0400 GMT March 09, 2021
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After two straight days of record COVID-19 deaths in Brazil, President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday told Brazilians to stop “whining” and move on, in his latest remarks attacking distancing measures and downplaying the gravity of the pandemic.
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With the end of emergency aid in December, Brazil started 2021 with a significant increase in the extreme poverty rate.
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UK government borrowing hit £34.1 billion last month, the highest December figure on record, as the cost of pandemic support weighed on the economy.
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When Newport County goalkeeper Tom King took a goal kick in a League Two game at Cheltenham Town in England, little did he know he would be writing his name into the Guinness World Records book for the longest goal ever scored.
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A pair of British adventurers were awarded the Guinness World Record for longest journey on a scooter with a sidecar when they took a 34,000-mile trip around the world.
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For most, the year 2020 will be remembered as the year COVID-19 first caused devastation across the world.
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Nela Zisser, a medical student, still found time to be an eating champ.
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Lionel Messi broke Pele’s all-time scoring milestone for their clubs by netting his 644th career goal in Barcelona’s 3-0 win over Real Valladolid on Tuesday.
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The struggles of the UK’s public library service continue apace, with total funding for libraries in Britain down by nearly £20m in the year to March, immediately before the lockdown that saw libraries handling a rapid increase in demand for their services, which were eventually deemed essential by the government.
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A French chef captured a Guinness World Record by cooking up a pizza that contains 254 varieties of cheese.
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The largest drawing by an individual is 568.47 m² (6118.96 ft²) and was achieved by FRA! and Xiaomi Italia in San Francesco Square, Altomonte, Italy.
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Interior minister urges strict implementation of restrictions
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Iran’s Health Ministry reported another increase in the coronavirus cases with more than 12,000 new ones in a 24-hour period, a new record in COVID-19 infections in the country.
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A total of 462 people died in Iran from the new coronavirus from Tuesday to Wednesday, a record daily toll, the Health Ministry's spokeswoman said.
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