Brazil: President Orders Troops to Break Strike

Brazil: President Orders Troops to Break Strike

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The main truckers’ association in Brazil tells members to end a five-day protest. The announcement came after President Terner authorised the armed forces to end the blockade. Also: exit polls published after Ireland’s referendum on abortion suggest a clear majority have backed liberalising the law, and Amazon says an “unlikely” string of events prompted its Echo personal assistant device to record a family’s private conversation, then send the recording to an acquaintance.