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Thousands of people in Brazil have defied a lockdown to demonstrate against what they see as threats to democracy and health under President Jair Bolsonaro. He has described the protesters as 'terrorists” and says he will continue pushing to arm ordinary Brazilians to defend the country. In Rio de Janeiro,…

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro threatened to withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday.Photo: Andressa Anholete (Getty Images)U.S. President Donald Trump apparently isn’t the only world leader unhappy with the World Health Organization (WHO) and who’s willing to take drastic steps in response. On Friday, Brazil’s far-right President Jair…

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Image copyright Reuters Image caption Brazil has already recorded more than 35,000 coronavirus-related deaths Brazil has removed months of data on Covid-19 from a government website amid criticism of President Jair Bolsonaro's handling of the outbreak.The health ministry said it would now only be reporting cases and deaths in the…

Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis.Brazil threatens WHO exitBrazilian President Jair Bolsonaro threatens to follow in the footsteps of US President Donald Trump and pull out of the World Health Organization."I'm telling you right now, the United States left the WHO, and we're studying that, in the…

As Afghan officials warn of a looming crisis, health authorities in the country reported 761 new positive cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, taking the total number of confirmed infections to 19,551.     The World Health Organization (WHO) has changed its position on face masks and is now…

(Adds House speaker dismissing impeachment for now) BRASILIA, June 1 (Reuters) - Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro urged his supporters on Monday to put off their protests against the country's Supreme Court next weekend after counter-demonstrations triggered violent clashes on Sunday. "Leave things alone on Sunday," the right-wing president said, referring…

The number of COVID-19 cases worldwide topped six million Sunday as Brazil registered another record surge in daily infections and divisions deepened on how to deal with the pandemic.Latin American countries are bracing for difficult weeks ahead as the virus spreads rapidly across the region. This contrasts to other parts…

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MANAUS, Brazil (AP) — As the white van approached Perfect Love Street, chatting neighbors fell silent, covered their mouths and noses and scattered.Men in full body suits carried an empty coffin into the small, blue house where Edgar Silva had spent two feverish days gasping for air before drawing his…