Amazon fires a ‘lie’ says Brazil’s Bolsonaro
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has said it is a "lie" that fires are ravaging…
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Brazil surpasses 100,000 coronavirus deaths
RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP) -- Brazil on Saturday surpassed 100,000 coronavirus deaths and three million cases of infection, crossing…
6 years ago
Brazil firefighters race to contain wetland blazes
by Rogerio FLORENTINO, with Jordi MIRO in Brasilia PROCONE, Brazil (AFP) -- A tractor cuts a firebreak through the vegetation…
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Brazilian Amazon fires surge in July
by Joshua Howat Berger Agence France-Presse RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — The number of forest fires in the Brazilian…
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Recovered from virus, Bolsonaro says nothing to fear
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Fresh off a bout of COVID-19, President Jair Bolsonaro said Friday nearly everyone will…
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Brazil doctors volunteer to test coronavirus vaccines
by Florence GOISNARD / with Jorge SVARTZMAN in Rio de Janeiro SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- In Brazil, health care…
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Brazil’s COVID-19 death toll surpasses 90,000
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil registered record daily numbers of infections and deaths from the new coronavirus Wednesday,…
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Bolsonaro says he tested negative for COVID-19, two weeks after diagnosis
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announced on Saturday he has tested negative for the new coronavirus more…
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Fires triple in Brazil’s Pantanal wetlands in 2020
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — The number of forest fires in the Pantanal, the world's largest tropical wetlands, has nearly…
6 years ago
Brazil sets daily record of new coronavirus cases as nearly 68,000 new infections reported
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil recorded a new daily record of coronavirus cases Wednesday with nearly 68,000 infections, a sign…
6 years ago
Chinese COVID-19 vaccine starts final tests in Brazil
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- A Chinese-made vaccine against the new coronavirus entered the final stage of testing Tuesday in…
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Brazil set to test Chinese coronavirus vaccine
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil will begin advanced clinical testing of a Chinese-made vaccine against the new coronavirus Tuesday,…
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