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97 Hawksbill Turtles, which are endangered, hatched on a beach in Brazil on Mar29

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Irish Examiner View: Dramatic licence made real - Nature mends as we struggle

If scriptwriters stuck to more or less the truth, the understood and the understandable, our world would be a far duller place.

general

DEBATE: Is Rory McIlroy right not to go to Rio?

news

Zika virus link to deformity brain damage in babies confirmed

world

US scientists confirm Zika link to brain damage in babies

business

The battle to stop the Zika virus in its tracks

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Lynn in court bid to block extradition

Lynn extradition could take up to a year

It is thought it could take up to a year for the fugitive solicitor Michael Lynn to be extradited back to Ireland from Brazil.

Sat, 31 Aug, 2013

Authorities in Brazil arrest Irish solicitor

The Irish solicitor Michael Lynn has been arrested in Brazil.

Fri, 30 Aug, 2013

Floods force thousands from homes in Brazil

Nearly 20,000 people have been driven from their homes after heavy rain caused flooding in southern Brazil.

Sun, 24 Jul, 2011

Brazil floods force thousands from homes

Nearly 20,000 people have been driven from their homes after heavy rain caused flooding in southern Brazil, officials said today.

Sat, 23 Jul, 2011

31 killed in Brazil flooding and mudslides

Floods and mudslides have killed at least 31 people in north-eastern Brazil, officials said today.

Mon, 21 Jun, 2010

11 bodies identified as plane search continues

Medical examiners have identified the first 11 of 50 bodies recovered from the Air France flight that plunged into the Atlantic three weeks ago, officials said.

Mon, 22 Jun, 2009

Charity head to meet Pele over fundraising

The head of Irish charity Christian Blind Mission is to meet football legend Pele ahead of the World Cup final in Germany to plan a series of concerts to raise funds.

Thu, 06 Jul, 2006

Oil tops South American summit agenda

Brazil and Venezuela have agreed to build a $2.5bn (€2bn) oil refinery, the highlight of a South American summit to boost trade and co-operation.

Fri, 30 Sep, 2005

Priest exposes slave labour

SCOTTISH priest Fr Jock Thorlby gave a harrowing account of the real cost of sugar to thousands of people in Brazil when he visited the European Parliament yesterday.

Thu, 23 Jun, 2005

Police investigated after Brazil killings

Authorities are investigating the alleged involvement of police officers in the brutal killings of seven residents of a poor neighbourhood in north-eastern Brazil.

Sat, 28 May, 2005

Cut price: organs for sale

A BRITISH-BORN South African man appeared in a Johannesburg court yesterday accused of being part of an international human organ trafficking syndicate.

Sat, 06 Dec, 2003

Brazilian mobs on streets over drought

Brazilian authorities are pledging millions of pounds to bring water supplies to the country's drought-hit north-east region.

Sat, 09 Jun, 2001