Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has criticised a Catholic archbishop for excommunicating the mother of a nine-year-old girl who had an abortion after being raped by her stepfather, EFE reported Saturday.

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Most Latin American equities closed lower on Friday, largely tracking movement on Wall Street where job losses in the U.S. continued to climb last month.

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equity markets jumped Wednesday, fueled by the prospect that China's expanded economic-stimulus plans will result in higher demand for resources from the region.

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On March 4, Petrobras set yet another daily oil production record in Brazil: 2,012,654 barrels, a mark that surpasses the previous Record, set on December 25, 2007, by 12,420 barrels. This result is t…

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City of Industry, CA –(www.FinancialNewsUSA.com)– 03/06/2009 – International industry news provided by Financial News USA. BRASILIA, March 6 (Reuters) – Brazil's stocks crept higher on Friday as ris…

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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwire – March 6, 2009) – In light of continuing political uncertainties in Bolivia, SAMEX (TSX VENTURE:SXG)(OTCBB:SMXMF) has decided to reduce a portion of its inter…

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LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) – Most Latin American equities closed lower on Friday, largely tracking movement on Wall Street where job losses in the U.S. continued to climb last month.

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"The President looks forward to discussing ways in which the two countries can strengthen cooperation on global and hemispheric challenges," the White House said in a statement. On the table for the…

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In this photo released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, right front row, marches during an army change of command ceremony, accompanied by Venezuela's Vice President Ram&…

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Hugo Chavez, the Venezuelan president, said he has authorized Brazil's leader to raise the subject of Venezuela in talks with President Barack Obama this month. Despite the change of government, W…

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Brazil is going to get an US$ 1.3 billion loan from the World Bank for the First Programmatic Development Policy Loan for Sustainable Environmental Management, supporting Brazil's ongoing efforts …

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Developed countries will face difficult debt loads after the global financial crisis has been resolved, a Brazilian bank leader said Thursday. Luciano Coutinho, president of Brazil's Development Bank,…

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Latin American stocks tumbled Thursday, as poor economic data continued from the U.S. and a Chinese stimulus plan omitted new spending that may have stoked growth.Brazil's benchmark Ibovespa index san…

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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says the government will try to help boost sales of Brazilian plane maker Embraer.The announcement comes nearly three weeks after the world's fourth large…

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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has given Brazil's president the green light to talk about Venezuela with President Barack Obama.Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva plans to meet Obama on M…

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Two Brazilian migrants have sued U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, saying they've been denied mental health care in a South Florida detention facility since their boat ran aground last fall.Ja…

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BRASILIA — Brazil, the world's second-largest wheat importer last year, will seek to buy about 3 million metric tons of the grain from producers other than Argentina this year.Argentina, which usual…

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A Roman Catholic archbishop says the abortion of twins carried by a 9-year-old girl who allegedly was raped by her stepfather means excommunication for the girl's mother and her doctors.Despite the na…

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David Goldman dropped off his wife and 4-year-old son at airport in 2004 for vacation Wife got a divorce in Brazil, later got remarried, got pregnant and died during birth Wife's family lawyer questio…

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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will have his first meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama on March 14 in Washington, a Lula spokesperson said Thursday. One topic of the meeting will b…

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RIO DE JANEIRO — At least eight people died and seven others were injured Wednesday in southern Brazil when the hospital shuttle bus they were travelling in crashed near the town of Venancio Aires, i…

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David Goldman dropped off his wife and 4-year-old son at airport in 2004 for vacation Wife got a divorce in Brazil, later got remarried, got pregnant and died during birth Wife's family lawyer questio…

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The Bahamas Davis Cup team will begin first round play in the America’s Zone II today versus Paraguay. After the draw was held on Wednesday, again Grand Bahama’s Timothy Neilly The Bahamas number…

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The Brazilian health minister has accused the nation's Catholic Church of an "extreme" move after it opposed an abortion for a nine-year-old girl reportedly raped and made pregnant by her stepfather.

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Brazil's influential Catholic Church raged against an abortion carried out on a nine-year-old girl who had been pregnant with twins after allegedly being raped by her stepfather. An archbishop for th…

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RIO DE JANEIRO, March 5 (Xinhua) — Brazil's Finance Minister Guido Mantega said on Thursday that the country's economy is showing signs of improvement, though still small.

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, the Merval index dropped 3.1% and Chile's IPSA logged a 2.2% decline. Among exchange-traded funds, the iShares S&P Latin America 40 Index Fund (ILF) fell 3.6%, halving its gains from Wednesd…

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RIO DE JANEIRO, March 5 (Xinhua) — Brazil's Federal Police seized on late Wednesday a shipment of 645 kilograms of cocaine in Mato Grosso state, in the country's mid-western region, local police said…

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You can take the boy out of Tokyo but you can't take Tokyo out of the boy. Jo^ Odagiri, currently described by the Japanese media as "the most Tokyo-like of actors" stars in "Plastic City," an ambitio…

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Brazil's health minister accused the Roman Catholic Church of an "extreme" and "inadequate" position in opposing an abortion for a 9-year-old girl suspected to have been raped by her stepfather. Do…

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Caracas: Latin American state oil companies are likely to reduce oilfield investments because of falling crude prices and reduced access to borrowed money, Fitch Ratings said. "They'd have to lev…

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-(Dow Jones)- Brazil's coffee trade has been mixed this week with some sellers tempted to sell on upward price swings while others held out for better prices, industry sources said Thursday.

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Aspen Aerogels has completed delivery of Spaceloft advanced thermal insulation to Technip for a 21-kilometer subsea natural gas pipeline off the coast of Brazil. Technip is building the rigid pipelin…

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ExxonMobil will "shortly commence operations" on a second well at a recently announced oil discovery offshore Brazil, Senior Vice President Mark Albers said Thursday. Exxon said it had foun…

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Some of the unreformed aspects of Brazil’s economy are now helping to limit the damage from the world downturn—but its prudence in recent years is helping too

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Agreements were signed by 19 companies in product categories ranging from coffee to organic food, while several other high-value business transactions were finalised by another 20 companies who prefer…

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Itumbiara, Brazil: Brazil football star Ronaldo has made yet another comeback to competitive football, coming off the bench in the second half of Corinthians' Brazilian Cup match against Itumbiara. Ro…

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