‘Total’ lockdown for Chile capital after virus spike
by Paulina ABRAMOVICH Agence France Presse SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) -- Chile ordered a mandatory total quarantine for the capital Santiago's…
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South America
Brazil husband-wife doctors fight virus at work, home
by Florence GOISNARD Agence France Presse SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- Neither of the Sztajnboks is getting much sleep these…
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Peru’s opposition leader Fujimori released from prison
LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Peru's opposition leader Keiko Fujimori was released on Monday from a 15-month pre-trial detention on corruption…
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Brazilian President’s ‘So what?’ as 5,000 die sparks fury in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Rarely have two words ignited such a firestorm of controversy. "So what?" said…
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Brazil passes 5,000 deaths from COVID-19: official
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil, the South American country worst-hit by the coronavirus pandemic, has registered more than 5,000 deaths…
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Back from the COVID dead in Ecuador, after hospital mixup
QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) -- An Ecuadoran woman who was pronounced dead of COVID-19 suddenly woke up in the hospital,…
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Brazil President Bolsonaro joins demo against stay-at-home orders
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday joined hundreds of demonstrators outside army headquarters in…
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Searching for dead brings extra agony in Ecuador’s largest city
by Xavier LETAMENDI Agence France Presse GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AFP) -- Darwin Castillo's father died in Guayaquil during the coronavirus…
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Brazil health minister sacked amid virus crisis
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil's Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta said Thursday he'd been sacked by President Jair Bolsonaro,…
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US coronavirus death toll tops 30,000: tracker
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The confirmed coronavirus death toll in the United States surpassed 30,000 on Thursday, according to…
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