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Chile Expects ‘Herd Immunity’ Against Covid-19 By Midyear: Health Minister says
Chile COVID Chile expects to have 80 percent of its population vaccinated against the novel coronavirus disease by midyear, achieving…
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Ecuador raises death toll from prison riots to 102; police chief warns of new riot
Police officers stand in a street outside a prison as authorities try to control another riot, in Guayaquil, Ecuador Ecuador…
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UN urges Colombia to fulfill peace deal, stem violence
Colombia’s President Ivan Duque holds a news conference at the Tecnologico de Moneterrey in Mexico City, Mexico Colombia’s government must…
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80 dead in Ecuador jail riots
Ecuador jail riots At least 80 prisoners died on Tuesday during violent riots in three Ecuadorian prisons due to clashes…
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Brazil to start producing Covid vaccine in first half of 2021
A worker disinfects at the Portela samba school headquarters before a typical ‘feijoada’ event, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus…
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Brazil applies new restrictions as COVID-19 deaths surpass 247,000
People wearing protective masks walk past a graffiti, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil The…
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Brazil reports 527 new COVID-19 deaths
Brazil’s Sao Paulo state Health Secretary Jean Gorinchteyn holds a box of the ‘CoronaVac’ COVID-19 vaccine, developed by Sinovac Biotech…
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Argentina’s new health minister pledges fair vaccine access after scandal
Healthcare worker talks to a man recovered from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as he donates convalescent plasma, at the Hemotherapy…
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Ecuador’s Lasso advances to presidential runoff
Supporters of Ecuadorean presidential candidate Guillermo Lasso gather before his closing campaign rally, ahead of the February 7 presidential vote,…
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Brazil’s Petrobras executive management in talks on possible mass resignation – sources
Brazil Petroleo Brasileiro SA’s executive management is considering resigning en masse after the Brazilian government decided to replace Chief Executive…
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