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number 10 . São paulo . firSt-half october 2020

On October 1st over 50 people were arrested by the police during a demonstration in Hong Kong. The protests were against the national security law which, according to the protestors, is being used to persecute* those who disagree with the government.

*persecute: to cause someone to suffer especially because of their race or political or religious beliefs.

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The Lebanese Prime Minister Mustapha Adib announced on September 26th that he was resigning* after only 21 days in office. According to the Prime Minister his government was “condemned to fail” as he would not be able to make all the country’s politicians work together.

*resigning: voluntarily leaving a job or other position.

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Venezuela received, for tests, the Russian vaccine against covid-19, called Sputnik V, on October 2nd. A partnership* between the two countries estimates that almost 2 thousand Venezuelans will be vaccinated.

*partnership: a formal agreement between two parties, in this case two countries.

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On September 27th, almost 2,6 million people left their homes to vote in the local Uruguayan elections. It was the first election to take place in South America amidst* the covid-19 pandemic.

*amidst: in the middle of.

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So as to make the Olympic Games in Tokyo more sustainable, a campaign was held to collect plastic bottles and other plastic items that could be used to make the podiums for the event. On September 28th the organization announced that their goal* had been achieved: 24,5 tons of plastic.

*goal: an aim or desired result.

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53% oF brazilian hoMes have at least one pet, says surveyAccording to a survey* released on September 17th more than half of the households in Brazil have at least one pet (dog, cat or other). The survey shows that 53% of homes have dogs and / or cats, 1% of homes have other pets and 46% do not have pets.The survey was carried out with 2002 people from all over the country. Of these, 95% stated that the pet’s health was as important as the health of a family member. Amongst those who have pets, the majority* are families with children. According to the survey 43% of those people who own a dog were given the pet as a present.

*survey: an investigation of the opinions or experience of a group of people, based on a series of questions. *majority: the greater number.

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The tallest dog in the world ever was a Great Dane named Zeus! He was 1.118 meters tall and is the current Guinness World Record holder.

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Bridge over a dry river in the Pantanal, in an area hit by fires in Poconé, Mato Grosso

eleCtoral CaMpaign For MuniCipal eleCtions begins

On September 27th, the electoral campaign for the municipal elections of 2020 began. As from that date, candidates for the positions of mayor, deputy-mayor and local councilor can begin to advertise their campaign and ask for votes. In all, 548,230 applications were registered across the country.

reCord nuMbers oF Fires are registered in the pantanal in septeMber

With 8,106 fires recorded between the 1st and the 30th September 2020 in the Pantanal, a tragic historical record for a single month was set. The previous record had been in August 2005 with 5,993 fires. The data has been collected by the National Institute for Space Research (Inpe) since 1998.

On September 14th the Federal Police launched* an investigation into possible environmental crimes related to the fires. It is thought that the fires may have begun on farms that use fire to clear away the vegetation for pasture*.

*launched: started, set in motion. * pasture: land covered with grass and other low plants suitable for grazing animals, especially cattle or sheep.

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*breed: a type of animal or plant within a species having a distinctive appearance and typically having been developed by deliberate selection. *mongrel: a dog or cat of no definable type or breed.

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RESULTIf you scored more @The relationship you have with your backpack, according to your answers, indicates that you are organized. It seems that nothing is ever missing inside it and that you are always prepared even to lend some objects to your friends.

If you scored more%Answer quickly: do you really like to eat? If you said yes, it only confirms your test result. After all, it seems that what is never missing in your backpack is a snack. If hunger strikes, you are unlikely to be unprepared.

If you scored more #Where’s your backpack now? According to your answers, you may not be able to answer. It seems that you are distracted - both when it comes to losing your backpack, as well as when it comes to packing it.

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1. Your backpack:@ Always stays in the same place in your house.# Is never in an easy place to find in your house.% Has a smell that varies* between snacks and chewing gum.

2. What is never missing in your backpack?% Some kind of snack or treat.@ Pen and paper, in case you need to write something down.# Actually... there is always something missing in your backpack.

3. When do you usually organize your backpack?# You don’t remember the last time you did this.% Only when you need to remove leftover* food packaging, candies and chocolates from inside it.@ Often, like every day or every week.

4. What happens with you more often?@ You lend objects, like pens, to a friend who forgets to put them back in the backpack.# You forget the backpack somewhere and only notice it when you get home.% You take a snack out of your backpack when hunger strikes out of time.

5. In your opinion, the ideal backpack:# Must be very resistant to rain, sun, and to being forgotten in any corner...@ Has many partitions* and compartments to keep everything well organized.% Must be made of an easy-to-clean material.

6. When you go to school, you normally:% Pack your backpack during breakfast to add some snacks, fruit or juice.# Need to find the backpack (or the items that go inside it) in the last few minutes before leaving the house.@ Pack your backpack the night before.

7. What happens when your backpack is going to accompany you on a trip?@ It will always have enough clothes, a toothbrush and a toothpaste.% It will definitely have some food so that you don’t starve on the trip.# It will be more empty than it should be, as you will probably forget to take some things.

8. If your backpack spoke, it would say:% I think I ate too much today.@ You take good care of me!# Did you forget about me again?

What does your backpack* say about you?

*backpack: a bag with shoulder straps that allow it to be carried on one's back.

*varies: changes from one condition, form, or state to another.

*leftover: something, especially food, remaining after the rest has been used or consumed.

*partitions: dividing structures.

In Japan, Gundam Factory is building a giant robot that moves by itself. The model is 18 meters high (about the height of a seven-story building) and weighs 25 tons. The first tests started on September 21st. The robot is inspired by the Japanese cartoon Mobile Suit Gundam, which was created in 1979.

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Argentine cartoonist Joaquín Salvador Lavado, better known as Quino, died from a stroke* on September 30th, at the age of 88. Quino created the character Mafalda, who turned 56 one day before the artist's death.*stroke: a sudden disabling attack or loss of consciousness caused by an interruption in the flow of blood to the brain.