Latin America
Peru now has no president as crisis takes chaotic turn
World
November 16, 2020
Peru now has no president as crisis takes chaotic turn
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Who is the president of Peru? That answer to that question early Monday was no one.…
Brazil reaches 150,000 deaths from COVID-19 milestone
World
October 11, 2020
Brazil reaches 150,000 deaths from COVID-19 milestone
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s count of COVID-19 deaths surpassed 150,000 on Saturday night, despite signs the pandemic is…
Latin America leads world in coronavirus cases, Reuters count shows
World
July 27, 2020
Latin America leads world in coronavirus cases, Reuters count shows
ASUNCION/SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Coronavirus cases in Latin America for the first time have surpassed the combined infections in the United…
‘They needed people’: Brazil volunteers step up to test COVID-19 vaccine
World
July 14, 2020
‘They needed people’: Brazil volunteers step up to test COVID-19 vaccine
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Luiz Augusto Rizzo, 29, is no specialist in infectious diseases, but he is part of perhaps…
Global coronavirus deaths top half a million
World
June 29, 2020
Global coronavirus deaths top half a million
SYDNEY/BEIJING (Reuters) – The death toll from COVID-19 surpassed half a million people on Sunday, according to a Reuters tally,…
Global coronavirus cases exceed 10 million
World
June 28, 2020
Global coronavirus cases exceed 10 million
BEIJING (Reuters) – Global coronavirus cases exceeded 10 million on Sunday according to a Reuters tally, marking a major milestone…
Steroid ‘breakthrough’ raises virus hopes, despite China outbreak
World
June 17, 2020
Steroid ‘breakthrough’ raises virus hopes, despite China outbreak
The World Health Organization on Tuesday hailed a “breakthrough” steroid treatment for the coronavirus, boosting hopes that pandemic deaths can…
Europe reopens borders, but virus looms large elsewhere
World
June 16, 2020
Europe reopens borders, but virus looms large elsewhere
A raft of EU nations reopened their borders to fellow Europeans Monday, but a new coronavirus outbreak in China and…
China virus cluster grows as European borders reopen
World
June 15, 2020
China virus cluster grows as European borders reopen
China reported dozens of new coronavirus cases for the second consecutive day on Monday as a growing cluster of infections…
Latin America logs 70,000 coronavirus deaths
World
June 11, 2020
Latin America logs 70,000 coronavirus deaths
More than 70,000 people have died from coronavirus in Latin America as the pandemic sweeps through the region, putting growing…