(1 hr 55 mins ago) A 15-year-old boy in Brazil recovered from a normally deadly rabies infection, becoming one of a handful of survivors of the virus worldwide and the first in the country, the healt…

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Moscow, Nov. 14 (bna) — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev Is Set To Visit Portugal And A Number Of Latin American Countries, Russian Itar-tass News Agency Report.

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LA PAZ — Inusuales protestas ganan las calles de algunas ciudades bolivianas estos días, después que el gobierno y los opositores acordaron una tregua en una dura confrontación …

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-(Dow Jones)- Brazil's environmental protection agency, Ibama, granted environmental licensing Thursday evening to a power company consortium building a hydroelectric powerplant in the Amazon state …

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MOSCOW, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will visit Cuba during a tour of Latin American countries this month, Russian news agencies reported Friday. "The big Latin American tour…

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A number of Brazilian 3G licensees have reportedly approached the regulator, Anatel, requesting more time to pay for their concessions, Telecompaper reports. Citing the global financial crisis, CTBC, …

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President Saca of El Salvador affirmed that his country will not sign the controversial Ibero-American Convention on the Rights of Youth. Other Latin countries are also balking.

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November 14, 2008 Sao Paulo – Brazil is to host an International Conference on Biofuels next week that will see the South American nation promoting its massive ethanol output – even as falling oil pri…

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Nice: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will visit US foe Cuba on a tour of Latin American states later this month, his spokeswoman said on Friday. "As part of his trip to Latin America … this …

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Brazil's mining institute reckons that the approximately billion of investment in Brazilian mining planned for the next few years is still largely on schedule but could be some delays, but explora…

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VATICAN CITY: Pope Benedict XVI and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva reached an agreement on the legal status of the Roman Catholic Church in Brazil yesterday as they held talks at the Va…

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Madrid — Rights groups asked a Spanish court yesterday to indict a former president of El Salvador and 14 ex-officials over the massacre of six Jesuit priests and two others during the Central Americ…

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BRASILIA, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) — Brazilian police have detained nine people suspected of robberies and murders, police said Thursday. The gang of bandits is accused of having robbed more than 50 traders…

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Portugal's coach Carlos Queiroz on Thursday named two debutants for the friendly with Brazil on Wednesday in Brasilia. Porto defender Rolando and Braga midfielder Cesar Peixoto received their first ca…

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Universidad San Martin are within touching distance of the title, with six rounds to play. Having seen off fallen giants Alianza Lima in their last encounter, they travel south to lowly Coronel Bologn…

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LA PAZ — Bolivia is creating a new intelligence agency to fight drug trafficking, reports said Wednesday, nearly two weeks after President Evo Morales ordered out U.S. anti-narcotics agents.

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TAIPEI, Taiwan — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) might close or downgrade some of its poorly-performing trade and economic representative offices in Latin America, a MOFA official said yesterd…

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After another shaky day, the Bovespa, Brazil's stock exchange, going along with Wall Street, ended this Thursday, November 13, in a very positive note. There were frequent oscillations between bla…

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LA PAZ, Bolivia — Bolivian President Evo Morales says any vehicle caught smuggling fuel out of the country will be seized.The South American country is rich in natural gas but suffers chronic fuel sh…

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ASUNCION — Una avioneta monomotor con matrícula argentina cayó y se incendió el jueves, en circunstancias no aclaradas, en un poblado que se ubica al sureste de esta capital, pe…

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November 13, 2008 – 7:41 p.m. SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) – Latin American stocks rebounded Thursday amid sizable gains on U.S. markets and higher commodity prices, as investors snapped up shares batter…

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Brazil's subsalt offshore reserves could contain as much as 150 billion barrels of oil equivalent and enough natural gas to turn the country into an exporter of the product, Energy Minister Edison …

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LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — Key equity indexes in Brazil and Mexico popped nearly 5% higher Thursday, as a buying spree on Wall Street encouraged investors in Latin America's biggest markets to snap …

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SAO PAULO — Brazil is to host an International Conference on Biofuels next week that will see the South American nation promoting its massive ethanol output — even as falling oil prices threaten exp…

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Rights groups asked a Spanish court on Thursday to indict a former president of El Salvador and 14 ex-officials over the massacre of six Jesuit priests and two others during the Central American count…

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Global Financial Crisis RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) — Brazil's National Monetary Council decided Thursday to change the regulations for compulsory bank deposits in order to inject 40 billion re…

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RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 13 (AP) – (Kyodo)—(EDS: UPDATING WITH FRESH INFO) A 62-year-old Japanese woman has been found murdered in her home in eastern Sao Paulo, prompting a police investigation, loc…

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Latin America's three major stock markets ended higher on Thursday. Mexico City's IPC stock index rose by 4.81 percent to 19,710.10 points. A total of 321 million shares were traded with a value of ab…

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Brazil plans to invest some 0 billion over the next 10 years to develop new offshore fields that may contain as much as 80 billion barrels of oil, the National Petroleum Agency, or ANP, said. Th…

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PRIMAVERA DO LESTE, Brazil — This place used to be the middle of nowhere.Then Brazilians desperate to escape poverty settled the region beginning in the late 1970s. They cut down the trees and scrub…

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Securing employment for Brazilians and making sure their children receive a proper education are crucial issues the government must work out with municipalities and the private sector, according to ex…

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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwire – Nov. 13, 2008) – South American Silver Corp. ("SASC" or the "Company")(TSX:SAC) reports that it has released its unaudited consolidated financial statements …

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(ABRAJI/IFEX) – After a month-long investigative effort, the Bahia State Military Police has confirmed the aggression perpetrated by Lieutenant Marcelo Moura against a Bahian television team. Accordin…

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The Kurdistan DBX Trade Show began Tuesday, November 11, in Suleimaniya, in Northern Iraq, and local companies have already shown interest in doing business with Brazilian companies. Brazil has a stan…

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MADRID — Dos organizaciones pro derechos humanos presentaron el jueves una querella para procesar al ex presidente salvadoreño Alfredo Cristiani y a otros 14 mandos militares por el asesinato…

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Alfredo Cristiani [profile], the former president of El Salvador. The groups claim that Cristiani, along with 14 others, committed crimes against humanity, citing a

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Advisee: Israel Agina is the director of an ethanol plant in Kisumu, Kenya, for the Spectre International sugar firm. Brazilian experts offered advice during a visit last month.

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Jobs: Levi de Sousa da Silva Junior teaches welding at one of the new schools set up to train future employees to work on the Brazilian state-controlled oil company's second semisubmersible platform.

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when compared to the same period last year and 24.8% compared to the second quarter. Eletropaulo is the largest energy-distribution company in Latin America. Third-quarter net revenue rose 11.6% to

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TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – Nov. 13, 2008) – Latin American Minerals Inc. (TSX VENTURE:LAT) (the "Corporation" or "Latin American") has signed a letter of intent with a private party in Argentina …

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Working Through the Pennsylvania Center for Trade Development, an EP Global Communications, Inc. Representative Will Travel to Argentina, Chile, and Peru on a Business Development Mission

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Brazil are to play a friendly against FIFA World Cup holders Italy at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium on 10 February, the Premier League club have announced.

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TEL AVIV [MENL] — A leading Israeli defense firm has won a militaryaircraft project in Brazil. Elbit Systems has won an estimated 7 million project to help upgradethe AMX combat aircraft for the B…

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Brazilian stocks are seesawing between positive and negative territory as investors weigh the impact of the global economic downturn on Latin America's largest economy.Brazil's Ibovespa index opened d…

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LA PAZ — Legisladores de la región autonomista de Santa Cruz crearán un partido político al margen de Poder Democrático y Social (Podemos) que hasta ahora ha sido la prin…

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ASUNCION — El gobierno del presidente Fernando Lugo pidió que la Conferencia Episcopal Paraguaya (CEP) supervise parte de la reforma agraria que fomenta, pero el arzobispo de Asunción …

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Brazil's Lula wants G20 summit to push Doha talksReuters - Nov 12, 2008Lula will travel to Washington on Thursday afternoon after meeting the Pope at the end of four-day visit to Italy. As a major farm goods exporter, Brazil …

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Brazil Stocks Plunge on Commodity Slump, Slowdown; Bolsa FallsBloomberg - Nov 12, 2008Domestic air travel by Brazilian airline companies slid 3.9 percent in October from the same period last year, according to ANAC, the National Agency of …

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Gol sees slowdown in Brazil aviation market in '09Reuters - Nov 11, 2008N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) said on Tuesday it forecasts domestic air travel to grow just 6 percent in 2009 as the economy slows, …

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A Global Strategic Business Report on Travel and Leisure: A …MarketWatch - Nov 12, 2008The global outlook series on Travel and Leisure provides a collection of statistical anecdotes, market briefs, and concise summaries of research findings. …

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