Pandemic spirals with Brazil in eye of storm
Covid-19 cases shot up around the world last week, with Brazil continuing to bear the heaviest toll of new cases and deaths, according to a specialised AFP database. Here is …
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Brazil faces ‘very serious situation’ in pandemic
A number of states in Brazil are in critical condition and hospitals are overwhelmed by the Covid-19 pandemic, World Health Organization epidemiologist Maria van Kerkhove told a briefing on Thursday. …
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Covid-19 Brazil: Protests over president’s handling of pandemic
Hundreds of people joined protests across Brazil this weekend against President Jair Bolsonaro over his alleged mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic, with many demanding his resignation or impeachment. Some 200 …
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How Pandemic Has Been Tackled Globally amid Changed Everyday Life
The COVID-19 pandemic has dealt a heavy blow to the everyday lives of billions of people across the planet, who found themselves shut inside the national borders and confined to …
Read More Brazil’s economy shrinks 4.1 pct in 2020, crushed by COVID-19 pandemic
SAO PAULO, March 3 (Xinhua) — Brazil’s economy, the largest in Latin America, contracted 4.1 percent in 2020, its biggest drop in more than 30 years, mainly due to the …
Read More Pandemic 10-year setback for women in LatAm labor market: UN agency
SANTIAGO, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) — The COVID-19 pandemic has set back the progress women in Latin America and the Caribbean made in the labor market by more than a decade, …
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Remittances to El Salvador rebound after early pandemic drop
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador authorities say the money sent home by Salvadoran migrants plunged 40% at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, but then recovered to …
Read More COVID-19 pandemic worsens after holiday season
BEIJING, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) — With surging new cases and strict restrictions back in place, the global fight against COVID-19 has grown tougher after the Christmas and New Year holidays. …
Read More The online wildlife trade carries the risk of another pandemic
The illegal wildlife trade is posing an existential risk to numerous endangered animals and not even the ongoing pandemic has slowed its rate. That is because even though several thriving …
Read More Chinese athletes focus on Tokyo Olympics amid COVID-19 pandemic
BEIJING, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) — The past year has been one like none other for the sporting world, with a number of sports events either cancaled or postponed due to …
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