Top news of the week: 19.10.2021.
Coronavirus
A nurse’s journey from treating Covid in Brazil to death in the US desert
Lenilda dos Santos left her home in rural Amazonia, part of a South American exodus driven by a coronavirus-era depression
Colin Powell, former US secretary of state, dies at 84 of Covid complications
Powell, who also served as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, helped build case for war in Iraq
‘Brutal aggression’: Venezuela halts talks with opposition after envoy extradited to US
Alex Saab, an ally of president Nicolás Maduro, was extradited to face money laundering charges after a 16-month legal battle
The US has a silent pig pandemic on its doorstep once again
As America readies to protect its pork industry, the Dominican Republic has been accused of using an outbreak of African Swine Fever to wipe out smaller producers
US officials set stage for vaccination campaign for younger children
US makes plans to approve vaccines for children aged five to 11, which officials say will reduce virus spread to vulnerable adults
US to reopen land borders with Canada and Mexico in November
The United States’ neighbours have been pressing it to ease restrictions on nonessential travel that have separated families during the pandemic
US to reopen land borders in November for fully vaccinated
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will reopen its land borders to nonessential travel next month, ending a 19-month freeze due to the COVID-19 pandemic as the country moves to require all ...
Kamala Harris: European colonizers ‘ushered in wave of devastation for tribal nations’
Vice-president says ‘epidemic’ of murders of Native women must end in Indigenous People’s Day address