‘The Biggest Monster’ Is Spreading. And It’s Not the Coronavirus.
It begins with a mild fever and malaise, followed by a painful cough and shortness of breath. The infection prospers in crowds, spreading to people...
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Under Pressure, Brazil’s Bolsonaro Forced to Fight Deforestation
RIO DE JANEIRO — A year ago, as fires engulfed the Amazon, President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil reacted to criticism from abroad with indignation: “The...
WHO warns of drawn out pandemic as South Africa cases top 500,000
The UN health agency warned that the coronavirus pandemic would be lengthy and could lead to “response fatigue”, as the case count in South Africa...
Facebook slams ‘extreme’ ruling blocking Brazilian president’s allies
Facebook condemned Saturday what it called an “extreme” ruling by a Brazilian Supreme Court judge ordering it to block the accounts of 12 high-profile allies...
Lawmakers ‘Alarmed’ by Reports U.S. Envoy Told Brazil It Could Help Re-elect Trump
RIO DE JANEIRO — Members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee said Friday they were “extremely alarmed” by assertions that the American ambassador in Brazil...
South African trade minister contracts coronavirus
South Africa’s Trade Minister Ebrahim Patel on Saturday tested positive for COVID-19, the cabinet said, the fourth minister to contract the virus in Africa’s hardest-hit...
Brazil’s Bolsonaro, Leading Virus Skeptic, Says He’s No Longer Infected
President Jair M. Bolsonaro of Brazil, who has repeatedly dismissed the seriousness of the coronavirus pandemic even as his country exploded into a leading global...
Twitter, Facebook block accounts of Brazilian president’s associates
Reuters Twitter and Facebook suspended the accounts Friday of 16 allies of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro after a Supreme Court judge ordered them blocked as...
World reaches grim milestone of 600,000 dead from coronavirus
Deaths and infections from coronavirus continue to surge across the world (Picture:Getty) More than 600,000 people have now died from coronavirus across the world. The...
In Coronavirus Vaccine Race, China Strays From the Official Paths
The offer to employees at the state-owned oil giant was compelling: Be among the first in China to take a coronavirus vaccine. The employees at...