Brazil has a long, distinguished history of successfully navigating public health crises. But in recent weeks, it has emerged as one of the world’s most severe coronavirus hot spots, second only to the United States. What went wrong?
Guest: Ernesto Londoño, The Times’s Brazil bureau chief
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Yesterday
Celebration and Mourning: Inside an Iran at War
The United States and Israel continued to strike Iran with missiles for a second day on Sunday, destroying more power centers of the Iranian regime and, according to rights groups, bringing the civilian death toll over 100. Iran responded with retaliatory attacks. At the same tim ... Show More
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Mar 1
The U.S. and Israel Strike Iran
The United States and Israel on Saturday launched an attack against Iran, killing the nation’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and, according to Iranian state media, several people in the country’s leadership structure. The New York Times journalists Mark Mazzetti and Dav ... Show More
34m 32s
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The huge coronavirus challenge facing America's new President
Joe Biden has been sworn into office early this morning and now faces a monstrous battle to get COVID under any semblance of control.
Yesterday, according to Johns Hopkins University, the US recorded more than 400,000 coronavirus deaths since the pandemic began.
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11m 10s
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Coronavirus: What is it, how does it spread and how to stay safe?
It’s the word on everyone’s lips, and has been for months now -coronavirus. We haven’t seen an international response to a crisis on this scale before. One in which every single one of the world’s 195 countries are at risk. Nations are closing their borders, halting flights, limi ... Show More
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Fentanilo: epidemia en EEUU, ¿problema en España?
<p><strong>La droga zombi</strong>, 50 veces más potente que la heroína, <strong>está haciendo estragos</strong> en Estados Unidos. Las muertes por sobredosis están en cifras récord y detrás está el consumo de este opioide. <strong>¿Puede explotar también en España?</strong></p> ... Show More
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