Ecuador VP apologizes after virus corpses left on streets
QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) -- Ecuador's vice president Otto Sonnenholzner has apologized after scores of bodies were left on the…
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South America
World’s virus toll tops 60,000 as advice on masks shifts
by Phil HAZLEWOOD with AFP bureaus Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The global death toll in the coronavirus…
5 years ago
Coronavirus spreads in Latin America as cases pass 20,000
More than 20,000 cases of COVID-19 were registered in Latin America and the Caribbean by Wednesday -- double the…
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In Cuba, medical students provide door-to-door virus care
by Katell ABIVEN HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) -- Student doctors in Cuba are trudging from house to house trying to identify…
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Ecuador virus deaths double
QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) -- Ecuador marked its highest daily increase in deaths and new cases of coronavirus on Sunday, with…
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Venezuela asks IMF for $5 billion aid over coronavirus
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- President Nicolas Maduro asked the International Monetary Fund on Tuesday for a $5 billion loan to…
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Bolsonaro slams virus ‘hysteria’ as Brazil confirms first death
by Louis GENOT RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- President Jair Bolsonaro condemned what he called "hysteria" over the coronavirus…
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Venezuela puts seven states, including Caracas, in virus quarantine
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro ordered on Sunday a "collective quarantine" in seven states, including the capital…
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Former UN chief Javier Perez de Cuellar dead at 100
LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Former UN chief Javier Perez de Cuellar, who was known for his peace-making efforts including brokering…
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21 dead as torrential rain hits Brazil
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- At least 21 people have been killed in torrential rain that hit the Brazilian states…
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