NORTH & SOUTH AMERICA

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Married 66 years, husband, wife die minutes apart of virus

7:38 pm March 21, 2021

Fort Lauderdale: Bill and Esther Ilnisky spent nearly seven decades together as Christian ministers and missionaries, including stints in the Caribbean and Middle East before preaching for 40 years in Florida. They complemented each other — he the bookworm, she outgoing and charismatic. One without the other seemed unthinkable. So when they died minutes apart of COVID-19 this month at a Palm Beach County […]

Prosecutor: Man charged with 1 murder says he killed 16

11:51 pm March 20, 2021

Woodbury: A man who is accused of killing a New Jersey man he says sexually abused him in childhood, and who is a person of interest in the deaths of his ex-wife and three other people in New Mexico, has said he is responsible for a total of 16 slayings, a prosecutor says — though […]

Spa shooting victims ID’d as Biden, Harris head to Atlanta

11:48 pm March 19, 2021

Atlanta: The names of four additional victims in the Atlanta-area massage businesses shootings have been released, hours before President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris arrive in Atlanta to meet with Asian American community leaders. The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office said Friday that the four victims at two Atlanta businesses are Soon C. Park, 74; Hyun J. Grant, 51; Suncha Kim, 69; and Yong A. Yue, 63. […]

Brazil’s Bolsonaro names 4th health minister during pandemic

11:57 pm March 16, 2021

Sao Paulo: With COVID-19 still raging in Brazil, President Jair Bolsonaro picked his fourth health minister since the pandemic began, this time the head of the country’s cardiology society who in the past has spoken favourably of the country’s conservative leader. Marcelo Queiroga will replace Eduardo Pazuello, an active-duty army general with expertise in logistics who landed the position last May […]

Sao Paulo state stops professional sports as COVID-19 rages

11:51 am March 12, 2021

Sao Paulo: Professional sports in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo will stop from Monday until March 30 because of a rise in coronavirus cases, Gov. João Doria said. The decision includes the local soccer championship, which started less than two weeks ago. Doria said that activities that produce large gatherings need to stop before the state’s health system collapses. More […]