Popular branded products come in packaging that is less easily recycled in practice in the UK than in other countries, the consumer group Which? has revealed. The watchdog joined eight international consumer groups, together representing 1.8 billion people, to look at the recyclability of 11 common products in different nations. Of the nine countries examined … Read more
A grieving husband has been filmed carrying his dead wife’s body two miles through the streets so she could be buried after passersby refused to help, fearing that she had died of Covid. The man, named locally as Swamy, was captured on CCTV with the body of wife Nagalaxmi slung over his shoulder making his way through … Read more
Heady moment! Baby can’t stop giggling as he has his first haircut in adorable video Marina Garcia Spadim Pereira filmed her son receiving his first ever hair cut Baby Mateus, from Sao Paulo, Brazil, could not stop giggling during the hair cut Marina, 31, said she wanted to share her son’s joy at the strange … Read more
India has suffered its deadliest day of the pandemic so far as its death toll topped 200,000 – though experts warn that is likely a gross under-estimate and the true toll could be easily double the official figure. The country reported 3,293 deaths from the virus on Wednesday, pushing its overall toll from 197,894 to 201,187 – … Read more
Singapore has overtaken New Zealand as being the best place to live during the pandemic thanks to a rapid vaccine roll-out, new analysis shows. Brazil, which has one of the highest per capita death rates in the world and a glacial vaccine programme, was ranked the lowest in Bloomberg’s Covid Resilience table. The United Kingdom, … Read more
Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro says military would ‘follow his orders’ and take to streets raising fears over his politicisation of country’s armed forces Bolsonaro said: ‘If we were to have problems, we have plan of how to enter field’ Brazilian President added: ‘Our armed forces could one day go into the streets’ Comments will do … Read more
Driver chases runaway truck packed with gas canisters and stops it inches before it goes over cliff in heart-stopping footage Gas truck driver had left his vehicle in neutral when it suddenly jerked forwards The man ran in front of the truck to get to the cab and steer it away from a cliff The … Read more
Brazil urges women to delay pregnancy until the coronavirus pandemic has passed over claims new variant is more dangerous to expectant mothers The Secretary of Primary Health Care of the Brazilian health ministry, Raphael Camara said more contagious new variant is dangerous for to pregnant women Brazil has the second highest recorded deaths related to … Read more
Brazil‘s ‘failed’ response to Covid-19 has driven the country to a ‘humanitarian catastrophe,’ Doctors Without Borders said on Thursday, accusing President Jair Bolsonaro’s government of making the health crisis even worse. ‘The lack of political will to adequately respond to the pandemic is killing Brazilians in their thousands,’ the humanitarian group said in a statement. … Read more
Love in a glove: Covid patients are comforted with fake hand filled with warm water so they do not feel alone in Brazilian hospital Image showed hand of a bed-ridden patient being clasped by two rubber gloves Makeshift solution was created as a way to simulate human contact in isolation Brazil has been particularly hard … Read more