(AP Photo/Lucas Nunez)Paraguay's President Fernando Lugo, wearing sandals, and his eldest sister and first lady Mercedes Lugo, right, attend a mass in Asuncion, Friday, Aug. 15, 2008. Leftist ex-bisho…
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Archive for August 15th, 2008
Brazil, USA, Japan, Germany seal berths in semifinals
Posted in August 15th, 2008
Brazil, the United States, Japan and Germany progressed to the semifinals of the Olympic women's soccer tournament after winning their quarterfinals on Friday. The Brazilians became the first team int…
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China, U.S., Brazil dominate women
Posted in August 15th, 2008
The United States, Brazil and China each earned two places in the quarterfinals of women's beach volleyball tournament at the Beijing Olympic Games on Friday. China's two women's beach volleyball duos…
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3 dead, 4 injured in shooting in Brazil
Posted in August 15th, 2008
Three people were killed and at least four others injured overnight in a shootout between the police and drug dealers in Rio's Vigario Geral shantytown, local police said on Friday. According to the p…
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Ex-bishop is new Paraguay leader
Posted in August 15th, 2008
Al Jazeera's Lucia Newman in Asuncion said Lugo's election win had been seen as a chance to create a new political and economic culture after decades of rule by the Colorado party.
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Paraguay ends one-party rule
Posted in August 15th, 2008
Leftist ex-bishop Fernando Lugo shoved aside Paraguay's infamous 61-year history of one-party rule as he took office yesterday with promises to end corruption and hunger in the poor South American nat…
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Anti-corruption bishop becomes Paraguay president
Posted in August 15th, 2008
Lugo spoke in Spanish and the indigenous Guarani language, pledging to end the extreme poverty, institutional political corruption and trade in black market goods that defined Paraguay under the Color…
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Brazil Petrobras President Expects Oil Price Recovery…
Posted in August 15th, 2008
'The current trend toward lower oil prices is temporary,' said Jose Sergio Gabrielli, president of state-controlled Petroleo Brasileiro SA, or Petrobras. 'Prices will rebound.' Gabrielli made the comm…
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Anti-corruption bishop becomes Paraguay president
Posted in August 15th, 2008
(AP Photo/Lucas Nunez)Paraguay's President Fernando Lugo, wearing sandals, and his eldest sister and first lady Mercedes Lugo, right, attend a mass in Asuncion, Friday, Aug. 15, 2008. Leftist ex-bisho…
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Brazil Petrobras President Expects Oil Price Recovery -Estado
Posted in August 15th, 2008
SAO PAULO -(Dow Jones)- World crude oil prices are likely to rebound, and with them the value of shares in Brazilian oil giant Petrobras (PBR), the company's president said Friday. 'The current trend …
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Share value drop mirrors oil prices
Posted in August 15th, 2008
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The drop in share price of Petrobras, Brazil's state-run oil company, reflects the softening world oil prices rather than investor concerns of talk of a new rival state oil …
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Mexican stocks gain ground after rate hike; Brazil slumps
Posted in August 15th, 2008
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — Mexican stocks finished higher Friday after the central bank indicated that it may be near the end of its interest rate-tightening cycle, while a slide in energy prices se…
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Former bishop Fernando Lugo inaugurated as Paraguay
Posted in August 15th, 2008
Asuncion, Paraguay - Former Roman Catholic bishop Fernando Lugo was sworn in Friday as Paraguay's president, in a historic transfer of power after 61 years of uninterrupted rule by the conservative Co…
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Research results from University of Sao Paulo update understanding
Posted in August 15th, 2008
Research results from University of Sao Paulo update understanding of bone research (NewsRx.com) — Researchers detail in 'Bone repair in rat mandible by rhBMP-2 associated with two carriers,' new dat…
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Latin America’s leftwing swells with new Paraguay president
Posted in August 15th, 2008
Latin America embodied by Venezuela's Chavez — who frequently tries to use his oil wealth to woo poorer countries in the region into his orbit — and Bolivia's Morales, and the more centrist …
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President-elect says chaos possible for Paraguay
Posted in August 15th, 2008
Fernando Lugo says his impoverished nation "could go up in flames" within months.The former Catholic bishop has made history by ending 61 years of authoritarian one-party rule, but his first task is t…
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Brazil Stocks Drop on Commodity Slump, CSN Profit; Bolsa Gains - Bloomberg
Posted in August 15th, 2008
Brazil Stocks Drop on Commodity Slump, CSN Profit; Bolsa GainsBloomberg - 11 hours agoPetroleo Brasileiro SA, Brazil's state-controlled oil company, dropped as crude fell more than a barrel. Cia. Vale do Rio Doce slid for a third time this …GOL Implements New Ticket Sales System MarketWatchTAM Begins Regular Flights between Sao Paulo and Bariloche PR [...]
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Yahoo! Brazil Adopts New Brand Positioning Set to Launch During Lunar Eclipse
Posted in August 15th, 2008
Posted on: Friday, 15 August 2008, 12:00 CDT Yahoo! Brazil is introducing a new and improved version of their homepage, www.yahoo.com.br; and with it, a brand campaign that will look to establish Yah…
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Alternet Systems, Inc. Wireless Prepayment Expansion in Latin America Featured by Business News Americas
Posted in August 15th, 2008
ALYI ) CEO Henryk Dabrowski was recently interviewed by Business News Americas on the Company's plans to implement its wireless e-ticket solutions in Central America, the Caribbean, and the Andean …
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Embraer sells 12 planes to Chilean Air Force
Posted in August 15th, 2008
SAO PAULO, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer said on Friday it signed a deal with the Chilean Air Force for 12 Super Tucano military planes. Embraer (nyse: ERJ - news - people…
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