London, Aug.20 : Chelsea's Brazilian coach Phil Scolari gave a personal reference to help John Terry retain the England captaincy, reports The Sun.
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Archive for August 20th, 2008
ArcelorMittal to buy Brazilian mining company
Posted in August 20th, 2008
ArcelorMittal, the world's leading steel company, Wednesday said it has agreed to buy the iron ore mining company London Mining Brasil for 0 million.
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New, "Chubbier" River Dolphin Found in Bolivia
Posted in August 20th, 2008
Bolivian river dolphin is a separate species from the Amazon river dolphin, scientists announced recently. Thousands of years ago a powerful drought dried up Brazil's Madeira River, causing a "radi…
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Brazil authorizes extradition of Colombian drug dealer to U.S.
Posted in August 20th, 2008
Brazil's Minister of Justice Tarso Genro approved Tuesday night the extradition of Colombian drug dealer Juan Carlos Ramirez Abadia to the United States, local media reported Wednesday. The necessary …
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Demonstrators block highways in Bolivia
Posted in August 20th, 2008
Demonstrators opposing the government of Bolivian President Evo Morales Wednesday blocked three highways connecting the east and west of the country. According to news reaching here from La Paz, admin…
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Botafogo and Cruzeiro to encounter in Rio
Posted in August 20th, 2008
Rio's Botafogo and Minas Gerais Cruzeiro will face each other in a Brazilian League clash of titans on Wednesday night in Rio's Joao Havelange stadium. Both teams are having great results in the tourn…
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Brazil faces Italy, Russia meets U.S. in Olympic men
Posted in August 20th, 2008
The Athens Games men's volleyball final is expected to be repeated four years later in Beijing, when the world's No. 1 Brazil takes on Italy in the semifinals on Friday. The two volleyball titans set …
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Petrobras talks with Reliance over petchem
Posted in August 20th, 2008
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Petrobras signs flowline, riser agreement
Posted in August 20th, 2008
staff NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, UK " Petrobras has signed a four-year frame agreement with Wellstream do Brasil Industria e Servicos Ltda. to procure 2 to 9 in. (6.35 to 25 cm) flowlines and risers between…
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Brazilian stocks climb 3%; Mexico higher
Posted in August 20th, 2008
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) - Major Latin American markets rose Wednesday, with a surge in resource shares supporting a more than 3% jump in Brazilian stocks.
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Investors In Brazil Software Cos Datasul, Totvs OK Merger
Posted in August 20th, 2008
-(Dow Jones)- Shareholders of rival Brazilian software companies Totvs SA (TOTS3.BR) and Datasul SA (DSUL3.BR) have approved a merger of their companies, the companies said Wednesday in a joint stat…
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Belgium and Brazil battle for bronze
Posted in August 20th, 2008
A match for third place is often billed as the game that neither coaches nor players want to take part in. However, when Belgium and Brazil meet in Shanghai on Friday, a bronze medal and a place in Ol…
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Lula undecided on new Brazil state oil company
Posted in August 20th, 2008
SAO GANCALO DO AMARANTE, Brazil, Aug 20 (Reuters) - President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Wednesday he had not decided whether to create a new state-run oil company to manage oil production from…
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Dispute raises doubts over Amazonian dams
Posted in August 20th, 2008
Brazil's government has approved construction of one of two dams planned in the Amazon, but possible legal challenges and a dispute between contractors threaten to delay both projects. Granting the li…
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Embraer and Aeromexico Connect sign service contract
Posted in August 20th, 2008
Woodward and MPC Products Corporation have entered into a definitive stock purchase agreement under which Woodward would acquire MPC in a transaction valued at approximately 3 million. MPC, a priva…
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Portugal Telecom adds TV Globo to Meo
Posted in August 20th, 2008
- Portugal Telecom has formed a partnership with TV Globo Portugal, the local division of Brazilian media group TV Globo, under which the telco will add the channel TV Globo to its 'Meo' IPTV service,…
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Roadblocks set up in Bolivia to protest Morales
Posted in August 20th, 2008
LA PAZ: Demonstrators opposed to socialist reforms imposed by President Evo Morales on Wednesday threw up roadblocks in parts of eastern Bolivia, extending protests expressed in a strike the day befor…
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Amazon Mining discontinues Terra Branca diamo…
Posted in August 20th, 2008
A search for either a third party or joint venture partner was hampered by the stagnant diamond market. 'Prospective project economics have weakened markedly since commencement of the option agreement…
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Anti-corruption bishop becomes Paraguay president
Posted in August 20th, 2008
ASUNCION, Paraguay (AP) — Leftist ex-bishop Fernando Lugo shoved aside Paraguay's infamous 61-year history of one-party rule as he took office Friday with promises to end corruption and hunger in the…
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Brazil studies second proposed sovereign fund
Posted in August 20th, 2008
Brazil is considering a second, proposed sovereign-wealth fund to invest rising oil income overseas, as many of the world's top oil powers have done.Energy Minister Edison Lobao said Tuesday that Braz…
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