Rio de Janeiro - Millions welcomed the new year on the beaches and in the streets of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paolo in Brazil with exuberant parties. On Rio de Janeiro's famous Copacabana beach 2 millio…

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(CNN) — At least 19 people have died in Brazil after flooding caused by heavy rain, the government-run news agency Agencia Brasil reported Thursday.

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RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) — Argentine midfielder Juan Sebastian Veron was voted the best soccer player in Latin America for 2009, Uruguayan newspaper El Pais announced on Thursday. Veron beat…

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By Odeen Ishmael The recently concluded UN Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen has generated widespread disappointment since it did not deliver tangible results to effectively combat the rapidl…

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LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — Mexican stocks fell on the last day of trading for 2009, with metals and retail stocks among the session's laggards, but the benchmark tracking the second-largest equity m…

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— During the Little Ice Age (LIA; covering approximately the fifteenth through the eighteenth centuries), northern South America experienced about 10 percent more rainfall than during the twentie…

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US Father Gets Custody of Son After Legal Saga in Brazil The American father who has fought an international custody dispute for five years is hoping to return home from Brazil with his child. The …

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Dunes, desert, mountains and other hostile terrain lie in wait for 138 cars, 161 motorbikes, 29 quads and 50 trucks in the 16-stage race that covers 9,030 kilometers across

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Veron: Estudiantes midfielder wins 2009 South American footballer (GSM) - Estudiantes de La Plata midfielder Juan Sebastian Veron has been voted the best South American footballer of 2009 by Uruguay…

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(CNN) — At least 14 people have died in Brazil after flooding caused by heavy rain, the government-run news agency Agencia Brasil reported Thursday.

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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Heavy rains in the Rio de Janeiro area have triggered mudslides that have killed at least 18 people. Rio de Janeiro state's Office of Civil Defence says that more deaths …

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Heavy rains have caused floods and landslides in Brazil, leaving at least 11 people dead.Officials said the worst incident had occurred in Jacarepagua, in the western part of Rio de Janeiro state, whe…

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Welcome to the new face of Christianity in Latin America, where Pentecostal and “charismatic” Christians from mainline churches, forced to change or face irrelevance, have spread from the Amazon t…

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RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec 31 (IPS) - Brazil's economic achievements are being enthusiastically recognised abroad as never before. "Brazil takes off" was the Nov. 12 cover title of the British weekly The Eco…

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Heavy rains have caused floods and landslides in Brazil, leaving at least 11 people dead.Officials said the worst incident had occurred in Jacarepagua, in the western part of Rio de Janeiro state, whe…

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Bolivians will have an opportunity to taste a unique fizzy drink produced from coca leaves starting from the new year, Latin American media reported on Thursday. The drink named Coca Colla is to be s…

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Conflict, yes. Full-blown war, no. Trade wars aren't what they used to be. Time was when they were full-on pitched battles, with each side exchanging artillery fire in the form of reciprocal tariff in…

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POMPANO BEACH - A Brazilian restaurant was destroyed after a fire that started in its kitchen burned through the entire business early Wednesday morning. Pamonharia Goiana, a restaurant at the Pom…

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Doctors in Brazil say that a two-year-old boy whose stepfather inserted at least 31 sewing needles into his body over several weeks, as part of a black magic ritual, is out of immediate danger after…

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BRASILIA, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) — A plan of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government to investigate human rights abuses during the military dictatorship (1964-1985) has angered Brazil's military l…

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BRASILIA, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) — A plane is due to land in Brazil at midnight to take home 33 Brazilian nationals who have been allegedly attacked in a deadly riot targeting foreigners in Suriname, the E…

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La Paz, Dec 31 : Bolivia has called on India's Jindal Steel and Power Limited to honour its pledge to invest .1 billion in an iron ore joint venture project in the country.

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Three activists opposed to a mine proposed by a Vancouver-based company in El Salvador have been murdered, two in the past 10 days. Pacific Rim Mining Corp. had hoped to develop its El Dorado gold min…

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RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) — The Brazilian Environment Ministry announced a series of measures Wednesday to treat polluted soil that has affected around two million people. These measures were…

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BRASILIA — President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Tuesday signed a law requiring that Brazil cut greenhouse gas emissions by 39 percent by 2020, meeting a commitment made at the Copenhagen climate chang…

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RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) — Newly appointed head coach Dorival Junior on Wednesday officially took over Santos and vowed to bring Giovanni back to the Brazilian club, using Flamengo's Petkovic…

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The two-year-old boy, whose stepfather inserted at least 31 sewing needles into his body over several weeks, arrives on a hospital plane to be treated

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The two-year-old boy, whose stepfather inserted at least 31 sewing needles into his body over several weeks, arrives on a hospital plane to be treated

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16 year old Fluminense midfielder/forward Wellington Silva has inked a deal with the Gunners. The deal is for a reported £3.5 million. He will not move to the club until 2011, per FIFA regulations. He follows Fábio and Rafael as the latest youngsters to leave Laranjeiras for England. Wellington Silva represented Brazil at the Under [...]

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Times Online

CIA Officers Are Killed in Afghan AttackWall Street JournalEight Americans, including officers of the Central Intelligence Agency, were killed Wednesday in a suicide attack on a US compound in Afghanistan, current and former US officials said, in what could be the biggest loss of American intelligence …US seeks answers after Afghanistan attack that killed [...]

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Sydney Morning Herald

Nigerian May Have Used Course in Yemen as CoverNew York TimesSANA, Yemen — Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the Nigerian man accused of trying to bomb an airplane last week, already spoke fluent Arabic by the time he arrived here in Yemen for classes last summer, impressing his instructors with his …Obama to receive reports [...]

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New York Daily News

White House attacks Cheney over his accusations that administration is soft on …New York Daily NewsThe Obama administration rebuked the former vice president over his comments that the White House was not forceful enough in its response to the attempted terrorist attack of a Northwest Airlines flight. Cheney claimed that Obama "is [...]

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Predictions for 2010: Heatwaves, a guerrilla trade war and victory for Brazil: what does the year ahead have in store? FT writers predict outcomes for the events and issues in politics, economics, business and world affairs that will shape the next 12 months

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La Paz, Dec 31 (IANS/EFE) Bolivia has called on India's Jindal Steel and Power Limited to honour its pledge to invest .1 billion in an iron ore joint venture project in the country.

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ABC News

Yemeni diplomat: Yemen can carry out airstrikes against al QaedaCNNYemeni anti-terror special forces train at the Saref Mountain area, on the outskirts of the capital, Sanaa, in August. (CNN) — Airstrikes against al Qaeda targets in Yemen will be carried out only by the country's armed forces, the Yemeni foreign …RAW DATA: Former Gitmo [...]

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BBC News

Airport Security Cos Rise Again As Dutch To Use Body ScannersWall Street JournalNEW YORK (Dow Jones)–Shares of makers of airport security screeners rose for a third straight day Wednesday on hopes they'll receive orders for security products following a failed bombing attempt and as the …Dutch to Use Full-Body Scanners on Flights to USNew [...]

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Reaction to the release of Iraq hostage Peter MooreBBC NewsBritish hostage Peter Moore has been released alive from captivity in Iraq, Foreign Secretary David Miliband has confirmed. The IT consultant, aged 36, from Lincoln, was seized in Baghdad in May 2007, but Mr Miliband said he was in good health and …Peter Moore: the hostage [...]

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Rio de Janeiro, Dec 30 (IANS/EFE) A two-year-old Brazilian boy is recovering after a third operation to remove sewing needles that his stepfather has confessed to inserting into his body, doctors said.

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Staggering gains this decade in Brazil, Russia, China, India and other developing nations have left even some bulls wondering if the good times can last.

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Rio de Janeiro, Dec 30 (DPA) At least two million people, including 600,000 tourists, are expected to gather late Thursday on Rio de Janeiro's world-famous Copacabana Beach to welcome 2010.

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Nasdaq OMX Group and BM&F Bovespa have agreed to develop an order routing system that will allow broker dealers in the US to send buy and sell orders for stocks traded on the Brazilian exchange, and vice-versa

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Times Online

Western counter-terrorism help 'not enough for Yemen'BBC NewsYemen has said it is not getting enough support from the West to tackle al-Qaeda, as details emerge of the suspected US jet bomber's time there. Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi told the BBC that Yemen had the will and ability to deal with al-Qaeda, …Al Qaeda [...]

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BBC News

Akmal Shaikh: China warns Britain as row over executed Briton intensifiesTelegraph.co.ukChina has warned Britain that it must stop its fierce condemnation of the execution of Akmal Shaikh for drug smuggling, or risk harming diplomatic ties between the two countries. By David Eimer, in Beijing The execution has provoked strong criticism …Akmal Shaikh execution draws [...]

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BBC News

Iran accuses UK of meddlingAljazeera.netIran has called on the British ambassador to respond to accusations of his government's "interference" in the Islamic Republic, as pro-government rallies continue. Manouchehr Mottaki, the Iranian foreign minister, told a news conference on Tuesday that …Iran Lashes Out at West Over ProtestsNew York TimesAhmadinejad calls Sunday protests "play" staged [...]

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Rio de Janeiro, Dec 29 (IANS/EFE) Brazilian oil company OGX has said it found a new presence of hydrocarbons in a well in shallow waters of the Campos basin, off the coast of Rio de Janeiro state.

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Buenos Aires, Dec 29 (IANS/EFE) Two men have wed in the southernmost tip of Argentina in the first marriage of its kind in Latin America, one of the spouses joined in the ceremony confirmed.

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Rio de Janeiro, Dec 29 : Brazilian oil company OGX has said it found a new presence of hydrocarbons in a well in shallow waters of the Campos basin, off the coast of Rio de Janeiro state.

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Two Argentine men wed in Latin America's first same-sex marriage on Monday, helped by a provincial governor who ignored a court ruling that blocked their marriage plans earlier this month. Alex Freyr…

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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Two Argentine men were joined Monday in Latin America's first same-sex marriage, traveling to the southernmost tip of the Americas to find a welcoming spot to wed. Gay r…

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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina | Two Argentine men were joined Monday in Latin America's first same-sex marriage, traveling to the southernmost tip of the Americas to find welcoming spot to wed.

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