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COVID crisis in Amazonas as 1000 a day die in Brazil
Brazil reported over 1000 virus-related deaths for the fifth day in a row on Saturday as a humanitarian crisis hits.
- by Bruno Kelly and Jamie McGeever
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New Brazil data shows disappointing 50.4% efficacy for China's CoronaVac vaccine
It's the news Indonesian President Joko Widodo probably didn't want to hear.
- by Eduardo Simões
Sinovac coronavirus vaccine 78% effective in Brazil trial: institute
Officials said there had been 218 COVID-19 cases in the CoronaVac trial of 13,000 volunteers, including 160 on volunteers who only received a placebo.
- by Eduardo Simões
Argentina legalises abortion in historic vote
Legalisation was a striking rebuke of Pope Francis, who on the eve of the vote had praised a women's group for its activism against abortion.
- by Almudena Calatrava and Debora Rey
Coronavirus-sniffing dogs provide line of defence at Santiago airport
A team of Golden Retrievers and Labradors sit when they smell the virus and get a treat. The canines sport green "biodetector" jackets with a red cross.
Woman enslaved as a maid for nearly 40 years freed
Madalena Gordiano knocked on a family's door asking for bread when she was eight. A promise they made to adopt her never eventuated.
- by Fabio Teixeira
COVID-19 spreads to Antarctica
Thirty-six Chileans, including military personnel and civilians have tested positive for coronavirus.
Brazilian supreme court rules against COVID anti-vaxxers
Ten justices of the 11-member court backed the mandatory inoculation with only one vote against.
- by Simone Preissler Iglesias
Migrants found dead off of Venezuela's eastern coast
The migrant exodus from crisis-torn Venezuela continues apace.
- by Sarah Kinosian
Miracle beach where hope comes in waves as gold
Word of the discovery spread swiftly, and soon most of the village's 2000 residents had joined in a frenzied treasure hunt.
- by Anatoly Kurmanaev and Isayen Herrera
Peru suspends Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine trial after 'adverse event'
Peru's health ministry said the event is "under investigation to determine if it is related to the vaccine or if there is another explanation".
- by Marco Aquino