Tag: Brazil

Between 350,000 and 500,000 visitors and athletes from 207 countries are expected to attend the games. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

CDC: Olympic visitors face low risk of Zika

Paige Winfield Cunningham · July 13, 2016 3:00 pm

Uruguayan claims he was authorized to visit Brazil, but Brazil has no record of his arrival. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico, File)

National Security

Brazil issues alert for vanished former Gitmo detainee

Rudy Takala · July 4, 2016 10:33 pm

Russian officials said they have asked the International Olympic Committee to "consider the impact that our athletes' exclusion will have on the dreams and the people of Russia," according to CBS News. (AP Photo)

Russia appeals Olympic commission’s ban of 52 track athletes

Anna Giaritelli · June 17, 2016 11:56 pm

Brazil's interim President Michel Temer, center, walks with officials during a visit to the Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A panel of WHO experts found that the risk of getting the Zika virus will be low at the summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in August. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

WHO panel: Zika risk at Olympics low

Robert King · June 14, 2016 7:32 pm

Travelers to the games could get virus and take it back to their countries, Canadian professor says. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Expert warns Olympics may be ‘health disaster’ with Zika

Robert King · May 12, 2016 3:42 pm

"We're following the political situation in Brazil closely, including the lower house's April 17 vote to impeach President Rousseff," John Kirby said Monday. (AP Photo)

National Security

State ‘confident’ Brazil can handle impeachment vote

Pete Kasperowicz · April 18, 2016 7:20 pm

In December, Pope Francis announced Mother Teresa would become a saint after recognizing a second miracle attributed to her. (AP Photo)

Mother Teresa to become a saint on Sept. 4

Kelly Cohen · March 15, 2016 4:58 pm

Health officials say chances are minimal of getting the Zika virus at higher elevations. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

CDC: Get to higher ground to avoid Zika

Robert King · March 11, 2016 7:01 pm

WHO reticent to confirm Zika-birth defect link

Robert King · March 5, 2016 12:01 am

The industry's pursuit of exporting facilities stems from the country's recent climb to become the biggest natural gas producer in the world. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)

Energy and Environment

First U.S. natural gas exports bound for Brazil

John Siciliano · February 24, 2016 8:46 pm

Zika link to birth defect surprises U.S.

Robert King · February 20, 2016 5:01 am

We have proof of concept that it is possible to wipe out the Aedes mosquito, at least for a period of years to decades. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)

Zika’s march through the Americas

Peter J · February 19, 2016 5:02 am