited report on security threats to the country said white…
