June 15, 2021 ICE HSI leads international operation to bust 86 alleged child predators, rescue 15 children U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations announced the arrests of dozens of alleged child predators and said it had helped rescue 15 children in an international operation that involved more than 100 raids in a half-dozen countries last week.
June 4, 2021 Excessive heat is America's No. 1 weather killer Data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows that excessive heat is responsible for the most weather-related fatalities in the U.S. during an average year.
June 2, 2021 Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine restores a Brazilian city to near normal Just one COVID-19 patient is in critical condition at the Dr. Geraldo Cesar Reis clinic in Serrana, a city of almost 46,000 in Sao Paulo state's countryside. The 63-year-old woman rejected the vaccine that was offered to every adult resident of Serrana as part of a trial.
June 1, 2021 London's Heathrow Airport reopens terminal for high-risk travelers London's Heathrow Airport has reopened a terminal that was mothballed during the coronavirus pandemic to handle passengers now arriving from high-risk countries. Critics say the action should have been taken sooner.
May 11, 2021 Brazilian states halt AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for pregnant women after death Several Brazilian states halted AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccinations among pregnant women Tuesday after the national regulator, Anvisa, recommended an immediate suspension following a death in Rio de Janeiro.
May 7, 2021 Deadly police shootout prompts claims of abuse in Brazil A bloody, hourslong gunbattle in a Rio de Janeiro slum echoed into Friday, with authorities saying the police mission killed two dozen criminals while residents and activists claimed human rights abuses.
May 6, 2021 At least 25 dead during Brazilian police raid in Rio Police targeting drug traffickers raided a slum in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday and at least one officer and two dozen others died after being shot, authorities said.
May 6, 2021 Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine effective against coronavirus variants, study finds A new COVID-19 vaccine study out of Israel claims the Pfizer jabs are effective against variants, according to reports.
May 6, 2021 Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro suggests coronavirus made in lab to wage 'biological warfare': reports Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has caused another international stir by claiming that COVID-19 was created as part of "biological warfare," according to reports.
April 29, 2021 Brazil bans Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine due to carrying live cold virus: report Health regulators in Brazil announced the country’s intention to ban Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine after they said they found traces of the live common cold-causing virus in the drug, reports said.
