Brazil

Experts say the explosion is being fueled by a local variant of the virus that is suspected to be more contagious.

By early February, the city's average daily death toll from Covid-19 soared to more than 110, nearly triple the first wave.

Brazil, the country second-hardest hit after the United States, has registered more than 266,000 deaths from 11 million reported infections.

Brazil is so far using Chinese-developed CoronaVac and the Oxford University/AstraZeneca vaccine, both of which require two doses.

The World Health Organization this week urged governments to prioritize understanding the long-term effects of infections.

Overall, cases have now topped 100 million worldwide and some 2.2 million people have died from the virus since the outbreak began in December 2019.

In the world's worst-hit country, US President Joe Biden warned America's death toll could pass 600,000.

The United States has already suffered more than 400,000 deaths -- almost one fifth of the global toll -- since the epidemic took hold early last year.

The Brazilian forward has been one of the favourite subjects of many football critics over the years.

Until vaccination is widespread, countries across the globe are still having to rely on lockdowns, curfews and social distancing to control the spread of the virus.

The grim milestone came as US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer said shipments of its vaccines would slow for a period in late January.

Experts say the fires in the Amazon are mostly set by people clearing land for farming and ranching.

The Paris Saint-Germain forward broke his silence to clarify that while he is holding a gathering, it is nowhere near the scale and magnitude of what has been reported.

Contrary to earlier reports, Neymar's shindig is believed to have only 150 guests and not 500.

Brazil, with more than 191,000 deaths, has the second-highest death toll from the coronavirus pandemic, after the United States.

The PSG forward received heavy criticism after inviting guests to an underground party in Brazil this weekend.

When confronted about his massive fast food haul, the boy said, "Mum, the golden minion didn't even come".

Despite Putin's praise, public health experts have sharply criticized Bolsonaro's handling of Covid-19.

Experts have warned that the country's virus ordeal is probably far from over.

The US has by far the worst death toll with almost 245,000 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins, ahead of Brazil on 164,281 and India on 128,668 dead.

It was the latest in a long list of controversial statements on the pandemic from Bolsonaro, who has condemned the "hysteria" around Covid-19.

The debut race was originally scheduled for April 2020 but was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Both the Pfizer and Sinovac vaccines are in Phase III trials, the final stage of testing before regulatory approval.

The baby's head ripped off from the body and fell to the floor after the hospital encouraged the mother to give birth naturally instead of via caesarean section.

The pause means the enrollment system has been closed for the 60,000-patient clinical trial while the independent patient safety committee is convened.

The United States has the highest death toll with more than 200,000 fatalities followed by Brazil, India, Mexico and Britain.

The suspect befriended the pregnant woman and plotted the murder after suffering a miscarriage.

There were almost 44,000 new cases over the previous 24 hours, and 834 fatalities.

The space rocks are said to be a rare chondrite type that was formed during the time before the Earth was born

The United States, had recorded 5.99 million cases of infection as of 0030 GMT Monday, according to Johns Hopkins University's tracker.