Brazil: Zika outbreaks tops 91,000 cases
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) Wednesday 4/27/2016 - Brazil's outbreak of Zika -- which has been linked to the devastating microcephaly birth defect in newborns…
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Brazil’s Rousseff vows to fight on after impeachment defeat
(REUTERS) -- Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff vowed on Monday to fight impeachment tooth-and-nail in the Senate after a heavy defeat…
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In crushing defeat, Brazil’s Rousseff moves close to impeachment
(Reuters) Brazil's leftist President Dilma Rousseff suffered a humiliating loss in a crucial impeachment vote in the lower house…
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Brazil impeachment committee backs ousting President Dilma Rousseff
Brasilia, Brazil (AFP)----A congressional committee on Monday recommended impeachment of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, setting the stage for a…
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WHO chief ‘confident’ Olympics will be safe despite Zika
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- The head of the World Health Organization said Tuesday she is confident Brazil can host the Rio Olympics…
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WHO launches Global Emergency Response Plan for Zika outbreak
THE World Health Organization has launched a global Strategic Response Framework and Joint Operations Plan to guide the international response…
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Unsanitary conditions in slums provide breeding grounds for mosquitos spreading Zika virus
Unsanitary conditions in Brazil's slum areas are provided potential breeding grounds for Aedes mosquitoes that can transmit viruses including Zika…
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Tourists in Rio exercise caution but show little fear of Zika outbreak
The mosquito-borne Zika virus may be running rampant throughout Brazil, but many tourists in Rio de Janeiro for the world…
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Brazil struggles to contain Zika outbreak
Hilda Venancio da Silva holds nurses her three-month-old son Matheus, born in October with microcephaly, a tragic neurological complication linked…
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Zika virus could be linked to 4,000 microcephaly cases in Brazil, WHO says
(Reuters) -- The mosquito-borne Zika virus could be linked to 4,000 suspected cases of microcephaly in Brazil including 49…
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Zika virus spreading at alarming rate in Brazil’s northeast
Brazilian officials have stepped up efforts to battle the rapid spread of the mosquito-borne Zika virus linked to the alarming…
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Argentine economic growth to speed up from 2017, minister says
Argentina's economy will edge higher this year as the new government lifts interventionist controls, later fuelling growth of about 4.5…
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