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Dilma Rousseff impeachment: what happens next in Brazil

Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff suffered a crushing defeat on Sunday as a hostile and corruption-tainted congress voted to impeach her. In a rowdy session of the lower house presided over by the president’s nemesis, house speaker Eduardo Cunha, voting ended late on Sunday evening with 367 of the 513 deputies backing impeachment – comfortably beyond the two-thirds majority of 342 needed to advance the case to the upper house. (more…)

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Photos: Former Brazilian footballer Ronaldinho meets Pope Francis

Have you ever dreamt of meeting Pope Francis? Well on Wednesday, February 3, met with members of the Pontifical Foundation ‘Scholas Occurrentes’- an international project based in Argentina that brings together schools and educational networks from different cultures and religious backgrounds. Among those who took part in the meeting were a number of well-known sports personalities, including the top former Brazilian footballer, Ronaldinho. See more photos after the cut... (more…)

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Scientists say Zika can be spread through sex

As the devastating Zika virus rampages through the Caribbean and Latin America - and threatens to hit parts of the US such as Florida - more and more questions are being asked about how it can be transmitted. The virus has been linked to birth defects in thousands of Brazilian babies, born with heads smaller than normal and undeveloped brains. (more…)