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MOSCOW — Transforming the site of what once was a Soviet-era car factory into a state-of-the-art facility churning out Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V was the easy bit. Making doses in bulk, finding qualified staff, and getting equipment have…
Over the past years, from Brazil to India and the Philippines, millions of voters have placed their faith in charismatic strongmen who thrive on apocalyptic rhetoric and who promised to single-handedly address complex 21st-century challenges. Recently, however,…
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil—Brazil’s health regulator said Monday it had suspended clinical trials of a Chinese-developed Covid-19 vaccine after an “adverse incident” involving a volunteer recipient, a blow for one of the most advanced vaccine candidates. The…
ZURICH — The first FIFA men’s world rankings for five months were still led by Belgium on Thursday after the shutdown of European teams during the coronavirus pandemic ended in September. Belgium leads an unchanged top four…
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Just over six months after registering its first case of the new coronavirus, Brazil crossed the grim threshold of 120,000 people killed by Covid-19 Saturday, with no end in sight to the…
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil surpassed a grim milestone of 100,000 deaths from COVID-19 on Saturday night, and five months after the first reported case the country has not shown signs of crushing the disease. The nation…
WASHINGTON, United States – The United States topped three million confirmed coronavirus cases Wednesday as President Donald Trump pushed for schools to re-open amid a COVID-19 resurgence in many southern hotspots. The US remains by far the…
The United Nations’ (UN) weather agency announced Thursday the longest lightning bolt on record — a single flash in Brazil on Oct. 31, 2018, that cut the sky across more than 700 kilometers. That is equivalent to…
After a 60-year-old woman failed her driving test thrice, her devoted son took matters into his own hands by attending her fourth test on her behalf last Tuesday, Dec. 10. Despite Heitor Schiave’s best efforts to…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — An ambitious cry to raise awareness on the Amazon rainforest fire is starting to make noise here in Cebu. Kevin Garcia, Mr. Fahrenheit 2019 first runner-up, is encouraging everyone to “scream” for the…
Nations on either side of the whale hunting debate are set for a standoff as the International Whaling Commission (IWC) meets today with Japan hoping to overturn the 32-year-old ban on commercial whale hunting. Japan will unveil…
Brazil was able to do what Argentina, Portugal and Spain could not, as it advanced to the quarterfinals with a 2-0 dismissal of Mexico in the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia. Neymar Jr., who was named Man…
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