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Brazilian retirement home offers ‘hugging curtain’ for safe contact
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Brazilian retirement home offers ‘hugging curtain’ for safe contact

A retirement home in Brazil has come up with a creative solution to allow friends and families to enjoy personal…
Fresh virus cluster in China raises fears for pandemic control
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Fresh virus cluster in China raises fears for pandemic control

Lockdowns were imposed in parts of Beijing on Saturday to try and prevent the spread of a new coronavirus cluster,…
Brazil now second in virus deaths, as US states see rising cases
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Brazil now second in virus deaths, as US states see rising cases

Brazil on Friday claimed the unenviable position of having the second-highest coronavirus death toll worldwide behind the United States, where…
Latin America logs 70,000 coronavirus deaths
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Latin America logs 70,000 coronavirus deaths

More than 70,000 people have died from coronavirus in Latin America as the pandemic sweeps through the region, putting growing…
Europe demands better pandemic plan, as Moscow exits lockdown
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Europe demands better pandemic plan, as Moscow exits lockdown

Europe’s most powerful countries urged the European Union to better prepare for the next pandemic after chaotic responses to the…
Europe moves ahead with reopening as global virus cases top 7 mn
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Europe moves ahead with reopening as global virus cases top 7 mn

European countries experimented with further lifting coronavirus restrictions Monday as New Zealand declared victory over the pandemic, even as global…
Virus deaths approach 400,000 as oil producers extend output cuts
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Virus deaths approach 400,000 as oil producers extend output cuts

The global death toll from the coronavirus neared 400,000 on Sunday with fatalities accelerating in Latin America, as oil-producing countries…
Brazil threatens to quit WHO, Trump says US beating pandemic
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Brazil threatens to quit WHO, Trump says US beating pandemic

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has threatened to pull out of the WHO over “ideological bias,” as his counterpart Donald Trump…
Brazil toll tops 30,000 as Italy reopens borders
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Brazil toll tops 30,000 as Italy reopens borders

Brazil surpassed 30,000 deaths from the coronavirus outbreak as the disease continued to rip through Latin America, while Italy —…
World virus cases top 6 mn as leaders disagree on pandemic response
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World virus cases top 6 mn as leaders disagree on pandemic response

The number of coronavirus cases worldwide topped six million Sunday, with Brazil registering another record surge in daily infections as…
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