Caracas, Sep 18 (RIA Novosti) Russia's five major oil companies have said they are interested in setting up a consortium to boost operations in Latin American countries.

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Paraguay's new government is restricting the amount of land dedicated to soy production in order to protect soil fertility and combat poverty.The bishop-turned-president Fernando Lugo, who took office…

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FMJ ) Chairman and CEO William Petty has reassured Franklin shareholders that the company's Escala Mine continued operations during recent civil disturbances in Bolivia. In a statement scheduled to …

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Paraguay's new President Fernando Lugo visited Brazil Wednesday with one goal: launching talks to earn his poor country more money from a dam on the nations' shared border, the largest hydroelectric p…

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BRASILIA, BRAZIL—For decades, this well-endowed country was ritually dubbed the country of tomorrow, and yet the long-promised greatness of Brazil never materialized. Military dictatorships, wan…

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Brazil’s telecoms regulator Anatel said the country was home to 138.3 million active mobile lines at the end of August, up 2.25% or three million on the previous month, and the best monthly net …

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Police in Brazil arrested a fugitive Argentine charged in a 1976 massacre of opponents of Argentina's military dictatorship on Wednesday in a luxury hotel in Rio de Janeiro, Interpol said.Agents from …

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Brazil's health minister says Latin America's biggest country will produce an inexpensive generic version of an AIDS drug made by Merck & Co.Jose Gomes Temporao said Wednesday the decision to produce …

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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwire – Sept. 18, 2008) – Forbes Medi-Tech Inc. (TSX:FMI)(NASDAQ:FMTI) ("Forbes" or "Company") announced the launch of a new dairy beverage containing the Company's …

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The United States is interested in cooperating with Brazil to finance projects for exploiting the country's pre-salt layer oil fields, U.S. ambassador to Brazil Clifford Sobel said on Wednesday. Th…

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Geoterra Ltda. , creating a Brazilian branch for the Houston natural gas handling company. As part of the new partnership, Valerus has opened an office in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The company already…

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The United Nations expert on the human rights of indigenous people today condemned the recent wave of violence in Bolivia directed at indigenous communities, individuals and institutions that work in …

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HR Department Often Last to Know about Employee Issues; Latest Ouch Point(R) Study from Opinion Research Corporation Finds and Lamar Advertising to Present at CL Kin

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In a bid to get more stock car experience under his belt, Jacques Villeneuve is set to compete in the eighth round of the Argentinian Touring Car series at the end of this month. SPEEDTV.com reports …

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(UBB) since 1997 in which the two companies provide insurance and pension fund services. In addition, AIG has a 7.34% stake in Providencia Industria e Comercio SA ( PRVI3.BR), a Brazilian manufactur…

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MANAGUA, September 18 (RIA Novosti) – A Russian delegation led by a deputy prime minister has visited Nicaragua as part of a Latin American tour to revive ties with the region. Igor Sechin visited …

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Carlson Wagonlit Travel sales rise in first half of ‘08Milwaukee Business Journal, WI - 23 hours agoMexico, Argentina and Brazil led growth in that region. In Europe, the Middle East and Africa, sales volume was up 24 percent year-over-year. …

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Carlson Wagonlit Travel sales rise in first half of ‘08Bizjournals.com, NC - Sep 17, 2008Mexico, Argentina and Brazil led growth in that region, while in Europe, Middle East and Africa, sales volume was up 24 percent year-over-year. …

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Wandering SpiritNew Zealand Herald, New Zealand - 54 minutes agoBefore starting to work on ANZFW more than six years ago, Stewart spent 10 years travelling and the travel bug hasn't disappeared – she counts Brazil as one …

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Carlson Wagonlit Travel sales rise in first half of ‘08Phoenix Business Journal (subscription), AZ - 1 hour agoMexico, Argentina and Brazil led growth in that region. In Europe, the Middle East and Africa, sales volume was up 24 percent year-over-year. …

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Cuba Groups Urge Hurricane Aid to CubaMarketWatch - 1 hour agoAnd what could be worse for the United States' standing in Latin America than to see governments as disparate as the European Union, Brazil, Venezuela, …

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SUNCION, Paraguay — When I interviewed Paraguay's new president, Fernando Lugo — ''the bishop of the poor'' — here this week, my first question was the one at the center of this country's political…

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Once again, this Wednesday, September 17, stock markets across Latin America suffered a beating amid growing anxiety about turmoil in the US financial sector expanding globally and ever-tightening cre…

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The new President of Paraguay, Fernando Lugo, visited Brazil this Wednesday, September 17, with the purpose of launching talks on a deal to give the landlocked country he leds a fairer share of the re…

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(radical newspaper)New South Wales, AustraliaSeptember 17, 2008 Barely two weeks after being sworn in on Aug. 15, a coup plot to oust newly elected President Fernando Lugo of Paraguay was exposed o…

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A Brazilian federal court granted in the early hours of Wednesday habeas corpus to federal police chief Romero Menezes, who was arrested Tuesday for corruption. Menezes, the federal police (PF) execut…

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The first batch of 60 U.S. citizens evacuated from Bolivia arrived in the Peruvian capital Wednesday as Washington advised all Americans to leave the Central American country if they can amid its poli…

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Year in Brazil changed a young Westporter's lifeWestport Minuteman, CT - 3 hours agoThe location gave her the opportunity to travel through many parts of Brazil, and she went to Argentina as well. "I saw the Amazon, traveled the northeast …

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Have Pentecostalism, will travelTimes Online, UK - 4 hours agoAll over the world, from Guatemala and Brazil to Korea and South Africa, big rallies encourage the faithful to believe they count for something. …

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Brazil kicking off tourism roadshow in the UKVisa Bureau, UK - 4 hours agoThe roadshow will offer information sessions for travel agents and tourists about what Brazil has to offer, as well as sessions to familiarise them with the …

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Kerala Travel Mart from September 20 to 23Hindu Business Line, India - 5 hours agoAround 50 countries, including Australia, UK, Finland, Poland, Brazil, Peru, USA, UAE, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Oman will be represented at the mart, …

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PATA Travel Mart 2008 kicks off in HyderabadTravelBizMonitor, India - 8 hours agoThey included buyers from 12 new and expanding markets, such as Romania, Slovenia, Brazil, Peru, Cambodia, the Maldives, and six Gulf markets. …

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nst his socialist reforms agreed on Tuesday on a road map to end a week-long crisis in the impoverished South American country. The governors pledged to end occupations of government buildings, after …

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WASHINGTON, USA: United States Senator Robert Menendez, participating at an Organization of American States (OAS) forum, today called for a Latin America trust for social and economic development, whi…

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"Germany, Brazil and Argentina have all expressed an interest in using the Ukrainian launch vehicle Cyclone-4 for orbiting their satellites," said Eduard Kuznetsov, deputy general director of Ukraine'…

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LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — Equity markets across Latin America suffered a broad-based sell-off Wednesday amid growing anxiety about the sea change in the U.S. financial sector and ever-tightening cr…

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When the subject is education and culture, the exchange between Brazil and the Middle East and Eastern Europe is still below what it could be. This is what the…

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Lugo: "Who said you can't change a treaty?" Treaty now gives each nation half the electricity the dam generates Brazil financed the dam's entire construction, spending .2 billion China's …

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RIO DE JANEIRO, September 17 (Xinhua) — A Brazilian federal court granted in the early hours of Wednesday habeas corpus to federal police chief Romero Menezes, who was arrested Tuesday for corruption…

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LIMA, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) — The first batch of 60 U.S. citizens evacuated from Bolivia arrived in the Peruvian capital Wednesday as Washington advised all Americans to leave the Central American countr…

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Una seguidora del presidente boliviano Evo Morales sostiene un arma de fuego durante una marcha hacia la ciudad de Santa Cruz, en la localidad de Sugal, Bolivia, el miércoles 17 de septiembre, …

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BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil's health minister says Latin America's biggest country will produce an inexpensive generic version of an AIDS drug made by Merck & Co.

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OPPOSITION PROTESTERS BATTER PRESS A wave of violent clashes between opponents and supporters of the government in Bolivia has badly hit the press, particularly public and community media, report th…

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Melbourne Victory´s Brazilian striker Ney Fabiano (right; seen here in May) has received a nine-match ban after being found guilty of spitting at an opponent during an Australian A-League match last …

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BRAZIL: September 18, 2008 BRASILIA – Norway will donate US billion to Brazil's Amazon protection fund through 2015, Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday, to help Brazil fight…

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SAO PAULO (Reuters) – A former Argentine army major accused of crimes against humanity during the country's 1976-1983 military dictatorship was arrested in Brazil on Wednesday, Interpol said.

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BRAZIL: September 18, 2008 RIO DE JANEIRO – Technological advances will help oil giant Petrobras and its foreign partners tap huge subsalt reserves off Brazil's coast, but a shortage of skilled work…

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Responding to an escalating political crisis in Bolivia, nine heads of state from the 12-member Union of South American States (Unasur) met in an emergency meeting on September 15th in Santiago, Chile…

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Fresh from its Malaysian investment announcement 24 hours ago, Seek today said it would pump $US67.5 million (.80 million) in Brasil Online, which owns two employment websites in Brazil. Seek expec…

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Mario Cossio, the governor of Tarija province, signed a deal on Tuesday on the issues to be discussed with the government, on behalf of other autonomy-seeking governors. "I hope this will be the begi…

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