Tech news Monsanto, Microsoft to invest in agricultural technology in Brazil Ghada Ismail Jul 5, 2016 0 U.S. biotech company Monsanto Co and Microsoft Corp announced on Monday a partnership to invest in agricultural…
Tech news Brazil hinders Facebook funds in WhatsApp row Ghada Ismail Jul 2, 2016 0 A court in Brazil has frozen 19.5 million reais (£4.5m, $6.07m) of Facebook's funds in a dispute with secure…
Tech news Egyptian billionaire Sawiris expresses interest in Brazil carrier Oi Yomna Yasser Jun 22, 2016 0 Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris said he is prepared to invest in Oi SA, the Brazilian wireless carrier…
International News WHO rejects demands to move Olympics due to Zika aya salah May 29, 2016 0 The World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday rejected a call for the Rio Olympic Games to be moved or postponed…
International News Brazil’s acting president briefed US diplomats: WikiLeaks aya salah May 14, 2016 0 Brazil's new acting president Michel Temer gave political briefings to US diplomats ahead of elections in 2006,…
International News Brazil Senate to vote to put Rousseff on trial Noha Gad May 12, 2016 0 A majority of Brazil's Senate indicated on Thursday it will vote to put President Dilma Rousseff on trial for…
International News Corruption twist boosts Brazil’s ‘president in waiting’ aya salah May 5, 2016 0 An explosive new twist in Brazil's corruption and impeachment crisis has weakened President Dilma Rousseff days…
International News Brazil prosecutor seeks obstruction of justice probe against Rousseff aya salah May 4, 2016 0 Brazil's top prosecutor has asked the Supreme Court to open a probe into alleged obstruction of justice by…
Tech news WhatsApp shutdown in Brazil affects over 100 million users Ghada Ismail May 3, 2016 0 A Brazilian judge ordered wireless phone carriers to block access to Facebook Inc's WhatsApp for 72 hours…
International News Brazil’s Rousseff vows to fight on after impeachment defeat Noha Gad Apr 19, 2016 0 Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff vowed on Monday to fight impeachment tooth-and-nail in the Senate after a heavy…