The Zika virus, a mosquito-borne virus which is suspected of causing birth defects, has reached Europe with reported cases found in Britain, Denmark and Portugal.
While there has not been any Zika virus cases detected in Singapore so far, the Ministry of Health (MOH) announced on Sunday (Jan 24) that it was monitoring the virus situation closely.
Argentina's national soccer team's coach from the World Cup Brazil 2014, Alejandro Sabella, underwent an angioplasty procedure for a heart condition.
Media outlets from BRICS countries must foster initiatives to break Western hegemony in news reporting, a senior official from Brazil's public broadcaster told Xinhua in a recent interview.
China is becoming one of Brazil's major partners in renewable energy, with both countries viewing the sector as having huge potential.
Brazil's success in the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be shown not only in the stadiums but also above all in the country's organizational efficiency, said President Dilma Rousseff, during the launch of the Olympic Year of Tourism in Brasilia on Wednesday.
Iran attaches importance to the growth of its "good" ties with Brazil as the economically-influential country in the Latin America, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said here on Sunday, according to official IRNA news agency.
With less than one year to go to the 2016 Rio Olympics, Chinese companies have poured in Brazil for opportunities to explore the overseas market.
At least four countries in Latin America, including Chile, Brazil, Venezuela and Paraguay, have expressed their willingness to take in more refugees from the Middle East.
Brazil is ready to welcome more refugees "with open arms," President Dilma Rousseff said Monday.ith open arms," President Dilma Rousseff said Monday.
Brazil's Minister of Finance Joaquim Levy hastily cancelled his participation at the G20 Summit starting Thursday in Turkey, where all the finance ministers from the top 20 economies in the world gathered to have a meeting.
Brazil's Supreme Court Tuesday approved the extradition to the United States of suspected Mexican drug lord Jose Diaz Barajas, who was arrested in the country last year.
China's e-commerce giant, Alibaba, is seeking to increase its presence in Latin America, according to Michael Lee, the firm's head of international marketing and business development, on Tuesday.
As the 2016 Rio Olympics starts within one year from now, the host city is filled with six Olympic test events in August, the local people are practicing sports other than football, and the Barra district where the Olympic park located just looks like a large construction site with several subway and BRT lines being built to serve the mega sports event.
Brazil and Germany Thursday signed cooperation accords on renewable energy and sustainable development, and issued a joint declaration on climate change.
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