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Golfer Cabrera Arrested in Rio for Extradition to Homeland
Two federal police officers in Brazil say Argentine golfer Ángel Cabrera has been arrested for extradition to his homeland to face charges for several crimes allegedly committed from 2016 to last year
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Brazil Researchers Now Say China's Sinovac Vaccine Is 50% Effective — Lower Than Announced Earlier
The Butantan Institute had said last week that CoronaVac was 78% effective among volunteers with mild to severe infections, reported the Wall Street Journal.
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Ford to End Manufacturing in Brazil, Sees $4.1 Billion in Charges From South American Restructuring
Ford has operated in Brazil for more than a century; however, the region and operations have been unstable in recent years.
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Covid Vaccine Front-Runners: How Much They Cost, Who's Bought Them and How They're Stored
The cost of some of the leading coronavirus vaccine candidates ranges from $3 to $37. There are also major differences when it comes to storage and logistics.
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Mexico, Brazil Leaders Silent as World Congratulates Biden
There were two notable holdouts among the world leaders who rushed to congratulate Joe Biden on his victory in the U.S. elections: the leaders of Latin America’s two biggest countries, both of whom have been seen as friendly to President Donald Trump.
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Music Venue Installs Socially Distanced ‘Concert Boxes'
One outdoor live music venue in Brazil installed socially distanced boxes so that concertgoers can watch performances safely as COVID-19 takes a toll on the country.
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Coronavirus Death Toll Tops 1 Million Worldwide
Nearly nine months after the first cases of the novel coronavirus were reported in central China, more than 1 million people have died worldwide from COVID-19.
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Rio Cancels 2021 Carnival for First Time in a Century
A cloud of uncertainty that has hung over Rio de Janeiro throughout the coronavirus pandemic has been lifted, but gloom remains — the annual Carnival parade of flamboyant samba schools won’t be held in February.
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WATCH: Team of 5 Firefighters in Brazil Tasked With Covering 32,000 Square Miles
As fires break out in northern Brazil, a team of just five firefighters is being asked to cover more than 32,000 square miles of terrain.
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Battle on to Save Brazil's Tropical Wetlands From Flames
A vast swath of a vital wetlands is burning in Brazil, sweeping across several national parks and obscuring the sun behind dense smoke.
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India Now 2nd Behind US in Virus Cases Amid Economic Pain
India’s increasing coronavirus caseload has made the Asian giant the world’s second-worst-hit country behind the United States
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Video Calls, Separate Bedrooms: Bolsonaro's First COVID Week
After months in which Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro downplayed COVID-19 by flouting social distancing recommendations and masks, this week both coronavirus precautions became part of his cloistered life at the official residence in the capital, Brasilia
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Brazil's President, Infected With Virus, Touts Malaria Drug
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who says he is infected with the coronavirus, has defended his government’s handling of the pandemic that has killed tens of thousands of Brazilians and touted his use of a contentious anti-malaria drug
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Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro Tests Positive for COVID-19
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro says he has tested positive for COVID-19
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Brazilian President Tests Positive for Coronavirus
Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro announced on Tuesday that he has tested positive for the coronavirus after months of downplaying the pandemic.
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Sao Paulo Cemeteries to Dig Up Graves for Coronavirus Space
Brazil’s biggest metropolis has an unorthodox plan to free up space at its graveyards during the coronavirus pandemic: digging up the bones of people buried in the past and storing their bagged remains in large metal containers
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Virus Updates: WHO Warns Virus Worsening Globally; Asymptomatic Spread ‘Rare'
The head of the World Health Organization warned that the coronavirus pandemic is worsening globally, even as the situation in Europe is improving.
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Global Virus Updates: Spike in South Korea Cases Shows Perils of Reopening
Mediterranean beaches and Las Vegas casinos have set out plans to reopen to tourists as economies lurch back to life where the tide of coronavirus infections is receding
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Brazil Overtakes US in COVID-19 Daily Deaths as Cases Spike in Mexico
Brazil overtakes the U.S. in daily deaths caused by COVID-19 as a travel ban from the country takes effect today. Cases of the infection are also spiking in Mexico, as fears intensify of a second wave in countries that have begun to reopen.
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In Bolsonaro's Brazil, Everyone Else Is to Blame for Virus
Brazil’s death toll has surpassed 23,000 and any semblance of President Jair Bolsonaro’s personal responsibility has evaporated.