As daily deaths near 4,000, worst may lie ahead for Brazil Brazil currently accounts for one-quarter of the entire world’s daily COVID-19 deaths, far more than any other single nation, and health experts are warning that the nation is on the verge of even greater calamity. World 27 Mar, 2021
Brazil reaches 150,000 deaths from COVID-19 milestone RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil's count of COVID-19 deaths surpassed 150,000 on Saturday night, despite signs the pandemic is slowly retreating in Latin America's largest nation. The Brazilian Health Ministry reported that the death toll now stands at... Women 11 Oct, 2020
Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 5.93 million, death toll over 364,000 At least 5,939,025 people have been reported infected with the novel coronavirus globally and 364,043 have died, a Reuters tally shows. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified... Women 30 May, 2020
Brazil passes�France�in coronavirus cases to become 6th worst-hit country BRASILIA: Brazil registered a record number of new cases of the novel coronavirus on Wednesday, surpassing France's tally to become the sixth-worst hit country, as the disease sends the economy toward its worst year since at least 1900. The... Women 14 May, 2020
119,168 people die from coronavirus infection around the world More than 1.88 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 119,168 have died, according to a Reuters tally, on Tuesday. DEATHS AND INFECTIONS AMERICAS Total confirmed cases rose to more than... Women 14 Apr, 2020
Brazilian indigenous speak out as Amazon fires rage ALTAMIRA, BRAZIL: As fires raged in parts of the Amazon, Mydje Kayapo sat in a small boat looking out over the Curua River in the Bau indigenous reserve. The smell of smoke filled the air, and Kayapo was worried. "The fire is coming closer and... Women 29 Aug, 2019
Brazil's Bolsonaro wants US to join development plan for the Amazon SAO PAULO: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday that he told US President Donald Trump that he wants the United States to take part in a joint development program for the Brazilian Amazon region, though he did not provide... Women 09 Apr, 2019
40 dead, many feared buried in mud after Brazil dam collapse BRUMADINHO, BRAZIL: The death toll from the collapse of a dam holding back mine waste in southeastern Brazil rose to 40 on Saturday as searchers flying in helicopters and rescuers laboring in deep mud uncovered more bodies. An estimated 300... Women 27 Jan, 2019
Dam with mine waste collapses in Brazil; 7 dead, 200 missing SAO PAULO: A dam that held back mining waste collapsed Friday in Brazil, inundating a nearby community in reddish-brown sludge, killing at least seven people and leaving scores of others missing. Parts of the city of Brumadinho were evacuated,... Women 26 Jan, 2019
Ex-Brazil President Lula sentenced to nearly 10 years for corruption BRASILIA: Former Brazilian leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a top contender to win next year's presidential election, was convicted on corruption charges on Wednesday and sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison. The ruling marked a stunning... Women 13 Jul, 2017
Brazil, China open $20 billion fund for infrastructure, tech projects A China-sponsored, $20 billion fund is ready to receive investment pitches, the Planning Ministry's foreign affairs secretary, Jorge Arbache, told journalists on Monday. The fund agreed on last year is expected to help finance the construction of... 27 Jun, 2017
Brazil's Dilma Rousseff takes stand in impeachment trial BRASILIA: Suspended President Dilma Rousseff will make a last stand in Brazil's Senate on Monday in an impeachment trial that is widely expected to remove her from office and end more than a decade of leftist rule by her Workers Party. Rousseff,... Women 29 Aug, 2016
