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BBC: Brazil Sao Paulo health chief urges lockdown as Covid deaths surge

asianct - March 17, 2021 0

Health officials in Brazil's most populous state, Sao Paulo, have called on the new health minister to consider imposing a national lockdown...

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Health

BBC: Covid-19: Brazil surge reaches new level as daily deaths pass 2,000

asianct - March 11, 2021 0

Brazil has exceeded 2,000 Covid-related deaths in a single day for the first time, as infection rates soar.

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Health

NPR: A New Coronavirus Variant From Brazil Is Found In Minnesota

asianct - January 28, 2021 0

A new variant of coronavirus first detected in Brazil has been confirmed in Minnesota. The variant was detected by the Minnesota Department...

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AP: Brazil’s health agency approves the use of two vaccines

asianct - January 18, 2021 0

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s health regulator on Sunday approved the urgent use of coronavirus vaccines made by Sinovac and AstraZeneca,...

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World

AP: Brazil tops 2 million coronavirus cases, with 76,000 dead

asianct - July 16, 2020 0

A thousand deaths a day. Since late May, three months after Brazil’s first reported case of the coronavirus, it...

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AP: WhatsApp starts payments in Brazil: Sign of things to come?

asianct - June 15, 2020 0

Facebook’s WhatsApp chat platform is launching mobile payments in Brazil, a country often used to test out new services because of its...

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AP: Virus surge in Brazil brings a coffin shortage, morgue chaos

asianct - May 1, 2020 0

In Brazil’s bustling Amazon city of Manaus, so many people have died within days in the coronavirus pandemic that coffins had...

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Temporary tax relief measures to begin Friday in Illinois

Illinois asianct - July 1, 2022 0

SPRINGFIELD – Illinoisans will receive some modest tax relief starting Friday when the state’s new fiscal year begins.

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Finding fireworks for Independence Day Weekend 2022

Illinois asianct - July 1, 2022 0

URBANA – Here’s a partial list of professional fireworks displays for Independence Day weekend, July 1-4, 2022:

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Illini Motorsports: National Champions!

Illinois asianct - July 1, 2022 0

For the first time in the University of Illinois Formula SAE 40-year history, its team won both of the competitions that comprised...

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Waiting for the sun to set to find a rare bird

Illinois asianct - July 1, 2022 0

MASON COUNTY, Ill. – When most people are just getting home from their workdays, I’m about to start mine. I am a...

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