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Mourinho speaks on becoming new Brazil coach

January 4, 2024January 4, 2024 - by Lovina - Leave a Comment

Roma manager Jose Mourinho has debunked claims he has spoken with Brazil over the national team job. Mourinho has been linked with the role after Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti turned it down to sign a new three-year extension at the Spanish club. However, Mourinho has insisted he is committed to the Serie A club. “I don’t know if it’s true or not about Brazil, because they did not speak directly to me. “I told my agent that until the club has decided if I am staying or not, I don’t want to know or talk to anyone else,” Mourinho said, after Roma’s 2-1 win over Cremonense on Wednesday night.

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Meta unveils payment feature for WhatsApp users in Brazil

April 13, 2023April 13, 2023 - by Lovina - Leave a Comment

Giant tech company, Meta, has launched a payment feature on its WhatsApp service for users and local business owners based in Brazil. The company announced via its website on Tuesday that Brazil’s WhatsApp users can now pay businesses via the app’s end-to-end encrypted chat. The feature operates like a shopping app which allows customers to search for goods or services provided by local business owners, add purchases to virtual shopping carts and pay for the transaction. “The release read in part, On WhatsApp in Brazil, you can search for a business, browse goods and services, add them to your cart and make a payment all with just a few taps. “It’s now possible to pay for goods and services using Mastercard and Visa debit, credit and pre-paid cards issued by the numerous banks participating in the service. Small businesses using the WhatsApp Business app can link a supported payment partner — such as Cielo, Mercado Pago or Rede — and create an order within the app to securely accept payments from their customers,” The company assured that the payment method …

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Brazilian star ends Aruna’s run at WTT tourney

December 7, 2021December 7, 2021 - by Precise Post - Leave a Comment

Quadri Aruna was yesterday beaten by Brazil’s Hugo Calderano in the quarterfinal of the Men’s Singles at the 2021 World Table Tennis (WTT) Cup Finals in Singapore. The Nigerian who has been one of the revelations in the competition after he dispatched world number eight Liang Jingkun of China in the round of 16, met a stronger opponent in the Brazilian star in the last eight of the championships. In their first ever meeting, the Brazilian enjoyed his maiden victory over Aruna as he outplayed the Nigerian 3-1 (11-6, 6-11, 11-8, 11-4) to clinch the last semi-final spot in the Men’s Singles. The world number four and Pan American champion seized the early initiative before Aruna came back strongly to level the score 1-1. The Brazilian however showed his class as he won the third game 11-8, before closing it out convincingly with 11-4 victory in the fourth game. “Aruna is an amazing player,” Calderano admitted. “He is strong and powerful. I’m just glad to get my first win over him today. I looking forward to some rest before coming …

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10 stories tall debris of Chinese rocket may hit Abuja this weekend

May 8, 2021May 8, 2021 - by Editor - Leave a Comment

Abuja (Precise Post) – There is a tiny chance that the debris from a Chinese rocket could hit Abuja this weekend. Citing experts and officials, NBC, an American news platform, said a piece of a rocket launched by China in late April is expected to re-enter earth’s atmosphere between late Saturday and early Sunday. “It’s 10-stories tall and twice as heavy as a school bus, and it’s set to crash back to Earth this weekend — but no one is quite sure where or when.” “The 98-foot-long, 20-ton section of China’s Long March 5B rocket is tumbling through space in an uncontrolled orbit at 18,000 miles per hour after blasting off last month carrying part of the country’s new space station., according to experts and officials,” NBC said in its report. Beijing, capital of China, the American cities of New York and Los Angeles, Madrid in Spain, and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil were listed as other places where the rocket could land. Scientists say the risk of it killing anyone after it re-enters the planet is small but not …

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Akanni: Super Eagles’ new ranking will boost team’s confidence

April 9, 2021April 9, 2021 - by Editor - Leave a Comment

By Chris Udochukwu Abuja (Precise Post) – Super Eagles’ four places up in the latest rankings released by the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) would boost the team’s confidence in subsequent engagements, Super Eagles Ex-International, Wahidi Akanni has said. Akanni told the Newsmen on Friday in Lagos that the latest ranking released on Thursday was good news for the Super Eagles of Nigeria. Recall that Gernot Rohr’s led Super Eagles was rated 32nd best football playing nation in the world and third best in Africa. Senegal are ranked first in Africa and 22nd in the world while Tunisia’s Carthage Eagles remained 26th globally and second in Africa. For now Belgium is the best football playing nation, followed by France and Brazil. “The ranking is good for Nigeria; it will give us the confidence we need to fly higher. “We must ensure that Super Eagles keep soaring higher and play as a team at all time. The new ranking is an indication that the Super Eagles are on the right track,’’ Akanni said. Akanni, a former Chairman of Lagos State …

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Popular Instagram Model Dies After Botched Surgery to Make Her Bum Bigger (Photos)

December 17, 2020December 17, 2020 - by Precise Post - Leave a Comment

A popular model on Instagram has died a painful death after failed butt surgery to make her bum bigger. According to Dailymail, Instagram model Joselyn Cano, dubbed the Mexican Kim Kardashian, died at the age of 29 after a botched butt-lift surgery in Colombia. The woman from Newport Beach, California, is reported to have died on December 7 and a livestream of what is believed to be her funeral was shared on Youtube this week, The Sun reports. Influencer Lira Mercer broke the news of the model’s death on Twitter yesterday, writing: ‘Omg Joselyn Cano died in Colombia getting surgery. That’s wild.’ Cano’s death is yet to be confirmed by her family but people have been taking to social media to share their condolences. Cano was a model, social media influencer, building a following of more than 12million, and a fashion designer. Her LinkedIn profile also states she studied Microbiology at San Diego State University. A three-hour livestream of what is believed to be her funeral was shown on Youtube, which saw loved ones paying their respects to the young …

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Popular Brazilian Footballer, Robinho Sentenced To 9 Years In Prison For Raping A Young Albanian Woman

December 11, 2020December 11, 2020 - by Precise Post - Leave a Comment

A Brazilian footblaler, Robinho will spend the next 9 years in jail. He was accused of participating in a gang rape of a young woman at a nightclub in Milan in 2013, Italian media report. The sentence was confirmed by a Milan Court of Appeal on Thursday. Robinho, former player of Real Madrid or of Manchester City, played in the Milan in that season and participated with a friend, Ricardo Falco, in the rape of an Albanian girl who was celebrating in a local acquaintance in Milan his 23rd birthday. Santos, who had announced the return of the 36-year-old Brazilian striker in early October, suspended his contract shortly thereafter following pressure arising from the sexual violence conviction he received in Italy. In a statement published by Santos, it was explained that the operation was suspended so that the player could “concentrate exclusively on his defense in the process that takes place in Italy.” Robinho denied the accusations in 2014, when the news broke that Italy was investigating him for these events. In 2009, while participating in the English league, it …

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Italy’s World Cup hero Paolo Rossi dies at 64

December 10, 2020December 10, 2020 - by Precise Post - Leave a Comment

Paolo Rossi, a hero of Italian football who inspired the national side to victory in the 1982 World Cup, has died aged 64, Italian media reported on Thursday. They paid tribute to ‘Pablito’, the star who was banned for his part in a betting scandal but returned to win the World Cup and the Ballon D’Or the same year. Rossi’s wife Federica Cappelletti announced the death with a post on Instagram alongside a photo of the couple, accompanied by the comment “Forever,” followed by a heart. “There will never be anyone like you, unique, special, after you the absolute nothing….,” Cappelletti also wrote on Facebook. The news of his passing comes two weeks after the death of Argentina football legend Diego Maradona, winner of the 1986 World Cup. Rossi was credited with inspiring Italy to their third World Cup triumph in Spain in 1982. But Italy’s sporting icon almost missed out on the tournament. He was caught up in a bribery scandal, and banned for three years in 1980, but after continually protesting his innocence was cleared to play. A …

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Tragedy As 8 year-old Girl Is Electrocuted By Faulty Christmas Lights

November 30, 2020November 30, 2020 - by Precise Post - Leave a Comment

An eight-year-old girl has lost her life at Christmas lights switch-on after she was struck by a high-voltage blast of electricity. Julia Franco was photographed moments before she was electrocuted, happily enjoying the festivities in Caldas Novas, Brazil at the weekend. The eight-year-old touched a piece of exposed metal, unaware that a faulty wire had made the entire installation live. Her mother, Rejany Honoria de Almeida, said her daughter was happy the day that she took the pictures and she still cannot come to terms with the fact that a short while later she was electrocuted. She said: “What was supposed to be a family outing has become a tragedy.” The parents and their three children had been looking forward to seeing the Christmas decorations at Mestre Orlando Square and arrived around 30 minutes before they were due to be switched on. The mother said she took the photo of Julia and then let the children run around and play, which was when she touched the live surface and was electrocuted. She added: “Julia was so happy. “When the children …

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Popular ‘King of Soccer’, Diego Maradona is dead

November 25, 2020November 25, 2020 - by Precise Post - Leave a Comment

Argentine football legend, Diego Maradona has died of cardiac arrest at the age of 60, his spokesman confirmed on Wednesday. Renowned with Brazil’s Pele as one of the greatest footballers of all time, the Argentine World Cup-winning captain died of a heart attack, having undergone brain surgery earlier this month, a member of his entourage told AFP. Source

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Exposed!China Finds Traces Of Coronavirus On Imported Chicken Wings From Brazil

August 13, 2020August 13, 2020 - by Precise Post - Leave a Comment

Beijing (Precise Post)- Southern China Authorities has said on Thursday that they had found traces of the coronavirus on frozen chicken wings imported from Brazil. The surface of a sample of the imported chicken wings tested positive for the virus, the city of Shenzhen said in a statement on WeChat. The city’s Epidemic Prevention and Control Office organised nucleic acid testing for everyone who may have been exposed to the products, authorities said, adding that the results came back negative. China in recent months started screening all meat and seafood containers coming into major ports. Screening efforts intensified after a coronavirus outbreak in Beijing in June was linked to the city’s Xinfadi wholesale food market. The first coronavirus outbreak in December was linked to the Huanan seafood market in the central city of Wuhan. (NAN)