Zika debate shifts to pesticide theory in Brazil birth defect case
Doctors in Argentina propose pyriproxyfen in drinking water may affect fetal development and link to microcephaly, challenging the virus theory. Health officials reject the claim as lacking scientific basis while noting limited larvicide use in Brazil’s northeast.
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Telesur
National Academy of Sciences
Scott Weaver
Institute For Human Infections and Immunity
University of Texas Medical
Galveston
Albert Ko
Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases
Yale School of Public Health
Ankara bombing kills 28 near government complex
A car bomb exploded beside military buses in Ankara during the evening rush hour, killing 28 and wounding 61. The attack targeted the heart of Turkey’s capital near parliament and military HQ, with officials offering competing leads on perpetrators amid heightened regional violence.
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Energy shift outpaces policy fights in U S power sector
The Supreme Court's stay on the Clean Power Plan amid a legal challenge, plus Justice Scalia's death, creates uncertainty about the rule. Still, a Utility Dive survey of 500 plus executives shows a clear move toward distributed energy, with utilities shifting toward solar, storage, and natural gas while coal declines.
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Institute For Policy Integrity
New York University School of Law
United States
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Pope Francis denounces border migrant hell near Juarez
At Ciudad Juarez, Pope Francis condemned immigration policies he says push migrants toward drug gangs and smugglers. He spoke near the Rio Grande and led Mass 80 yards from the U S border, linking to El Paso attendees as he urged humanitarian action.
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