The organisers of the 2016 Olympic Games unveiled the official logo for the event at a glittering celebration New Year's Eve.

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Los Angeles Times Freezing Temperatures Hit Southern CaliforniaKTLALOS ANGELES ( KTLA) — Winds have eased over much of Southern California but the cold temperatures have stuck around, prompting frost advisories in some areas. Frost advisories are in effect for parts of Santa Barbara, Ventura, San Luis Obispo, …Frigid temps, frost advisories in parts of SoCalSan [...]

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Fox News Gov. Bill Richardson: 'I've Decided Not To Pardon Billy the Kid'ABC NewsIt's been a year of pardons from two Mississippi sisters paroled in exchange for one donating a kidney to another to rock singer Jim Morrison to even a presidential turkey. But one American legend who narrowly escaped redemption was …No Pardon for [...]

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msnbc.com FEMA trailer ousting…Midwest storm…Airport stripper9&10 NewsNEW ORLEANS (AP) — Some of the people living in the last 221 FEMA trailers in New Orleans are likely scrambling for new digs. More than five years after Hurricane Katrina, they got notices just before Christmas that they must be out by New Year's Day. …New Orleans moves [...]

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England and Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has expressed shock over the murder of a 17-year-old on Thursday, and appealed to the David Cameron Government to do more to prevent such crimes.

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Brazilian President-elect Dilma Rousseff invited to her inauguration this weekend 11 women with whom she shared cells during the almost three years she was imprisoned for her links with groups that had taken up arms against the dictatorship.

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Is Moving Back to Brazil Good for Dinho?online survey

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Ronaldinho appears set to move back to Brazil within weeks, if not days. AC Milan VP Adriano Galliani stated, “We mutually agreed that Ronaldinho will leave Milan in January. Now he had no desire to train because he no longer felt he was a part of the project.” The favorite to land Dinho is the [...]

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Telegraph.co.uk O'Donnell: Finance Charges Politically MotivatedCBS NewsDelaware Republican Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell waves to supporters while her mother Carole, left, looks on, after conceding the election to opponent Democrat Chris Coons, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010, in Dover, Del. (AP Photo/Rob Carr) (CBS/AP) …O'Donnell denies misuse of campaign moneyWashington PostO'Donnell denies misuse of campaign moneyAtlanta Journal [...]

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The Guardian NI water crisis may continue until next weekBBC NewsNI Water have warned it could be next week before all homes and businesses in Northern Ireland are reconnected. Ministers in NI are to hold an emergency meeting to discuss how to help the 32000 people still affected as it emerged that two hospitals …Northern [...]

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CTV.ca Israeli Court Convicts Ex-President Moshe Katsav of RapeBloombergAn Israeli court convicted former president Moshe Katsav on two counts of rape, in what the prime minister called “a sad day for Israel.” The charges related to the time when Katsav …Former Israeli President Convicted of RapeNew York TimesIsrael ex-president Katsav convicted of rapeAFPMedia Roundup: How [...]

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Ace defender Rio Ferdinand has asked Manchester United teammates to cure their travel sicknesses if they want to win the Premier League title again.

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The US has revoked the visa of Venezuela's ambassador to Washington after Caracas refused to accept its envoy to the South American nation, Bloomberg news reported Thursday.

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Não é fácil nem para adultos aceitarem uma derrota, imagine para as crianças. Mas é nesse momento que você pode ensinar o seu filho a lidar com sentimentos como tristeza e frustração

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Brazilian state-controlled energy giant Petrobras Wednesday confirmed the commercial viability of two massive offshore oil and gas fields located deep beneath the ocean floor, announcing that one of them will now be known as 'Lula'.

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South American drugs gangs are reportedly providing millions of pounds of funding to al-Qaeda terrorists to ensure the safe passage of cocaine across North Africa and towards Europe.

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Armed robbers stormed a Canadian-run gold mine in Brazil Wednesday night and took away 50 kg of the yellow metal.

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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva burst into tears in his last speech in office.

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Jacques Rogge, president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), laid Wednesday the first stone in the construction of the Olympic Village for Rio de Janeiro 2016.

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Rousseff hints at a more centralised style as a generator and manager of public policy, rather than the figurehead role of her predecessor

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Wantatway AC Milan playmaker Ronaldinho has not yet agreed a deal to return to first club Gremio, with his agent Roberto de Assis refusing to rule out a European move.

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England football captain Rio Ferdinand just cannot get enough of social networking site Twitter, which he uses to engage in topics from current affairs to general chat.

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Globe and Mail Billy the Kid to be Pardoned 130 Years Later?CBS NewsPhoto believed to be William Bonney, also known as Billy the Kid, circa 1880. (AP Photo, file) ALBUQUERQUE, NM (CBS/AP) Descendants of Old West lawman Pat Garrett and New Mexico Territorial Gov. Lew Wallace are outraged that Gov. …Billy the Kid, still dead, [...]

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Fox News Police: Nigeria radical Muslim sect wounds 3Washington PostAP MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Police in northeastern Nigeria say that members of a radical Muslim sect have wounded three people. The Borno state police spokesman said Wednesday that members of the radical Muslim sect Boko Haram had shot a retired senior …Nigeria: Jos Crisis Political -Sultan, [...]

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Reuters U.S. Northeast digs out after storm snarls travelReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) – New York dug out of its sixth biggest snowstorm on record and thousands of stranded travelers hoped to finally board long-delayed flights on Tuesday after a blizzard buried the northeastern United States the day …Passenger Outrage Rises as Winter Storm Snarls US TravelBloombergPhiladelphia's [...]

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The population of Brazil's prison system currently stands at 494,237 inmates, or triple the number behind bars 15 years ago, according to official figures.

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Rio de Janeiro is to unveil the logo of the 2016 Olympics at a New Year's party on its world famous Copacabana beach Friday.

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Latin America was the most dangerous region for the press in 2010, with 35 of the 105 worldwide murders of journalists occurring there, the Swiss-based Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) said Monday.

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Brazil this year overtook Germany as the fourth-biggest car market in the world — and foreign investors see huge potential as the Latin American giant becomes increasingly prosperous. At the end of

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BRASILIA, (AFP) – Brazil’s first female president Dilma Rousseff, who takes up the helm on January 1, will lead a small but powerful group of women taking on the political challenges facing Lati

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PARKERSBURG – Area diners will have a chance to taste Brazil when the Hot Braza opens on Monday in the former Boreman Wheelhouse."I've wanted to open a restaurant for a long, long time,&quot

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Globe and Mail On Vick, Obama again steps outside the linesWashington PostHONOLULU – President Obama doesn't seem to shy away from the divisive social and cultural topics that Americans are debating in their living rooms, gyms and workplaces. He has spoken out about the responsibility of fathers to raise …Obama commends Eagles for giving Vick [...]

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SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Salvadoran authorities say witnesses have reported the kidnapping of nine more Central American migrants in a southern Mexican state where 50 disappeared last we

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BRASILIA, (AFP) – Brazil’s first female president Dilma Rousseff, who takes up the helm on January 1, will lead a small but powerful group of women taking on the political challenges facing Lati

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SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) – Brazil this year overtook Germany as the fourth-biggest car market in the world — and foreign investors see huge potential as the Latin American giant becomes increasi

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SAO PAULO – Plopping her swollen ankles upon a purple couch, 72-year-old Dilma de Lima exults in the new government-built apartment she now calls home after a lifetime of misery in Brazil's

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Mexican authorities said Wednesday they are investigating the possible kidnapping of 50 illegal migrants in the southern state of Oaxaca, a day after saying there was no evidence of the crime. Ho

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RIO DE JANEIRO -(Dow Jones)- Brazilian oil and gas giant Petroleo Brasileiro SA (PBR, PETR4.BR), or Petrobras, has started a long-term test at the Guara presalt site in Brazil's offshore Santos B

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have signed a partnership accord Monday for the creation of an emergency control system for the southeastern Brazilian city, IBM and a Rio city spokeswoman said.

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(RTTNews) – Brazil's outgoing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has yet again lashed out at the US for persisting with its policies towards South America, reports said on Monday.Speaking to re

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KETK Colo. lawmaker in wreck that kills pregnant TexanHouston ChronicleAP Texas News © 2010 AP CHANNING, Texas — A vehicle driven by Colorado state Sen. Suzanne Williams collided with another on a Texas highway, killing a pregnant woman from Amarillo, the Department of Public Safety said. Williams, of Aurora, Colo., …Colo. lawmaker in wreck that [...]

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SAO PAULO – Plopping her swollen ankles upon a purple couch, 72-year-old Dilma de Lima exults in the new government-built apartment she now calls home after a lifetime of misery in Brazil's

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Fox News Wind-Driven Snow Blankets East Coast, Snarls Air, Ground TravelBloombergTravelers pull their suitcases through the snow in Times Square in New York. Photographer: Peter Foley/Bloomberg Dec. 27 (Bloomberg) — Matt Rogers, president of Commodity Weather Group, talks about the US …Blizzard leaves Northeast travelers bleary-eyedBoston GlobeAirline passengers grapple with days-long delays in getting homeCNN [...]

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Transport workers in Bolivia have begun an indefinite strike, called in protest at an increase of more than 70% in the price of fuel. Commuters struggled to reach the main cities, and army lorries we

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SAO PAULO – Plopping her swollen ankles upon a purple couch, 72-year-old Dilma de Lima exults in the new government-built apartment she now calls home after a lifetime of misery in Brazil's

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Brasilia – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, days before leaving office, again slammed the United States, complaining that the 'empire's' policies toward Latin America have

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SAO PAULO — Brazilian police are investigating the case of an elderly woman who was declared dead — only to wake up hours later inside a coffin in a funeral home. The 88-year-old woman died tw

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Los Angeles Times East Coast storm strands travelers, vexes driversWashington PostAP PROVIDENCE, RI — A treacherous commute of lashing winds, slick streets and low visibility awaited workers returning Monday to their post-Christmas routines as a winter storm that dumped about a foot of snow on southern New England …More air travelers grounded amid snow storm [...]

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swissinfo.ch State media: Russian court finds Khodorkovsky guiltyCNN InternationalFormer Yukos CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky looks on while standing in a Moscow court room on October 29, 2010. Moscow (CNN) — A judge in Moscow has found former Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner guilty of corruption charges, …Russian tycoon Khodorkovsky again found guiltyThe [...]

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