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Brazil’s New President Faces ‘Scorched Earth Scenario’ Left Behind by Bolsonaro
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Volunteer in Brazil Coronavirus Vaccine Trial Dies of Covid-19, Unclear If They Received Placebo
A 28-year-old Brazilian resident participating in a covid-19 vaccine trial run by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford has died of complications related to the coronavirus, a local media outlet reported Wednesday. Health officials and those leading the study have not confirmed whether the volunteer had received the experimental vaccine or a placebo prior to…
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Brazilian President Announces He Is Over Coronavirus, Poses With Hydroxychloroquine
Infamous coronavirus sceptic Jair Bolsonaro, the president of Brazil, triumphantly declared on Saturday that he had recovered from covid-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. To celebrate, Bolsonaro posted a potentially dangerous for covid-19 patients.
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‘A New Pandemic’: Coronavirus Threatens Indigenous People In The Amazon As Fire Season Nears
When the Amazon Rainforest burns, illegal loggers and miners are typically to blame. In the past, indigenous communities would patrol their lands every week or fortnight to find criminals looking to loot the forest. These patrols”usually made up of two to six men”deterred illegal land-grabbers from deforesting indigenous territories, which may cover as much as…