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US bans Brazil travel over virus surge as Europe keeps easing
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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
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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’
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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’
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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,…
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