With Europe and America struggling to address the ongoing global economic crisis, the forces of economic nationalism are on the march. Industry representatives and trade unions are busy lobbying the h…

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LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) – Mexican and Brazilian equities held to gains Tuesday as the U.S.' top central banker was grilled about the government's extended bailout of troubled insurer American Intern…

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Organised criminal networks have turned Spain into a major gateway into Europe for illegal shipments of cocaine and cannabis, according to the US State Department and published in the Gibraltar Chroni…

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Brazil's top human rights official says his country should agree to take in Guantanamo Bay detainees.Paulo Vannuchi tells the O Estado de Sao Paulo newspaper that "from a human rights point of view I …

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(AP) International superstar Gloria Estefan has performed to packed arenas worldwide in a career spanning more than two decades, but for the first time she has announced plans to take her greatest …

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said. A company spokesman told Dow Jones Newswires in September that the sales were expected to start in March. The E3 fuel was produced by Brazil Japan Ethanol, a joint venture formed by

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By Jim GaramoneAmerican Forces Press Service SANTIAGO, Chile, March 3, 2009 – The “umbrella crisis” in the financial world is complicating an already complicated world, the chairman of the Jo…

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LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — In Shanghai, Santiago, Taipei and Tel Aviv, the bear market has hardly crossed investors' paths this year, with benchmarks in these and 10 other emerging markets outshinin…

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at the end of trading on Monday. "On Tuesday three factors have aligned in the right direction – good currency, good premiums, and the CBOT also is helping," said a chief trader at a major U.S. soy…

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(F.MI) saw its third straight sales increase in February as tax breaks keep bringing consumers to new car lots, a person familiar with the company said Tuesday.

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stocks headed towards negative territory as investors found nothing uplifting in Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's Congressional testimony Tuesday. The Ibovespa stock index opened 1% higher, b…

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Q&A with Luiz Antonio Maia Espínola de Lemos of TozziniFreire Advogados sheds light on the issues surrounding the pre-salt discoveries, and discusses challenges facing the Brazilian governm…

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A controversial law granting amnesty to the perpetrators of abuses during El Salvador's civil war is once again in the spotlight after a judge in Spain agreed in January to prosecute 14 military offic…

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Paulo Vannuchi tells the O Estado de Sao Paulo newspaper that "from a human rights point of view I would be favorable to receiving inmates from Guantanamo." His office confirmed his remarks on Tuesday…

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Cuban-American pop diva Gloria Estefan said Monday that an upcoming tour of Latin American will be her last."It is an end to something that began many years ago, in 1975, and it is a dream to be able …

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Petrobras contracts Subsea 7 for work offshore Brazil Offshore staff ABERDEEN, UK — Petrobras has awarded Subsea 7 a 0 million contract for the Tambau Urugua and P-56 developments in the deep…

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-(Dow Jones)- Brazilian supermarket sales rose robustly in January as domestic demand for basic products continued to resist the impact of the global slowdown, the Brazilian Supermarkets Association…

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Open AdStream geotargeting module, delivering relevant content or advertising to a Web site visitor based on his location, across all of the 16 Spanish-speaking countries in North, Central, and Sou…

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By Jim GaramoneAmerican Forces Press Service IPIRANGA, Brazil, March 3, 2009 – A typical day at the office, or even on the road, usually doesn’t entail meeting a jaguar or eating grubs. But it…

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By Jim GaramoneAmerican Forces Press Service MANAUS, Brazil, March 3, 2009 – In his first visit to Brazil, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff met with top leaders here yesterday and emphas…

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RIO DE JANIERO : When the curtain rose on a new beachwear fashion week here last October, there was no squeaky plastic tent, no artificial runway, and no brutal stage lights impersonating sunshine. Ju…

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The economies of Latin America are forecasted to expand 0.7% this year, well below the 4.2% of 2008, but a surprising performance, if proved right, when all major economies face negative estimates. …

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The Paraguayan government announced that it will apply tariff related measures on imports from Argentina and Brazil to protect local industry. Paraguay's Finance minister Dionisio Borda argues tha…

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The Brazilian economy is in a strong position to weather the financial crisis and will grow above the global average this year, Brazil's Central Bank President Henrique Meirelles said…

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Beijing Olympic triple jump champion Maurren Maggi returned to training on Monday. The pride of Brazil's track and field athletes returned after receiving a huge scare in a Paris track meet on Februar…

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LOS ANGELES — South America is the hot spot for last-minute cruise bargains. Its fares have fallen more than any other market — about 50 percent this year, according to industry watcher Mike Drisco…

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A New Zealand man living in Brazil is angry at police there for delays in investigating the rape and killing of his three-year-old daughter

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