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First of April: A 13-year-old witnesses the 1964 Brazilian military coup
April 5, 2021Celso Marconi, the longest-lived cinema critic in the world, recently commented on his Facebook page: “After 1964, the 1st of April ceased to be a playful day [in Brazil]. Sad.”
Read moreVenezuela calls for debt restructuring in response to Covid pandemic
April 5, 2021“We demand once again the end of the economic, financial, and commercial blockade against our people."
Read moreWHO: Europe’s vaccination plan is ‘unacceptably slow’
April 2, 2021European nations’ immunization campaigns against COVID-19 are “unacceptably slow” and risk prolonging the pandemic, a senior World Health Organization official said Thursday.
Read moreYoung labor leader murdered by Duterte in Philippines
April 2, 2021Since 2016 when he came to power the president of the country has sanctioned the murder of at least 50 trade union leaders.
Read moreImpoverished scavengers fight our trash problem, but they’re denied vaccines
April 1, 2021The work is dangerous, and injuries are common, so governments have an incentive to not recognize them or provide benefits like health care.
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