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Obama to lay out long-awaited Afghan planReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama plans to announce on Tuesday that he will send about 30000 more US troops to Afghanistan in a long-awaited war strategy shift that he hopes will defeat the Taliban and allow …Frequently asked questions about the mission in AfghanistanCNN InternationalBarack Obama to [...]
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Telegraph.co.uk
Rogers asked to testify about party crashersChicago Sun-TimesWASHINGTON –White House social secretary Desiree Rogers has been asked to testify at a Thursday hearing of the House Homeland Security Committee about how wannabe reality TV stars Tareq and Michaele Salahi crashed the …State dinner crashers exchanged e-mails with Pentagon officialLos Angeles TimesDinner crashers on Congress's listBoston [...]
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The Wuhan Iron & Steel Group, a Chinese steelmaker, agreed to pay 0 million for a stake in Brazil’s MMX Mineracao e Metalicos to broaden its supply of iron ore.
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Telegraph.co.uk
HIV-infected Chinese children struggle with stigmaReutersFUYANG, China, Dec 1 (Reuters) - The second storey of this nondescript building in Fuyang city in China's central province of Anhui houses HIV-positive orphans, but unlike many other similar establishments, there are no signboards …On World AIDS Day, where the battle stands nowMiamiHerald.comPall lifts along with AIDS travel banChicago [...]
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A small-business owner who travels frequently to Brazil has learned the country’s secrets and even enjoys the flight.
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Budapest (Hungary), November 30 : A team of Hungarian marine archaeologists has found the wreckage of a Dutch cargo ship that sank near the Brazilian coast over three centuries ago.
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TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduras' disputed presidential election is likely to set Washington against emerging Latin American power Brazil over whether to recognize the winner of a vote promoted by…
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Flamengo defeated Corinthians 2-0 Sunday to overtake defending champion Sao Paulo for the Brazilian league lead with one round of matches to go.Midfielder Ze Roberto and defender Leo Moura scored in e…
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England's bid to host the World Cup in 2018 has been boosted by Brazil's president offering his support ahead of a crucial week of campaigning.Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, whose country will stage the 2…
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Organizers say 350,000 people showed up to watch a Walt Disney parade on Copacabana beach.Sunday's parade was the first of a series being organized by Walt Disney Co. in Latin America's largest nation…
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Brazil will lose between US$ 417 billion (in an optimist scenario) and US$ 2 trillion of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per year by 2050 thanks to global warming….
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In the name of trade, Gov. Tim Pawlenty heads south later this week — way south. Pawlenty leaves Saturday on his seventh major trade trip in seven years as governor. Brazil and Chile are on the…
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MANAUS, Brazil: China and Brazil should work to tap the potential for cooperation and take advantage of their economic complementarity to help achieve economic prosperity of both countries, top Chines…
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Rio de Janeiro - The battle between preservation and development is red-hot in the Brazilian portion of the Amazon rainforest. In the Xingu region, indigenous communities are getting their war paint r…
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Flamengo are on top with just one week to go With just one round of games left to go in the Brazilian Serie A, Flamengo successfully defended their first place with a 0-2 win at Corinthians on Sunda…
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) — After three years of competing in the first division (Serie A) of the Brazilian soccer championship, Nautico was officially knocked down to the second division (Ser…
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U.S. Cool to Surge in Afghanistan's Own ForceWall Street JournalWASHINGTON — The Obama administration has soured on a call from its top commander to double the size of the Afghan police and army, reflecting the White House's continued skepticism about the Afghan …Obama's Speech on Afghanistan to Envision ExitNew York TimesObama Plan Must Help [...]
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Times Online
Conservative leads post-coup Honduran electionThe Associated PressTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Election officials say conservative opposition candidate Porfirio Lobo has a wide lead in presidential elections shadowed by a June coup. Supreme Electoral Tribunal officials says preliminary results give Porfirio Lobo 56 …Right-wing rancher Porfirio Lobo wins Honduras electionTimes OnlineHonduras elects conservative president Porfirio LoboBBC NewsConservative [...]
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) — Reacting strongly after having their bus attacked the night before, Palmeiras won on Sunday against Atletico-MG 3-1 in the penultimate round of the Brazilian soccer…
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) — Flamengo scored a 2-0 away win over Corinthians on Sunday to assume the top place in this year's Brazilian soccer championship with one more round of play remaining…
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) — Sao Paulo lost to Goias 4-2in Sunday's penultimate round of the Brazilian soccer championship, jeopardizing its chance of winning this year's tournament. Sao Paulo…
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Sao Paulo lost to Goias 4-2in Sunday's penultimate round of the Brazilian soccer championship, jeopardizing its chance of winning this year's tournament. Sao Paulo scored the game's first goal in the …
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Reacting strongly after having their bus attacked the night before, Palmeiras won on Sunday against Atletico-MG 3-1 in the penultimate round of the Brazilian soccer championship. With the win, Palmeir…
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Flamengo scored a 2-0 away win over Corinthians on Sunday to assume the top place in this year's Brazilian soccer championship with one more round of play remaining. Flamengo scored its first goal jus…
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Canoe.ca
Four police officers fatally shot near SeattleLos Angeles TimesAuthorities call the attack an ambush on the officers, who were meeting in a coffee shop before their shift. At least one returned fire and may have injured the lone gunman. No one else was hurt. The four slain officers, from left: Greg Richards, …Slain Lakewood cop [...]
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Brazil will lose between US$ 417 billion (in an optimist scenario) and US$ 2 trillion of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per year by 2050 thanks to global warming. This means, in the worst scenario, …
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England's bid to host the World Cup in 2018 has been boosted by Brazil's president offering his support ahead of a crucial week of campaigning. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, whose country will stage the…
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England's bid to host the World Cup in 2018 has been boosted by Brazil's president offering his support ahead of a crucial week of campaigning. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, whose country will stage the…
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L ONDON — England’s bid to host the World Cup in 2018 has been boosted by Brazil’s president offering his support ahead of a crucial week of campaigning. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, …
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Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has given his backing for England's World Cup bid. Photograph: Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images England's bid to host the World Cup in 2018 has been boosted …
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A witness in the case of an American nun who was murdered in the Brazilian Amazon has been shot several times and is in a critical condition.He was reportedly attacked just hours after being summoned …
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A witness in the case of an American nun who was murdered in the Brazilian Amazon has been shot several times and is in a critical condition.He was reportedly attacked just hours after being summoned …
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As well as a sustained propaganda barrage of unfounded allegations against Venezuela by the US and Colombian governments, there is an increased presence of right-wing Colombian paramilitary groups wit…
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Both rich in hydroelectric resources, China and Brazil should learn from each other in promoting the harmonious development between man and the nature, said China's top political adviser Jia Qinglin o…
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Ahmadinejad strengthens ties with Latin America While the US and its allies use the threat of isolation to pressure Iran to limit its nuclear ambitions, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's tour of Latin America and…
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Having rebuilt itself after a decade-long civil war in the 1980s, and again after two devastating earthquakes in 2001, El Salvador still can't shake its reputation as the most dangerous country in Cen…
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Knowing no English and having no contacts in the city, he turned to the Brazilian consulate. After leafing through his passport and verifying his story with family members back home, consular official…
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The Interlagos Raceway in Sao Paulo, Brazil will stage the last race of the 2010 FIA GT1 World Championship, organizers announced on Saturday. It will be the first time that the event is held on Brazi…
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UNASUR, the Union of South American Nations, in which Brazil is the leading member, will not recognize Sunday's presidential election in Honduras organized by the de-facto regime, announced in Bru…
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Nicaragua and El Salvador closed on Saturday their customs posts on the Honduras border and will open them again on Monday to avoid any possible incidents linked to Honduras' Sunday elections, Hondura…
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Brazilian Jewish teenagers this week protested what they called their "exclusion" from a national exam for high school graduates set to take place on Shabbat, after a Brazilian court said providing Je…
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I HAD set my umbrella and chair near the water in the early hours of what would soon become a perfect summer day. Like most people, I prefer the beach when it is deserted, and I had the place all to m…
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(AP) ESTORIL, Portugal - Latin American leaders have a chance to defuse some of their continent's political tensions at a summit opening Sunday. The annual Iberoamerican meeting brings toget…
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For another person present at the 1994 meeting in which Lula told the story that he had tried to rape a young political prisoner in jail with him, who was known as "MEP's boy" was just a…
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Washington, November 28 : A new research has rubbished reports which suggest that a remote Brazilian town filled with blonde, blue-eyed twins is proof of Nazi doctor Josef Mengele's plans of building …
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Asuncion, Nov 28 : The regularity of the appearance of Paraguay's national football team at international competitions over the past 20 years is no fluke, but rather the consequence of well-planned, g…
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Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's Rang De Basanti which came and won hearts three years ago will be the star attractions at the ongoing SAARC Film Festival in Abu Dhabi.
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Portugal (AP) — Latin American leaders have a chance to defuse some of their continent's political tensions at a summit opening Sunday. The annual Iberoamerican meeting brings together 19 Latin …
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Telegraph.co.uk
Police are turned away a second time by WoodsWashington PostWINDERMERE, FLA. — Two Florida Highway Patrol troopers drove to Tiger Woods's .4 million estate Saturday afternoon, hoping to ask Woods what caused him to crash his 2009 Cadillac Escalade into a fire hydrant and tree just outside his …When Tiger Woods and scandal collide, truth [...]
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Telegraph.co.uk
Rudd plays careful hand at CHOGMABC OnlinePrime Minister Kevin Rudd's appearance at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) is an exercise in double-purpose diplomacy. First, he wants to keep a high profile among his Commonwealth colleagues, …Queen leaves Commonwealth summitAFPLeaders say momentum building on climate changeThe Associated PressIndia warns against protectionism under a green [...]
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