Argentina: Minister resigns over VIP vaccine access
Argentina’s health minister has resigned following reports that people have by-passed procedures and rules and used their connections with officials to get access to COVID-19...
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Brazil’s COVID-19 cases exceed 9 million
The health ministry in Brazil now says the South American country has registered 9,058,687 cases of the novel coronavirus since the pandemic began early last...
Mexico’s President Lopez Obrador tests positive for COVID-19
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has contracted COVID-19. “I regret to inform you that I am infected with COVID-19,” Mr. López Obrador said on...
Mexico records over 10,000 new COVID-19 cases
Mexico has now registered 10,003 new confirmed coronavirus cases, according to data released by the country’s health ministry. The same analysis, which was issued late...
Eta wreaks havoc in the Americas, kills dozens
Hurricane Eta has unleashed torrential rains and catastrophic flooding across Central America, with deaths surging on Thursday. Many affected areas witnessed streets turning into rivers...
Coronavirus deaths surpass 700,000 worldwide
The global death toll from the coronavirus has now exceeded 700,000, a Reuters tally says. The tally, published on Wednesday, says the US, Brazil, India...
Brazil’s president tests positive for COVID19
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday he tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Bolsonara has repeatedly belittled the severity of the pandemic and defied...
Anti-cartel war: Mexico freezes 2,000 bank accounts
Mexico’s Financial Intelligence Unit says it has directed banks to freeze nearly 2,000 accounts allegedly linked to the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel. It is...
Covid-19: US sends Brazil 2m doses of hydroxychloroquine
The US has sent Brazil more than 2 million doses of hydroxychloroquine, a malaria drug claimed by President Donald Trump as a reliable treatment for...
Coronavirus: Brazil registers 26,000 cases in 1 day
Brazil has registered some 26,417 fresh coronavirus cases in a single day, bringing its total to more than 438,000. The country’s death toll rose by...