Bolsonaro says Trump not to levy tariffs on Brazilian steel, aluminum

09:45, December 21, 2019

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  Brazil's Bolsonaro says 'fine' now but lost memory after fall

  The health of Brazils President Jair Bolsonaro, pictured at a Christmas event in Brasilia on December 19, 2019, has been a subject of concern since he took office. (Photo:AFP)Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro temporarily lost his memory after hitting his head in a fall at his official residence, he said in an interview on Tuesday.The 64-year-old slipped Monday night in a bathroom at the Alvorada Palace, the latest health scare for the Brazilian leader who was wounded in a knife attack in September 2018 while campaigning for the presidency."At that moment I lost memory," he said of the fall."The following day, this morning, I managed to get back a lot of things and now I am fine," Bolsonaro said in a telephone interview with Band television."I didnt know, for example, what I did yesterday."Bolsonaro spent the night at the Armed Forces Hospital in Brasilia under observation and was released Tuesday "with the recommendation that he rest," his office said in a statement.A cranial CT scan detected no anomalies, the statement said."I slipped and fell on my back. It was a nasty enough blow but Im going to take care of myself," Bolsonaro said in the interview.His health has been a subject of concern ever since he became president on January 1.He has undergone four surgeries to treat the stab wound to his abdomen, most recently in September.Earlier this month, Bolsonaro said he had been examined for skin cancer."My health is fine," he told Band TV, but added "there are some consequences" of the stabbing."One adapts to this new reality. The knife wound together with age is a dangerous mixture," he said.Earlier in the day, Bolsonaro tweeted passages from the Bible: "For if they fall, one will lift up his companion."But woe to him who is alone when he falls, for he has no one to help him up," he said, quoting Ecclesiastes.

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  Xi, Bolsonaro exchange congratulations on satellite launch

  BEIJING, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Brazilian counterpart, Jair Bolsonaro, on Friday exchanged congratulatory messages on the successful launch of China-Brazil Earth Resources Satellite (CBERS) 04A.The China-Brazil Earth Resource Satellite-4A is launched on a Long March-4B carrier rocket at Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north Chinas Shanxi Province on Dec. 20, 2019. (Photo: Xinhua)In his message, Xi noted that China and Brazil launched the CBERS cooperation program 31 years ago, setting a successful precedent for aerospace cooperation between developing countries and a good example for South-South cooperation in high-tech fields.The successful launch of CBERS 04A came as China and Brazil are celebrating the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations, Xi said.He expressed hope that the two sides earnestly implement their 10-year aerospace cooperation plan, and actively advance follow-up satellite cooperation, so as to enrich the China-Brazil comprehensive strategic partnership for the benefit of both countries and their peoples.For his part, Bolsonaro said that Brazil and China have witnessed fruitful aerospace cooperation over the past years, and that the successful launch and operation of CBERS 04A marked the latest major achievement and will play an important role in the two countries efforts to monitor and utilize natural resources.Brazil, he added, will continue to strengthen friendly cooperation with China in various areas.

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  Trump says US is watching DPRK closely

  F-22s taxi down the runway as they prepare to depart Langley Air Force Base, Va., Tuesday morning, Sept. 11, 2018, as Hurricane Florence approaches the Eastern Seaboard. (Photo: AP)WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- US President Donald Trump said Monday he would be disappointed if something is "in the works" in the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK)."Id be disappointed if something would be in the works, and if it is we will take care of it," Trump told reporters in the White House when asked about latest developments in the DPRK."North Korea, we are watching very closely," he added, without providing details.Trumps remarks came days after Pyongyang carried out two "important tests" at its Sohae Satellite Launching Ground on Dec. 7 and 13.The DPRKs Academy of Defense Science said in a statement, carried Saturday by the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), that "the research successes being registered by us in defense science one after another recently will be applied to further bolster up the reliable strategic nuclear deterrent of the DPRK."DPRKs Vice Foreign Minister Ri Thae Song also warned early December that Washington would soon need to decide what kind of "Christmas gift" it will receive from Pyongyang.US special envoy for the DPRK Stephen Biegun said Monday in Seoul during his meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in that the United States was unwavering in its efforts to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula via dialogue and diplomacy.The DPRK and the United States held working-level denuclearization talks in Stockholm in October, but it ended without progress. Pyongyang set its deadline for the denuclearization negotiations at the end of this year.