Brazil

Brazil’s 24-hour Covid deaths surpass 3,000 for first time

  by Jordi MIRO Agence France Presse BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil's daily Covid-19 death toll soared past 3,000 for…

Brazil’s new health minister vows science-based Covid policies

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil's incoming health minister vowed Wednesday to implement science-based policies against Covid-19 and said…

Bolsonaro changes health official again, as Brazil’s Covid cases surge

BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil's president Jair Bolsonaro announced Monday that he will appoint cardiologist Marcelo Queiroga as health minister,…

Portugal suspends AstraZeneca jabs

LISBON, Portugal (AFP) -- Portugal has followed the lead of other EU countries and stopped rolling out AstraZeneca's Covid vaccine…

Brazil orders 100 million doses of Pfizer vaccine

BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil has ordered 100 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine and another 38 million of…

Brazil Covid deaths top 2,000 in 24 hours

BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil registered a record 2,286 deaths from Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, the health ministry…

Brazil notches new daily Covid death record

SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil broke its record for new daily Covid-19 deaths on Tuesday with nearly 2,000 fatalities,…

Spain extends ban on UK, Brazil, S.Africa arrivals

MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Spain on Tuesday extended its ban on arrivals from Britain, Brazil and South Africa until the…

Brazil reports 2nd straight day of record Covid deaths

BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil registered a record of Covid-19 deaths for the second straight day Wednesday, with 1,910 lives…

Pres. Duterte dismisses from service ex-envoy to Brazil for maltreating househelp

  (Eagle News) -- President Rodrigo Duterte has dismissed from government service the country’s former ambassador to Brazil Marichu Mauro…

Brazil registers record 1,641 Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours

BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil on Tuesday registered a record 1,641 deaths in 24 hours from Covid-19, health authorities announced,…

UK hunts for carrier of Brazil Covid strain

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain on Monday appealed for a person infected with a powerful Covid-19 strain from Brazil…

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