Brazil links fever to birth defects
Craig TaylorThe Brazilian health ministry confirms a link between a mosquito-borne virus from Africa, Zika Fever, and a high incidence of birth defects. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
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BHP rebuts UN ‘toxic waste’ claim
Australian mining giant BHP says mud spilled by the devastating collapse of a dam at a Brazilian mine is not toxic. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Venezuela opposition leader killed
A regional opposition leader in Venezuela is shot dead at a public meeting less than two weeks before parliamentary elections. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Brazil toxic mud ‘devastated forests’
Toxic mud from the dam that collapsed in Brazil earlier this month destroyed a vast area of natural vegetation, the environment minister says. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Macri sets new course for Argentina
Argentine President-elect Mauricio Macri says he will correct the errors made by his predecessor in office, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Argentina to vote in first-ever run-off
Argentina is to vote in its first ever presidential run-off, pitting the ruling party’s Daniel Scioli against conservative Mauricio Macri. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean