Hard Numbers: China pledges jabs for Africa, Brazil burns boats, pub-bound Brits, billions without internet November 30, 2021 Alex Kliment 1 billion: With the emergence of the (potentially dangerous) omicron variant in Southern Africa stoking fresh debate over vaccine hoarding in wealthy countries, China has announced it will deliver an additional 1 billion vaccine doses to the continent over the next three years.131: Brazil says police burned 131 boats used by illegal gold miners in the Amazon. Does the move signal a change of tack for President Jair Bolsonaro? His famously permissive attitude toward development of the rain forest has...