New law in Brazil is making students put away their smartphones at school
Brazilian students returned to class this week with a new task: staying away from their smartphones as a new law restricting ...
Iowa’s top leaders are strongly endorsing Musk and DOGE. Iowans are watching closely
Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst has hailed Elon Musk and the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency as a necessary force in Washington, D.C., calling it “a ...
Brazil introduces law restricting smartphone use in schools amid concern over the impact on learning
Students in Brazilians schools will no longer have full access to their smartphones following the implementation of a new law ...
Salvador Has 405 Buildings at Risk of Collapse, According to Civil Defense, after Church Roof Cave-in
A 2023 report by the agency analyzed 2,700 buildings in the city, many in a state of abandonment; 117 are in more critical ...
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Crime and Religion in Brazil: The Expansion of Rio’s Pure Third Command
Religion serves as a powerful organizing force for crime gangs in Brazil and much of Latin America, offering a mixture of ...
Justice Grants Lifetime Pension to Vladimir Herzog's Widow, 50 Years after his Assassination by the Dictatorship
The 2nd Federal Civil Court of the Federal District granted Clarice Herzog, 83, a publicist and widow of journalist Vladimir ...
Brazil's new lower house speaker targets fiscal stability as priority
Brazilian lower house speaker Hugo Motta said on Tuesday that the chamber will put a greater priority on the country's fiscal ...
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Brazil uncovers ‘red flags’ of forced labour at BYD’s EV factory
The workers who travelled from China to northeast Brazil to build a new factory for electric car maker earned roughly US$70 ...
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Brazil’s ragged finances are holding back its green ambitions
Its technical foundations for a green-production boom may be sound, but Brazil’s economic travails are an obstacle. The high ...
London Trial Against BHP Alleges ‘Red Flags’ Leading up to Brazil Mining Disaster Were Ignored
More than 620,000 individuals are seeking £36 billion in compensation for damages caused by a deluge of deadly sludge that ...
Donald Trump Bans Pride Flags at US Embassies: Report
State Department employees who violate the ban will reportedly face disciplinary action, including termination of employment.
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‘One flag policy’: Trump admin tells US embassies they can’t fly the Pride, BLM flags
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has issued an order ... in 2021 and the U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Brazil flew a Black Lives Matter flag to celebrate Black history month in 2022.