San Salvador, Feb 18 (IANS/EFE) A six-year-old Honduran girl, who had been held by kidnappers in El Salvador since April 2007, was rescued near the municipality of San Matias and five captors were apprehended, the police said.

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Washington, Feb 18 (IANS/EFE) The US government has confirmed that one of its top diplomats for Latin America will participate in a new round of talks on immigration issues with Cuba in Havana this week.

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Sao Paulo, Feb 18 (IANS/EFE) The party thrown by the members of the Rosas de Ouro samba school to celebrate winning the top award at Sao Paulo's Carnival competition ended early after a fight broke out, forcing the school's top officials to their headquarters and send about 10,000 people home.

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The samba group in Rio de Janeiro that disturbed child-welfare advocates by choosing a 7-year-old as its drum corps queen in an annual carnival competition — a role normally reserved for sultry m…

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http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/ced353/the_market_for_pha ) has announced the addition of the "The Market for Pharmaceuticals in Brazil, Russia, India & China" report to their offering….

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A new United Nations report calls for greater efforts to advance environmentally sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean, which has witnessed the constant reduction of forest areas …

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LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — Brazilian stocks climbed Wednesday, with investors returning to the market after a holiday break to find data about economic improvement in the U.S. and nerves somewhat ca…

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Chile’s President-elect Sebastian Piñera affirmed that his government will strongly defend human rights once taking power on March 11 by giving much more attention to Cuba than did his pr…

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THE European Commission has sent a questionnaire to customers and competitors of Anglo-Australian miners Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton requesting views about the proposed joint venture between the two mi…

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Published Date: February 17, 2010 SANTO DOMINGO: The former legal adviser to a group of American missionaries jailed in Haiti on child kidnapping charges is now the focus of a manhunt in the Dominica…

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A dancer takes part in the samba school 'Estacao Primeira de Mangueira' carnival parade entitled 'Mangueira e Musica do Brasil' at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, early morning 16 February 2…

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SAN SALVADOR, Feb 17 , 2010 (IPS) – Human rights defenders and analysts in El Salvador suspect that death squads were responsible for two highly coordinated attacks in which 12 young men were killed t…

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AUSTRALIA and Brazil have boosted ties through science and development and will now work on a possible long-term strategy to help Haiti rebuild.

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Stockholm – Swedish King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia are to make a state visit to Brazil in March, the Swedish foreign ministry said Wednesday. The royals are to be accompanied by a business delegati…

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Chapman Freeborn has successfully completed an Antonov 225 charter to transport four giant pieces of oil and gas equipment totaling almost 150 tons from Houston (IAH) to São Paulo (GRU). The c…

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STATES OR FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWSWIRE SERVICES U3O8 Corp. (TSX VENTURE:UWE) and Mega Uranium Ltd. (TSX:MGA) ("Mega") are pleased to announce that they have entered into a definitive agreement …

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Feb. 17 (Bloomberg) — Pacific Investment Management Co., manager of the world’s biggest bond fund, posted its best year in emerging markets by loading up on Brazilian debt ahead of the 2002 pre…

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Article Reprints Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Securitas Re of Sao Paulo, Brazil from Estater Gestao de Investimentos Ltda. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. It will trade int…

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RIO DE JANEIRO: A Brazilian woman who was bullied by fellow students and expelled by her university for wearing a miniskirt had the last laugh on Monday when she was transformed into a star of Rio’s…

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U3O8 Corp. (TSX VENTURE:UWE) and Mega Uranium Ltd. (TSX:MGA) ("Mega") are pleased to announce that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which U3O8 Corp. will acquire all of Mega's South…

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(MENAFN – Asia Pulse) Telefonica and ZTE today announced that a full range of Movistar branded handsets will be launched in 12 Latin American countries during 2010, starting in Q2. Telefonica and ZTE …

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Brazilian swimmer Vinicius Rocha Barbosa Waked tested positive to banned substance during the Troféu Open de Natação in December 2009, Fina announced yesterday. The Athlete was f…

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The consulting company on energy, PFC, brought to public official results of an analysis on market value it did on several companies, and Brazilian oil giant Petrobras ranked number 4 among the 50 big…

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The consulting company on energy, PFC, brought to public official results of an analysis on market value it did on several companies, and Brazilian oil giant Petrobras ranked number 4 among the 50 big…

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Russia has increased its arms sales to Latin American states of late, the Russian foreign minister said on Wednesday after talks with his Mexican counterpart. "We have recently increased supplies of …

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Reuters Legal Analysis / Telling a lie about itselfHa’aretzBy Ze'ev Segal If, as reported in foreign media outlets, Israel is indeed responsible for last month's assassination of senior Hamas operative Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in Dubai, certain problems will arise over what a state may do in the interest of its …Analysis: Dubai hit was not a [...]

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CBC.ca Breaking Down Year One of the StimulusFOXNewsLet's rewind the clocks to one year ago. America needed the stimulus package. We couldn't live without it. That's what our leaders were telling us then: SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE NANCY PELOSI: Failure to act quickly can only lead to more job …On anniversary, Obama defends economic stimulusReutersObama, [...]

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Reuters Biz Break: Silicon Valley plane crash kills 3 Tesla employeesSan Jose Mercury NewsToday: Three Tesla Motors employees are killed in a plane crash. Plus: Hewlett-Packard reports earnings. "Three Tesla employees were on board a plane that crashed in East Palo Alto early this morning," CEO Elon Musk said in a …3 Tesla Motors employees [...]

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Rio de Janeiro, Feb 17 (IANS/EFE) Brazilians were back in the streets Tuesday after the end of the famous samba school parades in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome, to dance along with groups and orchestras on the last official day of Carnival.

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Rio de Janeiro, Feb 17 (IANS/EFE) A security guard who held his ex-wife hostage for three days in the southern Brazilian city of Canoas set her free and surrendered to the police, authorities said.

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