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Brazil records 254 new COVID-19 deaths, 22,380 new cases – govt

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Brazil has recorded 254 new COVID-19 deaths, and 22,380 new coronavirus cases, the health ministry said yesterday. More than...

Joe Biden elected president of the U.S.

(BBC) — Joe Biden has won the race to become the next US president, defeating Donald Trump following a cliff-hanger vote count after Tuesday’s...

U.S. daily coronavirus cases exceed 129,000, third day over 100,000

(Reuters) – U.S. coronavirus infections surged by at least 129,606 yesterday, according to a Reuters tally, the third consecutive daily rise of more than...

U.S. presidency still undecided; Biden opens leads in key Midwestern states

WILMINGTON, Del./WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The excruciatingly close U.S. presidential election hung in the balance today, with a handful of closely contested states set...

Brazil reports 18,947 new coronavirus cases, 407 deaths

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil recorded 18,947 additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, and 407 deaths from COVID-19, the...

Brazil will have a COVID-19 vaccine by June 2021, says regulator

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil expects to have a vaccine against COVID-19 approved and ready for use in a national inoculation programme by June,...

U.S. early voting tops 70 million, continuing historic pace

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – More than 70 million Americans have cast ballots in the U.S. presidential election, more than half the total turnout of...

WHO alerts that Covid-19 continues to spread in Europe

Geneva, Oct 21 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) warned of the continuous increase in Covid-19 infections across Europe, where 927 thousand new...

Sweden bans Huawei, ZTE from upcoming 5G networks

STOCKHOLM, (Reuters) – Sweden today banned on security grounds the use of telecom equipment from China’s Huawei and ZTE in its 5G network...

Nearly 40 thousand have died of Covid-19 in Africa

The accumulated number of deaths in Africa amounted to 39,740 last Sunday, according to the report of the Center for Disease Prevention (CPE) of...

Brazil registers 461 COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours, toll now 153,675

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil reported 24,062 new cases of the novel coronavirus and 461 deaths from the disease caused by the virus in the...

Mexico’s ex-defense minister detained in U.S. at request of DEA

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – The former defense minister for Mexican ex-president Enrique Pena Nieto, General Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda, was detained at Los Angeles...
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Barbados recorded 37 new COVID-19 cases

There were 37 new positive COVID-19 cases on Sunday, out of the 1,436 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. They comprised both...

A Visitor form UK died in Jamaica of COVID-19

Jamaica on Monday recorded one more COVID-19 death, pushing the tally to 305. The deceased is a 77-year-old male from the United Kingdom. Meanwhile, there were...

Sandals founder Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart dies aged 79 following ‘short battle with illness’

Travel pioneer Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart, who founded Jamaica's Sandals resort, has died. Stewart was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1941. He grew up on...

Barbados Confirms 161 New COVID-19 Cases

Barbados has announced 161 cases of COVID-19 at the Island’s Dodds prison. The discovery has prompted a massive contact tracing exercise. Authorities say the cases relate...