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Unforeseen winner in Brazil’s Zika war

Brasília / Bloomberg Zika is a rarity in Brazil: a crisis that isn’t widely blamed on Dilma Rousseff’s government. And a mobilization against mosquitoes may even help the president climb out of a political hole. In the northeastern town of Limoeiro, corruption scandals and a deepening recession have eroded support for Rousseff’s Workers’ Party. But the town in Pernambuco state ...

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Organised tours get a ‘terror’ boost

London / Bloomberg Thomas Cook Group Plc, the British originator of the package holiday, said public concern about terrorist attacks is prompting an upturn in demand for organized tours as people fear being stuck abroad on their own. While attacks on tourists in Tunisia, Egypt and Istanbul, as well as the Paris killings, have led some people to hold back ...

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Roll up for the Great Vegas Show

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi’s Bawabat Al Sharq Mall is hosting the world famous Great Vegas Circus from February 8 to March 11. Audiences will be thrilled by the family-friendly show, which includes cutting-edge visuals, puppetry, stagecraft and performances from some of the best circus acts in the world at the Mall’s impressive 1,500-seat arena. The mind-blowing extravaganza ...

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