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Bolsonaro Facing Charges in ICC Following Accusations of ‘Ecocide’ By Brazil’s Indigenous Activists

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Since the election of President Jair Bolsonaro in 2019, Brazil has seen a spike in the destruction of its rainforests and traditional indigenous territory. The Brazilian leader has since had multiple charges of human rights violations leveled against him. … Read More >Bolsonaro Facing Charges in ICC Following Accusations of ‘Ecocide’ By Brazil’s Indigenous Activists

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‘Very high risk’: ECDC urges tougher Covid-19 measures amid mutant strains from UK, Brazil, and South Africa

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The Covid-19 strains from the UK, Brazil and South Africa pose a very high risk due to their increased transmissibility and must be stamped out with tougher health measures, the EU’s infectious diseases agency has said. … Read More >‘Very high risk’: ECDC urges tougher Covid-19 measures amid mutant strains from UK, Brazil, and South Africa

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Health Workers From Brazil’s Manaus Cry Out For Help Amid Oxygen Shortage For COVID Patients

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Manaus, the capital city of Brazil’s largest state, Amazonas, has its healthcare system now pushed to the breaking point as coronavirus cases soar and hospitals run out of beds and oxygen. State authorities have declared a curfew to slow the spread of the pandemic. … Read More >Health Workers From Brazil’s Manaus Cry Out For Help Amid Oxygen Shortage For COVID Patients

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Sinovac says its Covid-19 vaccine has ‘good’ efficacy after Brazilian partner claimed it was only 50% effective

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The chairman of Chinese vaccine maker Sinovac has insisted that the company’s Brazilian partners were incorrect to suggest its jab is only 50 percent effective against Covid-19 after stage-three trials. … Read More >Sinovac says its Covid-19 vaccine has ‘good’ efficacy after Brazilian partner claimed it was only 50% effective

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RDIF to Deliver 150Mln Doses of Sputnik V to Brazil in 2021, Including 10Mln in Q1

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The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) will deliver 10 million doses of Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine to Brazil in the first quarter of 2021, with a total of 150 million doses to be delivered this year, according to the vaccine’s official Twitter account. … Read More >RDIF to Deliver 150Mln Doses of Sputnik V to Brazil in 2021, Including 10Mln in Q1

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New coronavirus variant with similarities to UK & South Africa strains discovered in Japan

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The Japanese Health Ministry said it has tracked down yet another variant of Covid-19 partly similar to the UK and South Africa strains, which are believed to be more contagious and linked to a spike in infections in Britain. … Read More >New coronavirus variant with similarities to UK & South Africa strains discovered in Japan

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Why is Brazil’s COVID Vaccination Programme Lagging Behind Other Latin American States?

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Although Brazil has a past record of successful vaccination programmes, it has been caught unprepared when it comes to anti-COVID inoculations, says Brazilian scholar Gustavo Guerreiro, alluding to apparent political roots behind the situation. … Read More >Why is Brazil’s COVID Vaccination Programme Lagging Behind Other Latin American States?

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UK Was ‘Secretly Lobbying’ Brazil’s Bolsonaro Before He Was Elected President, Journalist Reveals

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The British government’s private contacts with Brazil’s current president on behalf of powerful corporate interests, well before he was elected to office, may explain why the COVID-19 vaccine developed by UK firm AstraZeneca is still the only one purchased by the South American government, an investigative journalist tells Sputnik. … Read More >UK Was ‘Secretly Lobbying’ Brazil’s Bolsonaro Before He Was Elected President, Journalist Reveals