Washington Post GM to file for bankruptcy, Chrysler sale clearedReuters* GM bankruptcy filing planned for Monday in New York * US government would own 60 percent of "new GM" * Judge clears sale of Chrysler assets to Fiat-led group * Obama to speak on auto industry on Monday (For Reuters coverage on autos, …General Motors [...]

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Universo took a 2-1 lead over Pitorgas/Minas in the New Brazilian Basketball league (NBB) semifinals after a 89-79 home win on Sunday. Two of the stand-outs from the Brazilian men's national basketbal…

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The Brazilian Space Agency (AEB) has launched a rocket to test the facilities at the Alcantara Launching Center. The launching, which took place on Friday afternoon, was "a complete success", AEB said…

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Uruguay v. Brazil Saturday, June 6th, 3:00 P.M. Eastern Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay When my grandfather introduced me to the world of football, a key lesson concerned venues. Brazil had the Maracana, Argentina the Bombonera. A final venue would always come last, and he would hesitate before naming it. The Centenario. “Centenario” would typically be [...]

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The FIFA World Cup™ will take place in Brazil for the second time. The five-time world champions last hosted FIFA's flagship event in 1950.

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FIFA president Joseph Blatter (R) looks on as Brazilian Football Federation president Ricardo Terra Teixeira answers a question. FIFA announced 12 Brazilian cities — Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Cuiaba,…

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FLORIANOPOLIS(BRAZIL): Will tourism be the next wave for Brazil? For, it is the -billion travel and tourism sector that is driving the Brazilian economy. Bordering almost every country in South …

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Dubai: Brazil, the nursery of football talent, was to unveil more than just venues when the 12 cities hosting the 2014 Fifa World Cup were to be made public by Fifa late last night. The Brazilian gov…

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OSAKA — Sharp Corp is considering selling cell phone handsets in Brazil as early as next year. It would be the first time for a Japanese maker to sell handsets in South America. Sharp aims to …

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FIFA president Sepp Blatter has announced Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Manaus, Fortaleza, Natal, Recife, Salvador, Brasilia, Cuiaba, Belo Horizonte, Curitiba and Porto Alegre will be the 12 cities to ho…

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Silva is in Brazil recovering from an injury he received playing for German team Hamburg. 'Fluminense want to hire me and they have called me to ask if I want to play for them,' said Silva. An attract…

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A major issue to finalise at the FIFA Executive Committee (Ex-Co) meeting in Nassau, Bahamas from 30-31 May was the official host cities for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™.

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New York.– During this year remittances to Latin American and Caribbean countries from the more developed countries will decline by USB from last year’s figure, said Guyana’s Ambassador to V…

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S AO PAULO — Elias Kemboi Chelimo of Kenya won the men’s race and Marizete Moreira of Brazil won the women’s division at the Sao Paulo marathon on Sunday. Chelimo finished in 2 hour…

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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAO PAULO — Elias Kemboi Chelimo of Kenya won the men's race and Marizete Moreira of Brazil won the women's division at the Sao Paulo marathon on Sunday. Chelimo finished in …

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The annual dance competition and ceremony for the closing of the academic year 20008/2009 of Dance Studio Bravo will take place on 6th of June 2009, at the party hall of the Children City, Dubai Creek…

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Frank Ferro, Sao Paulo A South African woman, Ncediwe Patients Gxalaba, is to be discharged from a Brazilian Hospital after doctors removed about a kilogram of cocaine from inside her body. The drugs…

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FileLEFT: A throng of passengers, who arrived on a charter flight, wait to be processed in the immigration section of the Sangster International Airport. Tourism Minister Edmund Barlett has just annou…

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The Bolivian people, led by the government of President Evo Morales, are continuing their campaign to bring former president Gonzalo “Goni” Sanchez de Lozada and members of his cabinet to justice …

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Brazil's Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade and the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) are articulating the creation of a credit agency for exports, the Brazilian Eximbank.

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Jamaica and El Salvador played to a 0-0 draw in an international friendly on Saturday.It was El Salvador's final game before its World Cup qualifier against favored Mexico at home next Saturday.El Sal…

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Brazil's Health Ministry says there have now been 16 confirmed cases of swine flu in the country.The ministry's Saturday statement says the latest confirmed case is in Rio de Janeiro state.It says The…

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Officials say they found the body of the seventh person killed by a dam break in northeastern Brazil.The governor of Piaui state says the body of a 16-year-old girl was found by rescuers early Saturda…

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FOXNews Setting the record straight on SotomayorDetroit Free PressBY BRIAN DICKERSON • FREE PRESS COLUMNIST • May 31, 2009 Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. This morning I will take your questions regarding Sonia Sotomayor.Letters: Sotomayor would not change country's course Philadelphia InquirerTwo sides to Sonia Sotomayor Los Angeles TimesNew York Times - Washington Post - Berkshire Eagle - [...]

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CBC.ca Prop. 8 opponents take their case to FresnoSan Francisco Chronicle(05-30) 04:00 PDT Selma, Fresno County — On a dusty patch of ground near Super Dave's Car Wash here in California's raisin capital, the next phase of the same-sex marriage movement began Saturday with a morning march – led by a Fresno lesbian mother …Thousands [...]

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WASHINGTON — El Salvador and Jamaica played to a 0-0 tie in an international friendly match on Saturday night.It was El Salvador's final game before its 2010 World Cup qualifier against favored Mexi…

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Telegraph.co.uk Indications of Another Missile TestNew York TimesBy THE NEW YORK TIMES A senior American official on Saturday confirmed South Korean news reports that the North seemed to be preparing to ship an intercontinental ballistic missile toward a testing site on the waters between Korea and Japan, …Video: Gates: N. Korea Nukes a Grave Threat [...]

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(AP) — RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazil's Health Ministry says there have now been 16 confirmed cases of swine flu in the country. The ministry's Saturday statement says the latest confirmed case is in…

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(AP) — RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazil's Health Ministry says there have now been 16 confirmed cases of swine flu in the country. The ministry's Saturday statement says the latest confirmed case is in…

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Santiago de Chile.– Direct foreign investment (DFI) in Latin America reached a historical record in 2008, but may fall 35-45 percent in 2009, announced the Economic Commission for Latin America a…

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Gordon Williams, Gleaner WriterWASHINGTON, DC, United States:The last time Jamaica faced El Salvador in a football international in the United States, it was much easier to fry an egg on the pitch tha…

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The absence of firebrand defender Diego Lugano will be a major blow for Uruguay when they face Brazil in next month's World Cup qualifier, coach Oscar Tabarez said on Thursday.

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by Alejandra del Palacio MEXICO CITY, May 29 (Xinhua) — The A/H1N1 flu has spread to 18 Latin American and Caribbean countries as of Friday, with more infection cases and higher death toll. Dominic…

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Latin American stocks were mixed Friday but ended the week at eight-month highs as rising commodity prices boosted outlooks for some of the region's top exporters and suggested a deeper economic recov…

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Even at age 101, architect Oscar Niemeyer dreams of improving the Brazilian capital he designed a half century ago.Niemayer says he's come up with a new plan for a "Plaza of Sovereignty" in Brasilia t…

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Marcelo Teixeira, the president of the Brazilian club Santos, said on Friday that soccer star Robinho is unsatisfied at Manchester City and wants to return to the Brazilian club. Teixeira said Robinho…

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The Brazilian Space Agency (AEB) on Friday launched a rocket to test the facilities at the Alcantara Launching Center, the AEB said. The launching, which took place on Friday afternoon, was "a co…

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New York Times Leno leaves 'Tonight' much as he found itLos Angeles TimesThe stand-up's last stand in the 11:30 slot marks the end of a friendliness-filled but largely caretaker era. By ROBERT LLOYD, Television Critic There have been 11 US presidents since 1954 but only four hosts of "The Tonight Show.Video: AP Top Stories The [...]

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ABC News Obama seeks to quell Sotomayor dust-upBoston GlobePresident Obama sought yesterday to douse the political firestorm over Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor's much-dissected 2001 remark that a "wise Latina woman" could often reach "better" judgments than a white judge.Sotomayor's Focus on Race Issues May Be Hurdle New York TimesObama calls criticism of Sotomayor 'nonsense' [...]

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BBC News Gates draws the line on North Korea's nuclear program: No …Los Angeles TimesSecretary of Defense Gates in Singapore with China's deputy Chief of General Staff Ma Xiaotian. Defense ministers and policy makers from 27 nations gathered in Singapore for the summit on Asian defense and security.Video: Inside story – Nuclear tension – 28 [...]

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RIO DE JANEIRO, May 29 (Xinhua) — Marcelo Teixeira, the president of the Brazilian club Santos, said on Friday that soccer star Robinho is unsatisfied at Manchester City and wants to return to the Br…

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RIO DE JANEIRO, May 29 (Xinhua) — The Brazilian Space Agency (AEB) on Friday launched a rocket to test the facilities at the Alcantara Launching Center, the AEB said. The launching, which took place…

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Brasilia: Dr. Anwar Mohammad Gargash, UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, and Celso Amorim, Brazilian Foreign Minister, discussed last Thursday the need for further developing bilateral relatio…

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PARIS (AP) – The killer of the son of El Salvador's president-elect has been sentenced by a Paris court to 16 years in prison. Mohamed Amor admitted stabbing Alejandro Funes in the temple with an awl …

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Even at age 101, architect Oscar Niemeyer dreams of improving the Brazilian capital he designed a half century ago. Niemayer says he's come up with a new plan for a "Plaza of Sovereignty" in Brasil…

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Associação Voo 1907 SINOP/MT, BRAZIL–(Marketwire – May 29, 2009) – Federal Public Prosecutor's Office on Thursday (May 28) sent a complaint to a Federal Court against the American pilots…

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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Brazilian stocks fell on Friday, as UBS downgraded shares of retailer Lojas Renner, while Colombia's central bank reduced interest rates by 100 basis points. Elsewhere i…

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"We must renew our commitment to the successful conclusion of the Doha Round, which would be a stimulus package for the entire world," Donohue said in a speech at the American Chamber of Commerce of

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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwire – May 29, 2009) – South American Silver Corp. (TSX:SAC) ("SASC" or the "Company") announces that at its recently held annual meeting of shareholders Mr. Greg J…

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HAVANA, May 29 (IPS) – The fall in migrant remittances to Latin America caused by the global financial crisis is posing a threat to middle and lower-income households, especially in countries where ca…

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