April 17, 2021 Florida Keys to see release of first genetically modified mosquitoes In an effort to fight insect-borne viruses like Zika, dengue fever and malaria, genetically modified mosquitoes are set to be released in the Florida Keys.
April 17, 2021 Worldwide COVID death toll tops 3 million: Johns Hopkins University The global death toll from the coronavirus surpassed 3 million people Saturday as confirmed cases surge to over 140 million, according to Johns Hopkins University data.
April 7, 2021 Brazil COVID-19 deaths on track to pass worst of US wave Brazil’s brutal surge in COVID-19 deaths will soon surpass the worst of a record January wave in the United States, scientists forecast, with fatalities climbing for the first time above 4,000 in a day
April 5, 2021 Glenn Greenwald shares own violent robbery story following brutal home invasion of California family Journalist Glenn Greenwald on Saturday shared a personal story of a violent home robbery he experienced last month, in which he was tied up and had a gun stuck in his mouth.
March 16, 2021 Massachusetts detects Brazilian coronavirus variant in Cape Cod woman Massachusetts officials have identified a case of the P.1 coronavirus variant in a Cape Cod woman who first tested positive for the illness in February.
March 12, 2021 Brazil's worsening coronavirus crisis fuels global alarm A worsening coronavirus crisis in Brazil is overwhelming health systems and fueling deep concern among global health officials.
February 24, 2021 Nurse in Brazil fights off intruder while recording herself twerking for Instagram Brazilian nurse Angela Goncalves was recording herself busting some moves at her home in Paranagua when a man appeared in the yard behind her, according to Newsflash.
January 29, 2021 Coronavirus variant ‘co-infection’ found among 2 Brazilian patients: scientists Researchers in Brazil have reported cases of patients infected with two coronavirus variant strains at once, amid efforts to track the spread of emerging variants across the country.
January 18, 2021 Brazil OKs 2 COVID-19 vaccines, rejects Russia's candidate Brazil’s health regulator on Sunday approved the urgent use of coronavirus vaccines made by Sinovac and AstraZeneca, enabling Latin America’s largest nation to begin an immunization program that’s been subject to delay and political disputes.
December 20, 2020 Brazilian president rhetorically claims coronavirus vaccine could turn people into alligators Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro shocked even his staunchest supporters this week with an expletive-filled tirade against the COVID-19 vaccine, despite 7.1 million cases of the virus in the country and over 185,000 deaths.
