Brazil
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US professors say ‘controlled contact is the only possible strategy for protecting these people’, but government’s open letter insists ‘leave them alone’
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Security operation of 85,000 personnel deployed month before summer games to ease concerns over violence, police strikes and economic and political turmoil
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South American airline issues alert for Abu Wa’el Dhiab after Uruguay says he is visiting Brazil, but that country says it has no record
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As the Zika virus spreads companies are joining the race to find solutions, including experimental vaccines insect repellents and GM mosquitoes
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The funds were blocked after the popular messaging service reportedly defied repeated orders to turn over messages sought in a drug case
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With favela residents complaining of forced evictions, police violence and waste, the jury is out on whether Rio is ready for another major sports event
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Emergency loan would also help Rio complete subway extension to transport visitors from city center to Olympic venues during state’s financial crisis
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Police officers stand guard over a black tarpaulin covering a number of body parts which washed up on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday
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Discovery is latest high-profile incident amid rising crime, a recession and a major political scandal with barely a month to go until Brazil hosts Olympic Games
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Dr Alex Kumar toured rural and remote clinics, hospitals and towns to coordinate clinical research with patients alongside a local healthcare team
‘The city should not be this way’: fears over violence in Rio with Olympics near