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By Reuters Staff 1 Min Read FILE PHOTO: Dose of the Oxford University/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is displayed at the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath, West Sussex, Britain January 2, 2021. Picture taken January 2, 2021. Gareth Fuller/PA Wire/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil’s health regulator Anvisa said late on Saturday it had approved the import of 2 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford, although the ja...

Brazil reports 17,341 new coronavirus cases, 293 more deaths by Reuters Share: BRASILIA, Jan 3 (Reuters) - Brazil recorded 17,341 additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, along with 293 deaths from COVID-19, the Health Ministry said on Sunday. Brazil has registered more than 7.7 million cases of the virus since the pandemic began 10 months ago, while the official death toll has risen to 196,018, according to ministry data. (Reporting by Jake Spring; Ed...

Brazilian syringe and needle makers warned on Wednesday the country's coronavirus vaccination program was at risk after the government set auction prices too low and failed to draw bids for enough syringes to meet its requirements.

<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.metro.us/brazils-braskem-settles-lawsuits/"></div>BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian petrochemical company Braskem SA said on Wednesday it reached a 9.1 billion reais ($1.75 billion) deal to settle lawsuits over cracks and sinking ground near its salt mines in the city of Maceio that requires thousands to be relocated. The settlement adds 1.2 billion reais onto the company’s initial provisions o...

BRASILIA — Brazilian petrochemical company Braskem SA said on Wednesday it reached a 9.1 billion reais ($1.75 billion) deal to settle lawsuits over cracks and…

Latin America COVID-19 death toll tops 500,000 as Brazil cases spike FILE PHOTO: Outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Rio de Janeiro BRASILIA (Reuters) -Deaths in Latin America and the Caribbean from COVID-19 topped 500,000 on Tuesday and cases soared above 15 million, according to a tally of figures in government reports, as authorities worried that holiday festivities could bring more infections. More than a third of the deaths occurred in Brazil, according to the Reuters tally, ...

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<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.metro.us/russias-sputnik-vaccine-applies/"></div>BRASILIA (Reuters) – Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine has requested regulatory approval to launch Phase 3 trials in Brazil, Brazilian health regulator Anvisa said late on Tuesday. The Sputnik vaccine is being developed by Moscow’s Gamaleya Research Institute and marketed by the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF). Brazilian partner ...

4 Min Read (Reuters) - Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest surged to a 12-year high in 2020, official government data showed on Monday, with destruction soaring since President Jair Bolsonaro took office and weakened environmental enforcement. In 2020, destruction of the world’s largest rainforest rose 9.5% from a year earlier to 11,088 square kilometers (2.7 million acres), according to data from Brazil’s national space research agency Inpe, seven times the size of London. That m...

By Reuters Staff 1 Min Read FILE PHOTO: Brazils President Jair Bolsonaro looks on as he adjusts his protective face mask during a ceremony launching a program to expand access to credit at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, August 19, 2020. REUTERS/Adriano Machado BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said that he would sign a decree later on Wednesday raising the national minimum wage by 5.26% to 1,100 reais ($211.80) per month beginning on Jan. 1. Bolsonaro said on Twi...