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Kenya threatens to pull out of Rio Olympics over Zika threat CULTURE

Kenya threatens to pull out of Rio Olympics over Zika threat

Kenya threatened to pull its elite runners and other athletes out of the Rio Olympics unless it got assurances they would not be exposed to the Zika virus outbreak in Brazil.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Dazzling Rio carnival climax gives Brazilians reason to smile INTERNATIONAL

Dazzling Rio carnival climax gives Brazilians reason to smile

Dancers - some in elaborate costumes - strutted into the final round of the Rio Carnival's samba championship, capping a wild party that has helped Brazilians forget about Zika and other worries.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Zika detected in urine, saliva: top Brazilian researchers INTERNATIONAL

Zika detected in urine, saliva: top Brazilian researchers

Brazil's top research institute said Friday that Zika has been detected in urine and saliva, but added that there is no proof the virus can be transmitted through those fluids.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Tropical Tonga declares Zika outbreak after five cases confirmed INTERNATIONAL

Tropical Tonga declares Zika outbreak after five cases confirmed

The tiny South Pacific island nation of Tonga has declared an outbreak of the Zika virus after five cases of the mosquito-borne illness were confirmed and another 259 suspected, the country's chief medical officer said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Tata Motors to rename 'Zica' car as virus spreads INTERNATIONAL

Tata Motors to rename 'Zica' car as virus spreads

India's biggest carmaker Tata Motors said it would rename its new Zica hatchback as global alarm grows over an outbreak of the identical-sounding Zika virus.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Brazil army to go ‘house to house’ in Zika fight INTERNATIONAL

Brazil army to go ‘house to house’ in Zika fight

Brazil is mobilising more than 200,000 troops to go “house to house” in the battle against Zika-carrying mosquitoes, blamed for causing horrific birth defects in a major regional health scare, a report said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Inmates blow open Brazil prison wall in mass breakout INTERNATIONAL

Inmates blow open Brazil prison wall in mass breakout

Inmates in one of Brazil's roughest prisons used explosives to destroy a wall and escape en masse into surrounding streets, prompting a frantic manhunt.

4:45 AM November 25 2016