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  Brazil is Latin America’s largest economy and a global powerhouse in agriculture, trade and technology—sectors that align with Uganda’s ambitions.   Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Uganda has renewed its diplomatic engagement with Brazil, appointing Ambassador Robie Kakonge as non-resident envoy to Latin America’s largest economy in a …

NEW YORK | Xinhua | Brazil’s 2-1 defeat to Norway in the round of 16 meant football’s most successful nation has now gone six consecutive World Cups without lifting the trophy, the longest drought in its history. The country’s football factory has hardly stopped producing outstanding talent over that period. …

NEW YORK | Xinhua | Neymar announced his retirement from international duty after Brazil was knocked out by Norway 2-1 in the World Cup round of 16 on Sunday. “It started here at MetLife Stadium, and I finished here. It is now over,” he said. Neymar, 34, won his first …

NEW YORK | Xinhua | Erling Haaland fired Norway into the World Cup quarterfinals for the first time while 10-man England also advanced on a dramatic day in the last 16. Haaland scored twice in the closing stages as Norway stunned five-time champion Brazil 2-1 at New York New Jersey …

  SAO PAULO | Xinhua | A 21-year-old woman died Saturday in Brazil after being released from a platform about 40 meters high during a rope-jump activity without a safety line attached, local authorities said. The incident occurred at the Ponte do Esqueleto bridge in Limeira, a city in southeastern …

NEW JERSEY, United States | Xinhua | Brazil forward Vinicius Jr. said he was not satisfied with his performance despite scoring in a 1-1 draw with Morocco in their World Cup Group C opener on Saturday. “I believe I can improve a lot. I managed to score, but I wasn’t …

NEW JERSEY, United States | Xinhua | Morocco manager Mohamed Ouahbi said his side had laid down an early World Cup marker after a 1-1 draw with Brazil on Saturday, declaring his team was capable of more. Morocco led through Ismael Saibari’s early goal and created several problems for the …

African nations lead in global soil-carbon capture as new report flags major omissions elsewhere. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | African governments are moving faster than most of the world to put soil health at the centre of climate action, according to a new analysis that highlights a major blind …

How they reached the final deal COVER STORY | AGENCIES | It was the showdown nobody wanted. But in the end, it saved the climate summit. As the clock ticked past the deadline of 6pm on Friday in Belem, Brazil, the issue that, rightly or wrongly, came to define this year’s …

RIO DE JANEIRO | Xinhua |  Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was taken into preventive custody by police Saturday morning in Brasilia under an order issued by the Federal Supreme Court. According to initial information provided by the Federal Police, the arrest is not the result of a sentence, but …