All posts tagged "Brazil"

  • In this Jan. 18, 2016 photo, a researcher holds a container with female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes at the Biomedical Sciences Institute in the Sao Paulo's University, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The Aedes aegypti is a vector for transmitting the Zika virus. The Brazilian government announced it will direct funds to a biomedical research center to help develop a vaccine against the Zika virus linked to brain damage in babies. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
    S. Korea reports first Zika virus-infected patient

    SEJONG (Yonhap) — South Korea has confirmed the first case of a patient here being infected with the South America-originated Zika virus, the health authorities said Tuesday, sparking fears that the brain-damaging virus will penetrate the country....

    • Posted March 21, 2016
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  • In this Jan. 18, 2016 photo, a researcher holds a container with female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes at the Biomedical Sciences Institute in the Sao Paulo's University, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The Aedes aegypti is a vector for transmitting the Zika virus. The Brazilian government announced it will direct funds to a biomedical research center to help develop a vaccine against the Zika virus linked to brain damage in babies. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
    In Brazil, pregnant women urged to be cautious with a kiss

    RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — In a sign of mounting global concern over the Zika virus, health officials on Friday warned pregnant women to think twice about the lips they kiss and called on men to use...

    • Posted February 5, 2016
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  • A health worker stands in the Sambadrome as he sprays insecticide to combat the Aedes aegypti mosquitoes that transmits the Zika virus in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016. Inspectors begin to spray insecticide around Sambadrome, the outdoor grounds where thousands of dancers and musicians will parade during the city's Feb. 5-10 Carnival celebrations. Brazil's health minister says the country will mobilize some 220,000 troops to battle the mosquito blamed for spreading a virus linked to birth defects. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
    Health minister: Brazil is ‘losing battle’ against mosquito

    RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s health minister says the country is sending some 220,000 troops to battle the mosquito blamed for spreading a virus suspected of causing birth defects — but he also says the war...

    • Posted January 26, 2016
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  • FILE - In this Dec. 23, 2015, file photo, 10-year-old Elison nurses his 2-month-old brother Jose Wesley, who was born with microcephaly, at their house in Poco Fundo, Pernambuco state, Brazil. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016, that it has found the strongest evidence so far of a possible link between a mosquito-borne virus and a surge of birth defects in Brazil. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)
    CDC: Strong signs Brazil birth defects are tied to mosquito

    RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control says researchers have found the strongest evidence so far of a possible link between a mosquito-borne virus and a surge of birth defects in Brazil. The...

    • Posted January 13, 2016
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    Korea defeats Brazil in dramatic 1-0 upset at U-17 World Cup

    By Brian Han South Korea began the FIFA U-17 World Cup by upsetting tournament favorites Brazil in a 1-0 victory Sunday in Chile. The two teams battled through a tie game until the 79th minute when midfielder...

    • Posted October 19, 2015
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    Korean animated TV series ‘Pororo’ to go on air in Brazil

    SAO PAULO (Yonhap) — South Korea’s popular TV animation series, “Pororo the Little Penguin,” will begin broadcasting on a major Brazilian network, the broadcaster said Monday. The series will be shown under the translated title “Pororo, O...

    • Posted September 1, 2015
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  • South Korea's Ji So-yun (10) reacts as Brazil scored a goal during the first half of a FIFA Women's World Cup Group E match in Montreal, Canada, on June 9, 2015. Brazil beat South Korea 2-0. (Yonhap)
    S. Korea opens Women’s World Cup with 2-0 loss to Brazil

    MONTREAL (Yonhap) — South Korea dropped to Brazil 2-0 to open its FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada on Tuesday. Formiga and Marta each scored for the seventh-ranked Brazil in the Group E showdown at Olympic Stadium...

    • Posted June 9, 2015
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