Category: Geral
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Gymnastics Final: Rebeca Defeats Biles and Wins Gold for Brazil on Floor
On Monday (5), São Paulo’s Rebeca Andrade won the gold medal on floor, achieving her fourth podium at the Paris Olympic Games. It was her sixth Olympic medal, making her the most decorated Brazilian athlete in the history of the event. Rebeca scored 14.166 in her performance, surpassing favorite Simone Biles. The American – who…
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Gymnastics Final: Rebeca Surpasses Biles and Takes Gold for Brazil in Floor Exercise
On Monday (5), São Paulo’s Rebeca Andrade won the gold medal in the floor exercise, achieving her fourth podium finish at the Paris Olympics. This was her sixth Olympic medal, making her the most decorated Brazilian athlete in the history of the event, surpassing sailors Robert Scheidt and Torben Grael, with whom the gymnast was…
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Dollar Soars in Brazil as Global Markets Panic Over Fears of Recession in the U.S.
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A wave of panic swept through financial markets on Monday (5), with stocks plummeting in the United States and around the world as investors focused on signs of a slowing American economy and a possible recession looming. The decline followed the release of the U.S. jobs report on Friday (1), which showed significantly slower hiring,…
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Hurricane Debby Hits Florida
Hurricane Debby, a Category 1 storm, made landfall on the Florida coast on Monday morning (5) near Steinhatchee, in the Big Bend area, driven by winds of 80 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center. The Big Bend area is still recovering from Hurricane Idalia last August, which struck the coast just 9 miles from…
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Controversy in the Waters of Paris: Athletes Fall Ill After Swimming in the Seine River
Belgium withdrew from the mixed relay triathlon on Monday (5), and Switzerland had to change its lineup after athletes from both countries fell ill following the initial triathlon races last week, held in the Seine River.
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Coffee Could Become a Luxury for Many
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Tomas Edelmann, a coffee producer and vice president of the International Coffee Producers Cooperative, told CNN that while his shade-grown coffee production method is more drought-resistant, a longer-than-normal dry season, which he attributes to climate change, has damaged crops this year. “If you don’t have the right weather, you won’t have the right production,” he…
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Women’s Artistic Gymnastics: Biles Takes Gold, Rebeca Silver in an Electrifying Final
Simone Biles, the most decorated American gymnast of all time at the Olympic Games, added another gold medal to her career achievements by winning the all-around title in a dramatic final in Paris. Brazilian Rebeca Andrade won the silver medal after a strong performance that created a dramatic competition with Biles. Biles’ teammate, Sunisa Lee,…
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Women’s Gymnastics: In an Exciting Final, Biles Takes Gold and Rebeca Takes Silver
Simone Biles, the most decorated American gymnast of all time at the Olympics, added another gold medal to her career achievements by winning the all-around final in a dramatic competition in Paris. Brazilian Rebeca Andrade secured the silver medal after a great performance that led to an exciting showdown with Biles. Sunisa Lee, Biles’ teammate,…
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US Recognizes Edmundo Gonzalez as Winner in Venezuela Elections
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The United States recognized on Thursday (1st) opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez as the winner of the contested presidential election in Venezuela, rejecting Nicolás Maduro’s claim of victory. “Given the overwhelming evidence, it is clear to the United States and, more importantly, to the Venezuelan people that Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia won the majority of votes in…
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Historic Prisoner Swap: US Secures Release of Americans Held in Russia
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who had been imprisoned for a year, and former US Marine Paul Whelan, held for 5 years, are among the two dozen detainees released on Thursday (1st) as part of the largest prisoner exchange between Russia and the West since the Cold War. In a speech from the White…