ent of nearly US million in unpaid traffic fines. Folha OnLine says police stopped 36-year-old Armando Clemente da Silva on Wednesday night and discovered he has been ticketed nearly 1,000 times sin…
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Archive for September 26th, 2008
Two carriers pin their hopes on iPhone
Posted in September 26th, 2008
Sales of iPhones will help boost the carriers' revenue and margins by increasing demand for value-added services, such as broadband Internet. Claro said margins on earnings before interest, taxes, dep…
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Brazil arrests 13 people with links to wild animal trafficking
Posted in September 26th, 2008
Brazil has arrested 13 people with links to wild animal trafficking and rescued over 1,000 wild animals in Caruaru, northeastern Brazil, during an operation called "Free Flight," local media…
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Petrobras announces discovering new oil field in Brazil
Posted in September 26th, 2008
Brazil's state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras announced on Friday the discovery of a light oil field in Santos Basin in southeast Brazil. According to the company, the oil field is located in sandy…
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Brazilian Shares Hurt By Exporters; Mexico Slips
Posted in September 26th, 2008
Brazilian shares finished lower Friday, hurt by sharp declines in two exporters following disclosures about their hefty losses from foreign-exchange operations. Mexican shares also fell as investors…
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Deforestation Plan In The Works For Brazil
Posted in September 26th, 2008
Posted on: Friday, 26 September 2008, 16:05 CDT A key commitment in a drafted climate change plan states the Brazilian government has pledged to end net deforestation by 2015The plan, however, stops …
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U.S. moves to suspend trade benefits for Bolivia
Posted in September 26th, 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush is moving to suspend longtime U.S. trade benefits for Bolivia because of that country's failure to cooperate in drug-fighting efforts in the past y…
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Reform of Global Financial System Needed, Says Minister
Posted in September 26th, 2008
RIO DE JANEIRO, Sep 26 (IPS) - A new international financial architecture, based on different rules, is a reform that has long been demanded by different sectors and is now "inevitable" in the face of…
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El Salvador - Community radio reporter assaulted by municipal officials
Posted in September 26th, 2008
Target(s): human rights worker(s) , journalist(s) Type(s) of violation(s): assaulted , threatened Urgency: Threat
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Microsoft inaugurates Latin American Forum for Innovative Teachers
Posted in September 26th, 2008
Santo Domingo.- The 1st Latin American Forum for Innovative Teachers was inaugurated today, an event that gathers 200 teachers for more than two days, as authorities and private partners throughout th…
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Brazilian student blinded by stray bullet in Calgary saw flash, then felt pain
Posted in September 26th, 2008
CALGARY - A Brazilian student blinded by a stray bullet in downtown Calgary says he saw a flash and then felt pain in his head before he could no longer see anything. Neto was hit in the face las…
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Brazilian pair praised over six-goal triumph
Posted in September 26th, 2008
Abu Dhabi: Al Jazira coach Abel Braga praised the performance of his two Brazilian strikers saying they had proved their worth. The coach praised his side's performance in the 6-1 win but highlighted…
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Brazil exporters hit hard on currency bets
Posted in September 26th, 2008
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Two large Brazilian exporters on Friday confirmed huge currency-related losses as investors fled emerging markets, weakening Brazil's currency – and making the com…
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TAM to Launch Daily Service From Sao Paulo to Lima
Posted in September 26th, 2008
Posted on: Friday, 26 September 2008, 12:00 CDT Brazilian airline TAM has announced that it will launch a new daily service from Sao Paulo, Brazil, to Lima, Peru, effective October 17, 2008. The airl…
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Gobierno pide honestidad a opositores
Posted in September 26th, 2008
LA PAZ — El gobierno del presidente Evo Morales pidió honestidad y flexibilidad a los prefectos opositores para concluir con la firma de un acuerdo básico que permita avanzar en un pac…
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Salvador presidential candidate won
Posted in September 26th, 2008
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — El Salvador's leading presidential candidate says he would keep the dollar as the country's currency.Leftist candidate Mauricio Funes says he also plans to continue El Sa…
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CSN Executive: Namisa Brazil Iron Ore Unit Sale In Progress
Posted in September 26th, 2008
(SID), or CSN, is still in the process of selling its Namisa iron ore unit and it expects to finalize the deal as soon as possible, the company's head of investor relations,
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JBIC to Jointly Lend 550 M. Dlrs to Brazilian Steelmaker
Posted in September 26th, 2008
Tokyo, Sept 26, 2008 (Jiji Press) - The Japan Bank for International Cooperation said Friday it has signed an accord to join forces with three Japanese banks to lend up to 550 million dollars to a Bra…
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Putin says ties with Latin America a top priority
Posted in September 26th, 2008
(09-26) 07:59 PDT MOSCOW, Russia (AP) — Russia and Venezuelan officials on Friday signed agreements meant to bolster cooperation in the oil and gas industry, playing up energy ties between two natio…
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"Violence Is Part of the History of El Salvador"
Posted in September 26th, 2008
SAN SALVADOR, Sep 26 (IPS) - He says he has read the Bible three times and that gang members are "not only victimisers but victims of the system of violence" in El Salvador.Arranging an excl…
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