Category: Geral
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Israel vows to intensify attacks after Iranian missile hits major hospital
Several locations in Israel suffered direct impacts from Iranian missiles on Thursday (19), including a major hospital in the south of the country, prompting harsh warnings from Israeli leaders that they would intensify attacks against “strategic targets” in Iran. According to a statement from Soroka Medical Center, the largest hospital in southern Israel, several people…
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U.S. to Analyze Social Media for Foreign Student Visa Applications
In yet another twist for foreign students wishing to study in the U.S., the State Department says it will resume processing student visa and visiting researcher visa applications for foreign nationals, but plans to review their social media accounts as part of the process. All students applying for a visa will need to set their…
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US to Review Social Media in Visa Applications for Foreign Students
In yet another twist for foreign students hoping to study in the US, the State Department says it will resume processing visa applications for students and visiting academics from foreign nationals, but plans to review their social media accounts as part of the process. All students applying for a visa will need to set their…
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Trump Says “Nobody Knows” What He Will Do as Iran Warns US Not to Attack
President Trump refused to say on Wednesday (18) whether the United States is nearing a decision to attack Iranian nuclear facilities, after Iran’s supreme leader warned the US against an attack and rejected Trump’s demand for surrender. “You don’t seriously think I’m going to answer that question?” Trump said when a reporter asked at the…
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Trump Says ‘Nobody Knows’ What He’ll Do as Iran Warns U.S. Against Attack
President Trump on Wednesday refused to say whether the United States is nearing a decision to attack Iranian nuclear facilities, after Iran’s supreme leader warned the U.S. against an attack and rejected Trump’s call for surrender. “You don’t seriously think I’m going to answer that question,” Trump said when a reporter asked at the White…
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Trump Returns from G7 a Day Early to Focus on Iranian Crisis
President Trump returned to the White House on Tuesday (17), telling reporters that he left the G7 in Canada a day early to work on what he called a “real end” to the Iranian nuclear program. Trump said he is seeking more than a ceasefire between Israel and Iran and stated that he might send…
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Trump Leaves G7 a Day Early to Focus on Iran Crisis
President Trump was back at the White House on Tuesday, telling reporters that he left the G7 in Canada a day early to work on what he called a “real end” to Iran’s nuclear program. Trump said he is seeking more than a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, and stated that he might send his…
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Sugarcane Bagasse Turns into Eco-Friendly Packaging for Electronic Equipment
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Researchers from the National Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM) have developed a new antistatic and sustainable packaging made from sugarcane bagasse and carbon black, a material produced by the incomplete combustion of vegetable matter, such as coal and coal tar, or petroleum products. The material promises to increase safety and reduce damage…
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Brazil Records Lowest Number of Births in Nearly 50 Years in 2023
Year after year, Brazilian women are having fewer children. In 2023, the country saw the number of births fall for the fifth consecutive year. There were 2.52 million births, a 0.7% reduction compared to 2022. This amount is 12% lower than the average number of births in the five years prior to the covid-19 pandemic,…
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Anti-Trump “No Kings” Protests Flood U.S. Streets Ahead of Military Parade
The No Kings protests spread peacefully across dozens of cities, both in the US and abroad, in opposition to the Trump administration’s large military parade on Saturday (14). But they occurred against the backdrop of apparent political violence in Minnesota, where a state lawmaker was killed in her home. Organizers estimated that more than 5…