Brazil passes 20,000 virus deaths after record 24-hour toll
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- The coronavirus death toll in Brazil surpassed 20,000 on Thursday, after a record number…
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Brazil surpasses 1,000 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil registered 1,179 coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said…
6 years ago
Brazil jumps to third in COVID-19 cases worldwide
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil has the third-highest number of novel coronavirus cases in the world, according to official…
6 years ago
Brazil’s coronavirus death toll tops 15,000: official figures
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil's COVID-19 death toll passed 15,000 on Saturday, official data showed, while its number…
6 years ago
Coronavirus infects 38 indigenous groups in Brazil
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- The coronavirus pandemic has hit 38 indigenous groups in Brazil, raising fears for populations that…
6 years ago
Brazil husband-wife doctors fight virus at work, home
by Florence GOISNARD Agence France Presse SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- Neither of the Sztajnboks is getting much sleep these…
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Brazilian Amazon mayor pleads for world help on virus
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — The mayor of Manaus, the biggest city in the Amazon rainforest region, asked world…
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Brazilian President’s ‘So what?’ as 5,000 die sparks fury in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Rarely have two words ignited such a firestorm of controversy. "So what?" said…
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Brazil passes 5,000 deaths from COVID-19: official
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil, the South American country worst-hit by the coronavirus pandemic, has registered more than 5,000 deaths…
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Brazil President Bolsonaro joins demo against stay-at-home orders
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday joined hundreds of demonstrators outside army headquarters in…
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Brazil health minister sacked amid virus crisis
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil's Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta said Thursday he'd been sacked by President Jair Bolsonaro,…
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99-year-old WWII vet beats coronavirus in Brazil
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- A 99-year-old World War II veteran in Brazil was released from the hospital with military honors…
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