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Chinese coronavirus vaccine shows 50% efficacy in Brazil

SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- The Chinese-developed Coronavac Covid-19 vaccine has demonstrated a 50 percent efficacy following tests in Brazil,…

Sinovac’s CoronaVac vaccine 78% effective in final stage clinical trials in Brazil, says officials

  SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- Chinese-developed Covid-19 vaccine CoronaVac showed at least 78-percent effectiveness in final-stage clinical trials in…

Brazil Covid-19 death toll passes 200,000: health ministry

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil's Covid-19 death toll passed 200,000 Thursday amid a surging second wave, with a…

Chinese vaccine 78% effective in Brazil tests: officials

SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- Chinese-developed Covid-19 vaccine CoronaVac showed at least 78-percent effectiveness in final-stage clinical trials in Brazil,…

Sao Paulo to launch vaccination campaign in January: governor

SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- Sao Paulo state, Latin America's coronavirus epicenter, will launch a Covid-19 vaccination campaign in January,…

Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon surges to 12-year high

SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon surged again over the past year, hitting a 12-year high,…

In Brazil, Pfizer begins process to register Covid-19 vaccine

SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- Pfizer gave the office of Brazil's health regulators results of the tests of their Covid-19…

Sinovac says it is ‘confident’ of vaccine safety after Brazil trial halted

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Chinese pharmaceutical firm Sinovac Biotech on Tuesday stood by the safety of its Covid-19 vaccine after…

Brazil halts trials of Chinese Covid-19 vaccine

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil's health regulator said Monday it had suspended clinical trials of a Chinese-developed Covid-19…

Pres. Duterte asks Congress to fast-track legislation on creation of OFW department

  (Eagle News) -- President Rodrigo Roa Duterte directed Congress to speed up legislation for the creation of the Department…

Brazilian woman among those killed in France church attack

BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- One of the three victims of an extremist knife attack in a church in France Thursday…

Philippines’ ambassador to Brazil ordered home after ‘mistreating’ employee

  MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- The Philippines ordered its ambassador to Brazil to return home Monday after video footage showed…

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