Tag: honduras
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Mexico, Central America seek joint strategy on migrants as Trump looms
By Sofia Menchu GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – The foreign ministers of Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala met on Monday to form a strategy to protect their migrants in the United States, in a show of regional solidarity following Donald Trump's win in the U.S. presidential election. Trump's election upset has sent shockwaves through Mexico…
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Zika suspected in 6 deaths in Honduras
Six people have died and 10 babies have been born with defects in Honduras in cases feared to have been caused by Zika, the health minister said Tuesday. The fatalities were due to Guillain-Barre Syndrome, a disorder brought on by the immune system attacking the nerves, which can cause paralysis, according to the minister, Edna…
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Doctor: Baby born in US to mom with Zika has birth defect
HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) — A Honduran woman with the Zika virus gave birth in New Jersey to a baby girl with birth defects that appear to be caused by the mosquito-borne virus, one of her doctors said.
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Ousted Maldives president forms opposition-in-exile group
Mohamed Nasheed, a former president of the Maldives now in exile in Britain after being ousted from office and jailed in his country, formed an opposition group on Wednesday aimed at toppling the government of President Abdulla Yameen. Best known as a paradise for wealthy tourists, the Indian Ocean archipelago has been mired in political…