Tag: South America
Brazil COVID cases still soaring among unprotected majority
SAO PAULO — Brazil's slowly unfolding vaccination program appears to have slowed the pace of deaths among the nation's elderly, according to death certificate...
UN agency to provide food assistance for Venezuelan children
CARACAS, Venezuela — The food assistance agency of the United Nations announced Monday that it will begin operations in Venezuela after reaching an agreement...
France restricting travel from 4 countries to curb variants
PARIS — France is imposing entry restrictions on travelers from four countries — Argentina, Chile, South Africa and Brazil — in hopes of keeping...
Students’ struggles pushed Peru teacher to run for president
CHUGUR, Peru — As schools across Peru closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, Pedro Castillo tried to find a way to keep classes going...
Senate Democrats urge Biden to deny funds for Brazil Amazon
RIO DE JANEIRO — More than a dozen Senate Democrats sent a letter to U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday complaining of a woeful...
Big Chile study finds Chinese vaccine slashes COVID deaths
SANTIAGO, Chile — A real-world study of millions of Chileans who had received the Chinese-developed CoronaVac vaccine has found it 67% effective against symptoms...
Argentina’s Defensa y Justicia wins 1st Recopa Sudamericana
SAO PAULO — Defensa y Justicia of Argentina won its first Recopa Sudamericana in surprising fashion on Wednesday after a last-minute goal and a...
Neymar calls PSG “home” amid contract extension talks
SAO PAULO — Striker Neymar called Paris Saint-Germain his “home" after the team's 1-0 defeat Tuesday against Bayern Munich, which was still enough for...
Copa America to be played regardless of fan attendance
BUENOS AIRES — This year's Copa America tournament will be played “with or without fans,” CONMEBOL President Alejandro Dominguez said Wednesday.
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Brazil court greenlights probe of president’s virus response
SAO PAULO — Brazil’s Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed a Senate investigation of President Jair Bolsonaro’s handling of the pandemic to go forward, one...
