(CNN)saw warning signs would be a dramatic understatement. As Covid-19 raced across Europe, knocked the UK Prime Minister flat, and throttled New York City earlier this year, Brazil had plenty of notice that a catastrophe was on its way. But was some of the danger drowned out by the megaphone of its bombastic President Jair Bolsonaro, who has repeatedly dismissed the virus as a "little flu"? Brazil has now claimed the grim title of most Covid-19 cases globally after the US. More than 25,000 people in Brazil have died, and some experts say by August. and alike are being stretched to their...…(CNN)saw warning signs would be a dramatic understatement. As Covid-19 raced across Europe, knocked the UK Prime Minister flat, and throttled New York City earlier this year, Brazil had plenty of notice that a catastrophe was on its way. But was some of the danger drowned out by the megaphone of its bombastic President Jair Bolsonaro, who has repeatedly dismissed the virus as a "little flu"? Brazil has now claimed the grim title of most Covid-19 cases globally after the US. More than 25,000 people in Brazil have died, and some experts say by August. and alike are being stretched to their...WW…

Hong Kong (CNN)China has imposed restrictions on the publication of academic research on the origins of the , according to a central government directive and published by two Chinese universities, that have since been removed from the web.Under the new policy, all academic papers on Covid-19 will be subject to extra vetting before being submitted for publication. Studies on the origin of the virus will receive extra scrutiny and must be approved by central government officials, according to the now-deleted posts.A medical expert in Hong Kong who collaborated with mainland researchers to...…Hong Kong (CNN)China has imposed restrictions on the publication of academic research on the origins of the , according to a central government directive and published by two Chinese universities, that have since been removed from the web.Under the new policy, all academic papers on Covid-19 will be subject to extra vetting before being submitted for publication. Studies on the origin of the virus will receive extra scrutiny and must be approved by central government officials, according to the now-deleted posts.A medical expert in Hong Kong who collaborated with mainland researchers to...WW…

Hong Kong (CNN)China has imposed restrictions on the publication of academic research on the origins of the , according to a central government directive and published by two Chinese universities, that have since been removed from the web.Under the new policy, all academic papers on Covid-19 will be subject to extra vetting before being submitted for publication. Studies on the origin of the virus will receive extra scrutiny and must be approved by central government officials, according to the now-deleted posts.A medical expert in Hong Kong who collaborated with mainland researchers to...…Hong Kong (CNN)China has imposed restrictions on the publication of academic research on the origins of the , according to a central government directive and published by two Chinese universities, that have since been removed from the web.Under the new policy, all academic papers on Covid-19 will be subject to extra vetting before being submitted for publication. Studies on the origin of the virus will receive extra scrutiny and must be approved by central government officials, according to the now-deleted posts.A medical expert in Hong Kong who collaborated with mainland researchers to...WW…

By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — China has imposed restrictions on the publication of academic research on the origins of the , according to a central government directive and published by two Chinese universities, that have since been removed from the web.Under the new policy, all academic papers on Covid-19 will be subject to extra vetting before being submitted for publication. Studies on the origin of the virus will receive extra scrutiny and must be approved by central government officials, according to the now-deleted posts.A medical expert in Hong Kong who...…By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — China has imposed restrictions on the publication of academic research on the origins of the , according to a central government directive and published by two Chinese universities, that have since been removed from the web.Under the new policy, all academic papers on Covid-19 will be subject to extra vetting before being submitted for publication. Studies on the origin of the virus will receive extra scrutiny and must be approved by central government officials, according to the now-deleted posts.A medical expert in Hong Kong who...WW…

By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — For the sixth month in a row, the city of Rio de Janeiro has seen more deaths than births – a devastating indicator of the nation’s .Brazil’s second most populous city, Rio de Janeiro registered in March – 16% more than the month’s 32,060 new births, according to the national Civil Register. It wasn’t alone; at least 10 other Brazilian cities with populations over half a million people also registered more deaths than births last month.Cities across the country have been hit hard by a recent surge in , fueled in part by believed to be extra...…By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — For the sixth month in a row, the city of Rio de Janeiro has seen more deaths than births – a devastating indicator of the nation’s .Brazil’s second most populous city, Rio de Janeiro registered in March – 16% more than the month’s 32,060 new births, according to the national Civil Register. It wasn’t alone; at least 10 other Brazilian cities with populations over half a million people also registered more deaths than births last month.Cities across the country have been hit hard by a recent surge in , fueled in part by believed to be extra...WW…

(CNN)For the sixth month in a row, the city of Rio de Janeiro has seen more deaths than births -- a devastating indicator of the nation's .Brazil's second most populous city, Rio de Janeiro registered in March -- 16% more than the month's 32,060 new births, according to the national Civil Register. It wasn't alone; at least 10 other Brazilian cities with populations over half a million people also registered more deaths than births last month. Cities across the country have been hit hard by a recent surge in , fueled in part by believed to be extra contagious, as well as some Brazilians'...…(CNN)For the sixth month in a row, the city of Rio de Janeiro has seen more deaths than births -- a devastating indicator of the nation's .Brazil's second most populous city, Rio de Janeiro registered in March -- 16% more than the month's 32,060 new births, according to the national Civil Register. It wasn't alone; at least 10 other Brazilian cities with populations over half a million people also registered more deaths than births last month. Cities across the country have been hit hard by a recent surge in , fueled in part by believed to be extra contagious, as well as some Brazilians'...WW…

By , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Brazil is pulling ahead in the race that no one wants to win.Over the past month, the South American nation has blown past a series of grisly milestones, repeatedly setting new records for most Covid-19 deaths per day. In the past week, it set another record: according to Johns Hopkins University figures – signs of a viral spread , the only country in the world harder hit by the pandemic inOn the outskirts of São Paulo, is turning things upside down for the small Dr. Akira Tada Emergency Hospital. In normal times, doctors there would...…By , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Brazil is pulling ahead in the race that no one wants to win.Over the past month, the South American nation has blown past a series of grisly milestones, repeatedly setting new records for most Covid-19 deaths per day. In the past week, it set another record: according to Johns Hopkins University figures – signs of a viral spread , the only country in the world harder hit by the pandemic inOn the outskirts of São Paulo, is turning things upside down for the small Dr. Akira Tada Emergency Hospital. In normal times, doctors there would...WW…

By , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Brazil is pulling ahead in the race that no one wants to win.Over the past month, the South American nation has blown past a series of grisly milestones, repeatedly setting new records for most Covid-19 deaths per day. In the past week, it set another record: according to Johns Hopkins University figures – signs of a viral spread , the only country in the world harder hit by the pandemic inOn the outskirts of São Paulo, is turning things upside down for the small Dr. Akira Tada Emergency Hospital. In normal times, doctors there would...…By , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Brazil is pulling ahead in the race that no one wants to win.Over the past month, the South American nation has blown past a series of grisly milestones, repeatedly setting new records for most Covid-19 deaths per day. In the past week, it set another record: according to Johns Hopkins University figures – signs of a viral spread , the only country in the world harder hit by the pandemic inOn the outskirts of São Paulo, is turning things upside down for the small Dr. Akira Tada Emergency Hospital. In normal times, doctors there would...WW…

(CNN)The fight for control of Myanmar has now officially arrived at the United Nations. In a letter seen by CNN, Myanmar's UN Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun has told the international body that he still represents Myanmar, after making an impassioned speech last week rejecting the country's.Meanwhile, a deputy ambassador to the UN from Myanmar will claim that he is now the man the military authorities want to represent the country. Both sides have sent the UN letters to make their case on official letterhead. was overthrown last month in a military coup that saw civilian leaders including...…(CNN)The fight for control of Myanmar has now officially arrived at the United Nations. In a letter seen by CNN, Myanmar's UN Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun has told the international body that he still represents Myanmar, after making an impassioned speech last week rejecting the country's.Meanwhile, a deputy ambassador to the UN from Myanmar will claim that he is now the man the military authorities want to represent the country. Both sides have sent the UN letters to make their case on official letterhead. was overthrown last month in a military coup that saw civilian leaders including...WW…

By , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — The United Nations released a report Thursday on the health of the planet that proposes a radical shift in the way mankind thinks about it.The report, “,” spans 168 pages and distills the latest science on climate change and mankind’s “war” on the planet. It also argues that amid our pursuit of wealth and security, humans must now learn to value the fundamental “natural capital” of geology, soil, air and water – and urgently.“For too long, we have been waging a senseless and suicidal war on nature,” said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at a...…By , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — The United Nations released a report Thursday on the health of the planet that proposes a radical shift in the way mankind thinks about it.The report, “,” spans 168 pages and distills the latest science on climate change and mankind’s “war” on the planet. It also argues that amid our pursuit of wealth and security, humans must now learn to value the fundamental “natural capital” of geology, soil, air and water – and urgently.“For too long, we have been waging a senseless and suicidal war on nature,” said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at a...WW…