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Brazil mudslide 800m deal reached
2016-03-02 22:06:12| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The owners of a Brazilian mine that breached a dam, setting off a deadly mudslide, has agreed to pay $4.4bn reais (804m) in damages.
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Brazil raises foreign ownership limit on airlines to 49 pct
2016-03-02 13:32:23| Airlines - Topix.net
Brazil has lifted the legal limit on foreign ownership of local airlines to 49 percent, from 20 percent previously, according to a presidential decree published in the official gazette on Wednesday, opening the door to more help for troubled carriers. Weak domestic demand and the sharp depreciation of Brazil's currency have caused deep operating losses, forcing airlines to cut routes and jobs and seek foreign partners.
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Facebook Executive Arrested In Brazil
2016-03-01 22:02:52| PC Magazine Software Product Guide
It's unclear exactly why he was arrested, but it's part of a broader struggle between Facebook and Brazil.
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Heres where the Zika virus came from and why its a problem in Brazil
2016-02-27 21:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Conversation: From October 2015 to January 2016, there were almost 4,000 cases of babies born with microcephaly in Brazil. Before then, there were just 150 cases per year. The suspected culprit is a mosquito-borne virus called Zika. Officials in Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador and Jamaica have suggested that women delay becoming pregnant. And the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has advised pregnant women to postpone travel to countries where Zika is active. The World Health Organization says it...
Zika virus linked to stillbirth, other symptoms in Brazil
2016-02-27 05:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: In January, a pregnant Brazilian woman infected with the Zika virus had a stillborn baby who had signs of severe tissue swelling as well as central nervous system defects that caused near-complete loss of brain tissue. It is the first report to indicate a possible association of congenital Zika virus and damage to tissues outside the central nervous system, said Yale researchers. The researchers -- led by Albert Ko, M.D. at Yale School of Public Health (YSPH) and Dr. Antônio Raimundo de Almeida...
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