Brazil

Brazil could launch Chinese Covid-19 vaccine this year: governor

SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- Clinical trials in Brazil of a Chinese-made vaccine against Covid-19 have shown "extremely positive" results,…

Brazil tops 4 million cases amid signs pandemic slowing

by Eugenia LOGIURATTO RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil topped four million Covid-19 cases on Thursday as health ministry…

Brazilian Amazon fires near level of 2019 crisis

SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) — The number of fires in the Brazilian Amazon last month was the second-highest in a…

Brazil’s Bolsonaro to undergo surgery for kidney stone

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said Monday he had been diagnosed with a kidney stone…

Brazil surpasses 120,000 COVID deaths

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Just over six months after registering its first case of the new coronavirus, Brazil…

Fires ‘poisoning air’ in Amazon: study

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — Rampant fires in the Amazon are "poisoning the air" of the world's biggest rainforest,…

Total COVID-19 cases worldwide top 22.6 million, while virus deaths recorded at over 793k

(Eagle News) – Total coronavirus cases worldwide have reached more than 22.6 million while deaths due to the virus have…

Amazon indigenous protesters vow indefinite roadblock

NOVO PROGRESSO, Brazil (AFP) — Armed with spears and bows, dozens of indigenous protesters in Brazil vowed Thursday to maintain a…

Brazil indigenous protesters defy court, resume roadblock

NOVO PROGRESSO, Brazil (AFP) — Indigenous protesters in Brazil defied a court order Tuesday and resumed a roadblock of a…

Brazil approves final tests of J&J virus vaccine

REIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazilian health regulators said Tuesday they had approved Johnson & Johnson's experimental vaccine against…

Brazil state signs deal to make Russian vaccine

BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- The Brazilian state of Parana signed a deal Wednesday to test and produce Russia's new coronavirus…

Male Brazilian frog stays loyal to two females in ‘harem’

by Issam AHMED WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A species of frog from the Brazilian rainforest has become the first…

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