Brazil president rocked by release of expletive-laced video
by Valeria PACHECO Agence France Presse Brazilians got a shocking look Friday at an expletive-laced meeting between President Jair Bolsonaro…
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South America
South America ‘a new epicentre’ of COVID-19: WHO
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- South America has become "a new epicentre" of the deadly coronavirus pandemic, the World Health…
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Brazil surges to second in coronavirus cases worldwide
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil overtook Russia Friday as the country with the second-highest number of coronavirus infections worldwide…
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Brazil passes 20,000 virus deaths after record 24-hour toll
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- The coronavirus death toll in Brazil surpassed 20,000 on Thursday, after a record number…
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Peru passes 100,000 COVID-19 cases, 3,000 dead
LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Peru has become the second Latin American country after Brazil to reach 100,000 coronavirus cases, according…
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Brazil surpasses 1,000 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil registered 1,179 coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said…
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Brazil jumps to third in COVID-19 cases worldwide
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil has the third-highest number of novel coronavirus cases in the world, according to official…
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Brazil’s coronavirus death toll tops 15,000: official figures
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil's COVID-19 death toll passed 15,000 on Saturday, official data showed, while its number…
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Latin America and Caribbean record 500,000 virus cases
Latin America and the Caribbean have recorded more than half a million coronavirus infections, according to an AFP tally…
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Coronavirus infects 38 indigenous groups in Brazil
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- The coronavirus pandemic has hit 38 indigenous groups in Brazil, raising fears for populations that…
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