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The death of Colombia's defense minister, plus a presidential infection in Mexico and a ministerial investigation in Brazil deepen the region's gloom.
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A Minneapolis-area resident contracted a new variant of the coronavirus after traveling to Brazil. The strain is believed to be more transmissible.
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Another surge in coronavirus cases has collapsed Manaus' health system, leading hospitals to run out of beds and oxygen for patients. It's also having a deadly fallout in nearby communities.
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As if the region's coronavirus catastrophe wasn't enough, 2020 heaped human rights crises and historic hurricanes on Latin America and the Caribbean too.
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As if the region's coronavirus catastrophe wasn't enough, 2020 heaped human rights crises and historic hurricanes on Latin America and the Caribbean too.
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The jungle metropolis of Manaus had a terrible pandemic spring. A study estimates 76% of residents were exposed to the coronavirus. Researchers thought there couldn't be another surge. And yet...
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COMMENTARY Few regions need an effective COVID vaccine campaign more urgently than Latin America. So far, in Brazil and elsewhere, that's not happening.
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A couple months ago Brazil's coronavirus curve began to flatten. But it's spiking again — just as Brazilians are being far less vigilant than before.
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COMMENTARY Our hemisphere has one-eighth of the world's population but half the world's COVID cases and deaths. Its two most important leaders led the way.
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After Joe Biden proposes "economic consequences" for Brazil's Amazon destruction, Jair Bolsonaro bashes Biden for "coward threats."
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COMMENTARY Armando Salguero's controversial remarks point to a larger racial problem in South Florida's Latino community
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"She is in a state of good health and will follow all established protocols," the Planalto Palace says. The news comes as Brazil — with record high infection rates — lifts its air travel ban.