Sao Paulo, Feb 14 (IANS/EFE) Brazil will build an observatory in the Amazon region to study the effects of global warming.

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London, Feb 14 (IANS) Pop diva Beyonce's Brazilian show ended in terror when gunmen opened fire on fans outside the venue.

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Reuters Terror Bombing Hits Popular Bakery in Pune, IndiaVoice of AmericaPhoto: AP At least nine people died and more than 40 were injured in an explosion at one of the most popular hangouts in the western Indian city of Pune. Authorities say they believe the blast at a bakery, popular with foreign visitors, …Eight die [...]

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The Hindu Slow progress in US surge against Taliban in AfghanistanWashington PostWorking in partnership with Afghan soldiers, US Marines are undertaking a major operation to flush out insurgents and allow the Afghan government to reassert control over an area in southern Afghanistan called Marja. By Rajiv Chandrasekaran MARJA, …A Test for the Meaning of Victory [...]

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Times Online Professor charged with murder in Alabama university shootingCNNHuntsville, Alabama (CNN) — A Harvard-trained biology professor has been charged with capital murder after the shooting deaths of three faculty members at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, authorities said Saturday. …Professor accused in Ala. slayings shot her brother in Mass. 24 years agoBoston GlobeThree [...]

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Global air travel is set to continue its upward trend this month, according to data from airline analyst OAG Aviation. Low-cost airlines account for around 10 percent of the growth, with 6.1 million …

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Vancouver – Brazilian hopes of participating in the women's Olympic bobsleigh have been scuppered after the ad hoc Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) dismissed their appeal late Frid…

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Rio do Janeiro's four-day Carnival officially kicks off Saturday with a long list of celebrities in town to watch the main event, which this year is dominated by a row over a seven-year-old girl …

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London, Feb 13 : Rio de Janeiro's mayor Eduardo Paes has been accused of dampening spirits ahead of the city's famous carnival with his 'zero tolerance' approach towards drinking, prostitution and deb…

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RIO DE JANEIRO — The worst heatwave to hit Rio de Janeiro in 50 years turned the city into a pre-Carnival furnace Wednesday, and killed 32 elderly people further south, officials said.

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SAO PAULO — Volkswagen is recalling nearly 200,000 cars in Brazil because of a problem with their rear wheels that could cause them to come loose and fall off. The Brazilian unit of Volkswagen AG sai…

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Famed for reliable weather, superb flying conditions and welcoming locals, Pipa in northeast Brazil is emerging as a paragliding paradise. Crowds of brightly coloured fabric wings dot the skyline taki…

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Brazilian government managed energy giant Petrobras announced this week that it has found oil at a well located in shallow waters of the Campos Basin. The find was made in waters just 200 meters deep …

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Jose Roberto Arruda, governor ofthe Brazilian federal district that includes the capital city, wasarrested Thursday on corruption and bribery charges.The arrest is the result of the Pandora's Box Oper…

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Young dancers perform in the samba parade in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Feb. 12, 2010. The Rio de Janeiro Carnival 2010 kicked off on Friday. (Xinhua/Song Weiwei)

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Brazilian Lawyers' Organization (OAB) of the Federal District (DF), where the capital Brasilia is located, presented on Friday a request to impeach the vice-governor of the DF.The vice-governor, Paulo…

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A Court of Arbitration for Sport panel has dismissed an application from Brazil to replace Ireland's women's bobsleigh team at the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver.The application, made by the Brazil…

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RIO DE JANEIRO — Carnival erupted Friday in Rio with raucous street parties that brought together cheering, drum-beating locals with sweaty foreigners escaping snowbound cities.

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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS COSTA DO SAUIPE, Brazil — Top-seeded Juan Carlos Ferrero reached the semifinals of the Brazil Open, defeating Carlos Berloq of Argentina 6-3, 6-2 on Friday. In another quarte…

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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Carnival erupted Friday in Rio with raucous street parties that brought together cheering, drum-beating locals with sweaty foreigners escaping snowbound cities. Thousands…

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V ANCOUVER, British Columbia — The Court of Arbitration for Sport rejected Brazil’s application to enter the Olympic women’s bobsleigh event only days after permitting an Australian …

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Thirty years ago, Chris Parrott co-founded the travel specialist Journey Latin America. At the time, the region was in turmoil, from Mexico and Guatemala to Argentina and Chile. Today Latin America is…

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Pecanha played 34 internationals for Brazil. He began his career in 1954 at Vasco de Gama and then moved to Argentina's Boca Juniors. He returned to Brazilian club Santos and played in the 1966 World …

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Rio's four-day Carnival kicks off Saturday with a slew of celebrities in town to watch the main event, which this year is dominated by a row over a seven-year-old girl joining the ranks of the sexy ad…

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Carnival kicks off Saturday with a slew of celebrities in town to watch the main event, which this year is dominated by a row over a seven-year-old girl joining the ranks of the sexy adult samba queen…

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RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP) – Rio's four-day Carnival kicks off Saturday with a slew of celebrities in town to watch the main event, which this year is dominated by a row over a seven-year-old girl joini…

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LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — Brazilian stocks fell Friday as global growth concerns continued to fester, with China once again moving to rein in bank lending while a new report showed that economic ac…

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Michael Kanaley rode his motorcycle in thunderstorms, backpacked through Pakistan and told his Palo Alto software company that he was moving to Brazil. He persuaded his boss to let him keep his job an…

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Chinese authorities approved the purchase of a 21.5% stake by the Chinese company, also known as Wisco, in MMX late Thursday, MMX said in a statement. The deal was agreed upon in November and allows …

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Feb. 12 (Bloomberg) — Camargo Correa SA and Votorantim Cimentos SA’s planned acquisitions of stakes in Cimpor-Cimentos de Portugal SGPS may face regulatory hurdles in Brazil amid “robust&…

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Michael Kanaley rode his motorcycle in thunderstorms, backpacked through Pakistan and told his Palo Alto software company that he was moving to Brazil. He persuaded his boss to let him keep his job an…

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AFP , SAO PAULO Saturday, Feb 13, 2010, Page 10 Volkswagen said on Thursday it was recalling nearly 200,000 vehicles in Brazil because of a problem with the rear wheels that could cause them to se…

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, also known as Wisco, agreed the deal giving it a 21.5% stake in MMX back in November. The funds will be used to jointly build a steel mill with a capacity of five million metric tons a year, along…

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Moema Group sugarcane mills in Brazil. Bunge now owns 100 percent of five of the mills comprising the Moema Group (Moema, Frutal, Ouroeste, Guariroba and Itapagipe), with a total annual sugarcane mil…

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LONDON: Rio Tinto Group, the world's second-biggest iron-ore producer, has never been so dependent on China as the country prepares to prosecute four of its employees for bribery and obtaining trade s…

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Moema Group sugarcane mills in Brazil. Bunge now owns 100 percent of five of the mills comprising the Moema Group (Moema, Frutal, Ouroeste, Guariroba and Itapagipe), with a total annual sugarcane mil…

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Published Date: February 11, 2010 SAO PAULO: A TV news helicopter pilot steered his crippled, out-of-control aircraft away from a busy highway before crashing in a grassy field during rush hour yeste…

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Feb 12, 2010 – 06:39 – Sao Paulo, 12 Feb. 2010 (WAM) – Brazilian companies in the food sector should participate in the 15th Gulfood, the main and most important fair in the sector in the Arab world, …

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CME Group Inc. (CME) has reached an agreement with fellow exchange company BM& FBovespa SA (BVMF3.BR) to jointly develop a new trading platform.

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Brazil's Campos Basin has long been the country's leading region for oil production, but in recent years it has taken a back seat to the Santos Basin in terms of exploration. A series of recent disco…

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LUXEMBOURG – (Business Wire) Intelsat S.A., the world’s leading provider of fixed satellite services, announced today that International Launch Services (ILS) successfully launched the Intelsat …

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Jose Roberto Arruda, governor of the federal district of the capital Brasilia, was arrested on Thursday on corruption charges.The detention order was made after the Supreme Court voted 12-2 in favor o…

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At least 56 elderly died this week because of a heat wave which has scorched Sao Paulo state in southeastern Brazil, officials said Thursday.In the coastal city of Santos, 32 elderly died. Seventeen o…

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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva dismissed a general for criticizing a commission investigating the country's former military dictatorship, the official Daily of the Union said Thursday.L…

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Brazil's state-run oil and gas giant Petrobras said Thursday it has discovered oil in the Campos Basin off Brazil's southeastern coast.Petrobras said the oil field was found during the drilling of the…

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