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CANCEL CARNAVAL? NO WAY, SAY WEARY RIO DE JANEIRO RESIDENTS
Carnaval may be especially welcome this year to distract Brazilians from economic and political troubles... READ MORE›
AS ZIKA VIRUS SPREADS, EL SALVADOR ASKS WOMEN NOT TO GET PREGNANT UNTIL 2018
Authorities have confirmed a dozen cases of Zika virus in the United States... READ MORE›
ZIKA VIRUS INFECTION 'THROUGH SEX' REPORTED IN US
A rare case of the Zika virus being transmitted through sex, not a mosquito bite, has been reported in the US... READ MORE›
ALARM SPREADS IN BRAZIL OVER A VIRUS AND A SURGE IN MALFORMED INFANTS
Brazil waged war on the Aedes aegypti mosquito for decades during the 20th century before a vaccine was developed for yellow fever... READ MORE›
FIRST LOCALLY TRANSMITTED CASES IN CONTINENTAL U.S.
Four individuals in Miami-Dade and Broward counties have been infected with the Zika virus by local mosquitoes, Florida health officials said Friday... READ MORE›
ZIKA VIRUS MAY BE LINKED TO SURGE IN RARE SYNDROME IN BRAZIL
The virus, called Zika, made its way to Brazil recently but is spreading rapidly around Latin America and the Caribbean... READ MORE›
WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION DECLARES ZIKA VIRUS PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY
Zika alone would never be a public health emergency of international concern, he said... READ MORE›
POSTPONE OR MOVE OLYMPICS, DOCTORS URGE
Igel said he and the others who signed onto the letter will continue ringing the bell about public health fears of the Games remaining in Brazil... READ MORE›
BRAZILIAN PROTESTERS CALL FOR PRESIDENT DILMA ROUSSEFF'S IMPEACHMENT
Tens of thousands of people take part in protests across Brazil, calling for the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff... READ MORE›
MOVE OLYMPICS OVER ZIKA CALL REJECTED
The World Health Organization WHO has rejected a call to move or postpone this summer's Rio Olympic Games over the Zika outbreak... READ MORE›
OLYMPIC ATHLETES ARE GORGING THEMSELVES ON FREE MCDONALD'S
At the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, U.S. swimmer Ryan Lochte ate nearly every meal at McDonald's and won four medals... READ MORE›
FUNDING QUERY OVER RIO CARNIVAL WIN
Beija-Flor, one of Rio's top samba-schools, told the story of the African nation in its carnival parade... READ MORE›
THE LAGOON IN FRONT OF RIO'S OLYMPIC PARK IS SO FILTHY THE FISH ARE DYING
Much of the neighborhood's natural habitat has been spoiled Pollution and raw sewage mar the lagoons that surround the Olympic Park and Olympic Village... READ MORE›
ENTRUSTED TO SAVE BRAZIL THE PARTY THAT RUINED RIO
This is everything that we did not want happening at this moment, said Rio's mayor, Eduardo Paes, a prominent member of Mr. Temer's party... READ MORE›
WHO DECLARES END OF ZIKA EMERGENCY BUT SAYS VIRUS REMAINS A THREAT
Officials on WHO's Emergency Committee made clear the Zika still constitutes a global public health threat... READ MORE›
ZIKA WARNING SPOTLIGHTS LATIN AMERICAS FIGHT AGAINST MOSQUITO-BORNE DISEASES
RIO DE JANEIRO -- In the campaign against mosquitoes, Brazil has deployed soldiers to destroy habitats where the insects thrive... READ MORE›
RIO'S ALTERNATIVE OPENING CEREMONY SHOWCASES THE LEFT'S ANGER OVER THE OLYMPICS
The contrast spoke volumes about how the artists, intellectuals, unionists and activists on Brazil's left see these Olympics... READ MORE›
'THIS IS A SHAME!' FILTHY WATERS RAISE IRE AHEAD OF RIO OLYMPICS
Decaying remains, fetid sewage and floating garbage in Rio de Janeiro's waterways are fuelling worries about water safety ahead of the Olympics... READ MORE›
BRAZIL LINKS ZIKA FEVER TO BIRTH DEFECTS
But ministry officials have issued warnings to women to think carefully about getting pregnant at the moment in areas where there are Zika fever cases... READ MORE›
FINANCIAL CALAMITY DECLARED IN RIO WEEKS BEFORE OLYMPICS, BUT GAMES WILL GO ON
On Friday morning, Rio state Finance Minister Julio Bueno said that if the state were a company, it would enter into judicial recovery... READ MORE›
BRAZILS ECONOMY TANKS AS MULTIBILLION-DOLLAR CORRUPTION SCANDAL EXPANDS
Standard Poor's first awarded Brazil investment grade status in 2008, under Lula... READ MORE›
AT LEAST 16 DIE IN HAITI CARNIVAL ACCIDENT
In Brazil, a similar accident electrocuted three revelers early Tuesday when their Carnival float struck a power line on the northern outskirts of Rio de Janeiro... READ MORE›
THE OLYMPICS ARE A TEST THAT BRAZIL HAS YET TO PASS
Problems with security, facilities and transportation have challenged the Rio Games... READ MORE›
ZIKA PROMPTS URGENT DEBATE ABOUT ABORTION IN LATIN AMERICA
An estimated 800,000 to 1 million illegal abortions take place in Brazil every year, and about 200,000 women are hospitalized with complications from the procedure... READ MORE›
RISK HIGHER THAN FIRST THOUGHT, SAY DOCTORS
Zika virus Risk higher than first thought, say doctors... READ MORE›
BRAZIL SCALES BACK CARNIVAL FESTIVITIES AS DROUGHT AND WEAK ECONOMY PERSIST
In the sambadrome, where tens of thousands gather to watch the samba schools parade, water pressure to the bathrooms has been reduced fivefold to avoid wastage... READ MORE›
NERVOUS SYSTEM BIRTH DEFECTS 20 TIMES LIKELIER FOR ZIKA-HIT MOTHERS, STUDY FINDS
By contrast, central nervous system abnormalities appeared in 60 infants and fetuses per 1,000 pregnancies when mothers were infected with Zika... READ MORE›
RIO 2016: SAUDI RUNNER AIMS TO BREAK BARRIERS
Marathoner Sarah Attar has inspired other women in Saudi Arabia to take up running as a serious sport... READ MORE›
OUTRAGE OVER RIO DE JANEIRO POLICE'S 'SYMBOLIC APARTHEID'
If young people commit a crime, they should be taken to a police station, not a shelter... READ MORE›
BRAZIL REPORTS EXPLOSION OF DENGUE, A BAD OMEN FOR SPREAD OF ZIKA VIRUS
Dengue, Zika and another disease called chikungunya are spread by the same mosquito -- the Aedes aegypti... READ MORE›