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Decrying graft, Pope to tour poor, violent corners of Mexico
By Lizbeth Diaz and Simon Gardner MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis will visit some of the poorest and most violent corners of Mexico on his first visit as pontiff, and will also head to the northern border to address the plight of migrants trying to reach the United States. More than 100,000 people have…
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Carnival roars ahead in Brazil despite Zika health scare
The worst health scare in recent history is not keeping Brazilians from their annual Carnival revelry, with millions of partiers swarming streets and some making fun of the mosquito that spreads Zika and other viruses. “It's one more thing to worry about,” said Juliana Araujo, a 48-year-old schoolteacher at a street party in Rio de…
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Doctors puzzle over severity of defects in some Brazilian babies
By Bill Berkrot and Anthony Boadle NEW YORK/BRASILIA (Reuters) – Experts on microcephaly, the birth defect that has sparked alarm in the current Zika virus outbreak, say they are struck by the severity of a small number of cases they have reviewed from Brazil. Consultations among doctors in Brazil and the United States have increased…