Brazil embraces Chinese Covid vaccine after row
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil's health minister said Tuesday the country would add the Chinese-made CoronaVac vaccine against…
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Brazil’s virus death toll passes 150,000 people: official
Brasilia, BRAZIL (AFP) -- Brazil on Saturday passed the bleak marker of 150,000 deaths from Covid-19, the health ministry…
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Brazil coronavirus cases pass five million
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil surpassed five million coronavirus infections on Wednesday and is approaching 150,000 deaths from the disease,…
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Fires spike in Brazil’s Amazon, scientists say
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — The number of forest fires in Brazil's Amazon increased sharply in September, figures released…
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COVID-19 deaths worldwide breach 950,500, as global cases top 30.4 million
(Eagle News) – The COVID-19 death toll worldwide reached 950,500 on Saturday, Sept. 19, as fatalities continue to rise…
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Maduro has to leave, Pompeo says on South America trip
by Shaun TANDON Agence France Presse BOA VISTA, Brazil (AFP) -- US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo used a…
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Environmental groups, big ag unite for Amazon in Brazil
BRASILÍA, Brazil (AFP) — An unprecedented coalition of 230 environmental groups and Brazilian agrobusiness companies have sent an open letter…
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As Brazil’s wetlands burn, rain is ‘only hope’
by Eugenia LOGIURATTO Agence France-Presse PORTO JOFRE, Brazil (AFP) — Lieutenant Silva's face is grim as he watches his firefighters…
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Desperate race against fires in world’s biggest tropical wetlands
by Eugenia LOGIURATTO The smell of burnt vegetation and the red glow of flames welcome visitors these days to the…
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In Brazil, pandemic forces ‘pink farm’ to get creative
SAO, PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- At a warehouse on the west side of Sao Paulo, fruits and vegetables grow within…
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New worry over August deforestation in Brazilian Amazon
RIO DE JANERIO, Brazil (AFP) — Last month was the second-worst August on record for deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon,…
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Why are Brazil’s wetlands engulfed in flames?
by Louis GENOT RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- The Pantanal, the world's biggest tropical wetlands, is burning at record-shattering…
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