Latin America
US bans Brazil travel over virus surge as Europe keeps easing
World
May 25, 2020
US bans Brazil travel over virus surge as Europe keeps easing
The United States suspended travel from Brazil over an explosion of coronavirus infections in the South American nation, but across…
What coronavirus? Brazil cabinet video triggers outcry
World
May 24, 2020
What coronavirus? Brazil cabinet video triggers outcry
On April 22, Brazil was fast becoming a new coronavirus flashpoint, but President Jair Bolsonaro and his cabinet barely mentioned…
China says virus pushing US ties to brink of ‘Cold War’
World
May 24, 2020
China says virus pushing US ties to brink of ‘Cold War’
China said Sunday that relations with the United States were “on the brink of a new Cold War”, fuelled in…
Virus cases drop to zero in China but surge in Latin America
World
May 23, 2020
Virus cases drop to zero in China but surge in Latin America
TOKYO (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic continued to drop in much of Asia on Saturday even as the outbreak surged…
WHO reports record virus cases as Trump mulls in-person G7
World
May 21, 2020
WHO reports record virus cases as Trump mulls in-person G7
The World Health Organization has reported the largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases, as US President Donald Trump proposed hosting…
Brazil virus deaths surge as pandemic bites in Latin America
World
May 20, 2020
Brazil virus deaths surge as pandemic bites in Latin America
Brazil recorded its highest number of coronavirus deaths in a day as Latin America began to feel the full force…
Bolsonaro tells rally Brazil lockdown destroying jobs
World
May 4, 2020
Bolsonaro tells rally Brazil lockdown destroying jobs
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro railed against the country’s lockdown Sunday in a speech to thousands of anti-confinement demonstrators as the…
Washington approves virus drug as US states ease lockdowns
World
May 2, 2020
Washington approves virus drug as US states ease lockdowns
American authorities approved an experimental drug for emergency use on coronavirus patients, as more US states eased pandemic lockdowns despite…
As virus cases surge, Brazil starts to worry its neighbors
World
April 30, 2020
As virus cases surge, Brazil starts to worry its neighbors
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Brazil’s virtually uncontrolled surge of COVID-19 cases is spawning fear that construction workers, truck drivers…
Women suffer as lockdown worsens Latin America’s ‘domestic hell’
World
April 21, 2020
Women suffer as lockdown worsens Latin America’s ‘domestic hell’
Weeks of confinement imposed by the coronavirus pandemic is taking a chilling toll on women and girls across Latin America,…