Brazil
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro fined for not wearing mask at motorcycle rally amid COVID-19Jair Bolsonaro, who tested positive for COVID-19 last year, was also fined for failure to wear a mask during a rally with supporters in May in the northeastern state of Maranhao.HealthJun 12
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Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta: WHO officially names COVID-19 variants of concernThe WHO will use the Greek alphabet to label coronavirus variants, rather than referring to countries where they were first detected.HealthJun 1
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Latin America’s COVID-19 death toll surpasses 1 million amid worsening outbreakWith cases falling in Europe, Asia and North America, and flat in Africa, South America is the only region where new infections are rising rapidly on a per capita basis.HealthMay 21
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Brazil ignored Pfizer’s offers of COVID-19 vaccine for months last year, company saysPfizer's chief executive for Latin America told lawmakers investigating the government's COVID-19 response that an offer letter sent in September went unanswered.HealthMay 13
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25 killed in police drug trafficking raid in Rio de Janeiro, BrazilThe civil police's press office confirmed the death of the cop and 24 alleged ``criminals'' in a message to the Associated Press.WorldMay 6
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Canada should stop flights from COVID-19 hotspots, MPs say in unanimous motionThe motion comes just a few hours before the federal government is expected to announce new restrictions on incoming travel.CanadaApr 22
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These new Canadians left Brazil for Halifax before COVID-19, and they have a warning for othersThe two, originally from Brazil, are grateful to be in Atlantic Canada where cases are relatively low but they're watching the dire situation in their home country.CanadaApr 21
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COVID-19: Manitoba confirms second case of P.1 variant, first reported in BrazilThe variant, first detected in Brazil, was found through further testing of a previously announced COVID-19 case from the Interlake-Eastern health region.HealthApr 20
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COVID-19 surges across the globe as countries report new recordsBrazil this week became just the third country, after the U.S. and Peru, to report a 24-hour tally of COVID-19 deaths that exceeded 4,000.WorldApr 8
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What happened to… Zika virusOn this episode of the Global News podcast What Happened To…?, journalist Erica Vella revisits the Zika virus epidemic.WorldApr 8
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