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A family waits in an ambulance with a patient who tests positive for COVID-19 to be admitted to hospital in Kolkata, India on May 10, 2021.Debarchan Chatterjee | NurPhoto | Getty ImagesWorld attention is now turning to India, the…

Medical staff in PSA caring for a person at the Covid-19 Temporary Care Center attached to LNJP Hospital at Shehnai Banquet Hall on April 23, 2021 in New Delhi, India.Raj K Raj | Hindustan Times | Getty ImagesAs India grapples with a…

Tycoons and Bollywood stars may be some of the best-known residents fleeing India's coast by private jets as the coronavirus crisis escalates - but they're by no means the only ones, according to JetSetGo, a private jet charter company.The…

A woman wearing a mask against Covid-19 as a precaution stands in a crowded area near India Gate in New Delhi on March 19, 2021 as coronavirus cases continue to rise across India.Money sharma | AFP | Getty ImagesIndia's Covid-19 cases…

Brazil's right-wing populist President Jair Bolsonaro despised the public health guidelines, insisting that lockdowns and mobility restrictions would pose a greater threat to the country's weak economy. Brazil now has one of the world's…

Doctors, the public and the media point to anecdotal evidence of infection among those vaccinated as well. Scientists say the data is too thin and cite other reasons for the country's second wave.NEW DELHI - At the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital,…

A patient wearing an oxygen mask is taken to a COVID-19 hospital for treatment while coronavirus disease (COVID-19) spreads in Ahmedabad, India on April 26, 2021.Amit Dave | ReutersIndia reported a record daily death toll on Wednesday when…

They are ponds the size of city blocks: sewer pits that contain the dangerous by-products of coal. Lagoons full of diluted pig droppings. Huge pools on piles of radioactive debris.The risks posed by such garbage ponds, found in thousands…

They are ponds the size of city blocks: sewer pits that contain the dangerous by-products of coal. Lagoons full of diluted pig droppings. Huge pools on piles of radioactive debris.The risks posed by such garbage ponds, found in thousands…

The streets of Amsterdam are empty as the lockdown continues due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak on April 12, 2020 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.Soccrates Images | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesLONDON - More and more cities are…