Brazilian President announces diesel price cut to end drivers’ strike
Brasilia, May 28: Brazilian President Michel Temer has announced a new reduction in diesel prices to end the transport strike that has paralyzed the country for the past one week.
Temer's administration on Sunday decided to cut the diesel price by 0.46 reais (about $0.13) per liter and freeze it for 60 days, after the truckers' refusal to accept the 30-day diesel price freeze that had been agreed on May 24, reports Efe news.
In the first agreement, the price had been reduced by 0.23 reais.
The new diesel price will be valid for 60 days without any change. After that, monthly adjustments will be made so that each truck driver can better plan their freight costs.
In order to lower the diesel price, the government will waive one of the taxes imposed on fuel, which will eventually decrease the price by almost 20 per cent.
In addition, truckers will also be exempted from paying road tolls for trucks that travel empty and with some of their their axles lifted, and the government will also establish a minimum price for road freight.
The new measures were announced late Sunday night by Temer himself via a national radio and television network after a full day of negotiations at the Planalto presidential palace.
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YouTuber and his girlfriend rescued from drowning by IPS officer in Goa
Mumbai, Dec 26: Youtuber Ranveer Allahbadia has said he and his girlfriend were swept away by an underwater current on Christmas evening in Goa but were rescued by another couple.
Allahbadia, who goes by the name of BeerBiceps on social media, shared his story on Instagram on Wednesday evening.
He thanked an IPS officer and his IRS wife for saving their lives.
"We're perfectly fine & well now. But yesterday at 6:00 pm or so, my girlfriend and I had to be rescued from a bit of a situation. We both love swimming in the open ocean. I've been doing this since I was a kid. But yesterday we got swept away by an underwater current," the YouTuber said.
"This has happened to me before but I've never been alongside a companion. It's easy to swim out of one alone. It's very hard to pull someone out with you. After a 5-10 minute struggle, we called for help and were promptly rescued by a family of five swimming nearby," he added.
Allahbadia said the experience has left both of them feeling "blank as well as grateful". "We felt the protection of God throughout the incident,” he added.
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