Traditional acai berry dishes surprise visitors to Brazil climate summit
BELEM, Brazil (AP) – Some acai berry lovers visiting Brazil for this week’s U.N. climate summit are in for a surprise when they taste the fruit popular around the world in smoothies and breakfast bowls.
Powerful tornado in Brazil kills 6 people
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) – A powerful tornado in Brazil’s southern state of Parana killed six people and injured hundreds Friday night, state officials said Saturday. Dozens of homes were destroyed.
Canada loses measles elimination status
Canada is no longer measles-free because of ongoing outbreaks, international health experts said Monday, as childhood vaccination rates fall and the highly contagious virus spreads across North and South America.













