David Luiz has completed his long rumored move to Chelsea. The English club paid €25 million for the services of the Benfica central defender on the last day of the transfer window. Its a big move for the player. It is certainly a move that he was really to make from a physical and talent [...]
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Eyes of the Middle East are on Egypt – USA Today
Posted in January 31st, 2011
The Guardian Eyes of the Middle East are on EgyptUSA TodayBAGHDAD — Television stations in millions of homes from Yemen to Syria are broadcasting blanket coverage of protests against the regime of President Hosni Mubarak. Many viewers, even those sympathetic to the Egyptians, are asking whether this will help …US Aid to Egypt Depends on [...]
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Egypt reaching ‘tipping point’ as protests unabated – USA Today
Posted in January 31st, 2011
Fox News Egypt reaching 'tipping point' as protests unabatedUSA TodayCAIRO — Thousands of Egyptians who for the past week have been leading protests against the authoritarian regime of President Hosni Mubarak appear determined to press ahead with massive demonstrations today …Egypt Braces for 'Million-Man March' as Army Pledges RestraintVoice of AmericaUS settles on delicate course [...]
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LatAm airline merger draws antitrust attention
Posted in January 31st, 2011
Shares in Chilean airline Lan suffered their biggest drop in two years in Santiago and Tam stock fell sharply in Brazil after Chilean anti-trust regulators put their planned merger under the microscope
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Interpol seizes fake goods worth $200 mn in South America
Posted in January 31st, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
The International Criminal Police Organisation – or Interpol – has seized fake goods worth 0 million in year-long operations in South America targeting organised criminal counterfeiting …
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Mexico's Slim sets $8.3B in Latin America projects
Posted in January 31st, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
MEXICO CITY -; Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim said Monday his companies plan to invest .3 billion in 19 Latin American countries, mainly in Brazil and Mexico. Slim will put about .5 …
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Photos released to protect endangered Amazonians
Posted in January 31st, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
FUNAI has released similar photographs in the past and acknowledged that Peruvian loggers are sending some natives fleeing across the border to less-affected rainforests in …
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Ambassador of Brazil visits Charlotte
Posted in January 31st, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
The ambassador of Brazil will be in Charlotte Tuesday to discuss global trade and economic ties between the two countries. Approximately 2,000 Brazilians live in Charlotte and up to 20,000 in the …
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Federal judge says healthcare law is unconstitutional – Los Angeles Times
Posted in January 31st, 2011
Politico Federal judge says healthcare law is unconstitutionalLos Angeles TimesHe cites the requirement to buy insurance. The ruling is the most sweeping blow yet to President Obama's signature domestic achievement. By Noam N. Levey and David G. Savage, Washington Bureau A federal judge in Florida dealt President Obama's …Judge rules Obama health care law unconstitutionalUSA [...]
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Pictures reveal remote Brazilian tribe
Posted in January 31st, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
New pictures have been released of a remote tribe living in rainforest in Brazil which is thought to have had virtually no contact with the outside world.First pictures of the tribe were released …
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Paris Hilton rocks the runway with other models in Sao Paulo
Posted in January 31st, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
Socialite Paris Hilton and other models strut their stuff during the 2011-2012 Fall-Winter collections of the Sao Paulo Fashion Week in Sao Paulo, …
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Leaders of Argentina, Brazil talk nuclear energy
Posted in January 31st, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
On Monday January 31, 2011, 4:55 pm BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — New Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, on her first foreign trip, signed energy and trade accords with Argentine President …
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Brazil's Rousseff criticizes currency protectionism
Posted in January 31st, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
* Developed nations should "assume their responsibility" * Says no one can rule out currency's future depreciation BUENOS AIRES, Jan 30 – Emerging market countries such as Brazil …
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New images of remote Brazil tribe
Posted in January 31st, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
New pictures have been released of an isolated tribe living in rainforest on the Brazil-Peru border. Brazil monitors many such tribes from the air, and they are known as "uncontacted" …
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JPMorgan Brazil Inv – Total Voting Rights
Posted in January 31st, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
As at 31st January 2011, JPMorgan Brazil Investment Trust plc's capital consists of 61,102,074 Ordinary 1 pence shares, carrying one vote each and 8,262,548 Subscription shares of 1 pence each …
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Brazil Crude Oil, Natural Gas Output Sets Record in Dec -ANP
Posted in January 31st, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
Brazil set a record for crude oil and natural gas production in December as state-run energy giant Petrobras ramped up output at several fields, the country's oil regulator said Monday. Brazil …
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Brazil striker Andre joins Bordeaux on loan from Kiev
Posted in January 31st, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
BORDEAUX, France, Jan 31 (Reuters) – Brazil striker Andre has joined Girondins Bordeaux on loan from Dynamo Kiev until the end of the season, the Ligue 1 side announced on Monday. The 20-year-old …
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Brazil's Dec Primary Budget Surplus Below Forecast
Posted in January 31st, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
(RTTNews) – Brazilian pubic sector's primary budget surplus amounted to BRL 10.9 billion in December, the central bank said Monday. Economists were looking for a surplus of BRL 13.4 …
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Transsexual model Lea T makes catwalk debut
Posted in January 31st, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
(the editor of which, Katie Grand, described Lea T as the issue's 'muse'), the 28-year-old Brazilian formerly known as 'Leo' made her catwalk debut this weekend during Sao …
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Lending a Hand to Less Developed Countries
Posted in January 31st, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan 31, 2011 (IPS) – Mothers' milk banks that are helping reduce infant mortality in Guatemala and are starting to be set up in Africa as well form part of the numerous social …
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Vendtek announces agreement to distribute prepaid landline vouchers in Brazil
Posted in January 31st, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
VANCOUVER – Vancouver-based financial software developer Vendtek Systems Inc. (TSXV:TSI) has signed a national distribution agreement with Embratel Participacoes S.A. to distribute prepaid landline …
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Aerial pictures capture world's last uncontacted tribe in Brazilian Amazon
Posted in January 31st, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
Photo issued by Survival International of uncontacted Indians living in Brazil, near the Peruvian border, and are featured in BBC1's Human …
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Bolivia flash flood sweeps away bus, truck; 30 die
Posted in January 31st, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
LA PAZ, Bolivia — Police in Bolivia say a raging river has swept at least 30 people to their deaths after swamping a bus and a truck that tried to cross. Chuquisaca police chief Iver …
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Santos humble Sao Paulo 2-0
Posted in January 31st, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) — In the 5th round of the Sao Paulo state championship, home team Santos beat rival Sao Paulo 2- 0 on Sunday. The win marked Santos first real test of the year …
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Cimatron Announces Fourth New Brazil Reseller in Two Months
Posted in January 31st, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Cimatron Limited (Nasdaq: CIMT), a leading provider of integrated CAD/CAM solutions for mold, tool and die makers as well as manufacturers of discrete parts, announced …
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Transsexual model stirs Brazil fashion show
Posted in January 31st, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
SAO PAULO (AFP) – Brazilian transsexual model Lea T. stole the show Sunday at Sao Paulo Fashion Week as critics applauded her presentation and paparazzi mobbed her entourage. The model, …
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Transsexual model Lea T takes first catwalk stroll in Brazil
Posted in January 31st, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
Yesterday, celebrated transsexual model Lea T took her first catwalk stroll in her native Brazil. The seminal runway turn for this highly touted fashionista took place during Fashion Week in Sao …
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Brazil And China Trade Tensions Set To Rise
Posted in January 31st, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
Trade tensions between Brazil and China are expected to increase after the Asian country emerged last year as the biggest foreign direct investor in Latin America?s largest …
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Brazil's "Elite Squad 2" a compelling cop thriller
Posted in January 31st, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
PARK CITY, Utah (Hollywood Reporter) – The unabashedly entertaining "Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within," the most successful Brazilian movie in history, gave Sundance audiences a …
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Bolivia flash flood sweeps away bus, truck; 30 die
Posted in January 31st, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
Police in Bolivia say a raging river has swept at least 30 people to their deaths after swamping a bus and a truck that tried to …
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Obama presses Mubarak for transition to democracy – Reuters
Posted in January 30th, 2011
CTV.ca Obama presses Mubarak for transition to democracyReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Sunday urged an "orderly transition" to democracy in Egypt, stopping short of calling on President Hosni Mubarak to step down but signalling that his days may be …Clinton urges adopting OAS report for Haitian electionsMiamiHerald.comClinton calls for a peaceful transitionCNN InternationalOther [...]
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Correctional officer in Washington prison is found dead – CNN International
Posted in January 30th, 2011
Sydney Morning Herald Correctional officer in Washington prison is found deadCNN InternationalBy the CNN Wire Staff A corrections officer was found dead late Saturday night at the Monroe Correctional Complex in Washington. (CNN) — A female correctional officer at a Washington state prison was fatally strangled and an inmate who told officers …Wash. guard strangled [...]
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Brazil and China trade tensions set to rise
Posted in January 30th, 2011
Trade tensions between Brazil and China are expected to increase after the Asian country emerged last year as the biggest foreign direct investor in Latin America’s largest economy
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Charter flights to carry thousands of Americans out of Egypt – CNN International
Posted in January 30th, 2011
Ha’aretz Charter flights to carry thousands of Americans out of EgyptCNN InternationalBy the CNN Wire Staff Charter flights will begin Monday to ferry the first of many Americans away from the escalating crisis in Egypt. Washington (CNN) — Charter flights that begin Monday will ferry the first of thousands of Americans away from the …U.S., [...]
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Brazil and China face increase in trade tensions
Posted in January 30th, 2011
Trade tensions between Brazil and China are expected to increase after the Asian country emerged last year as the biggest foreign direct investor in Latin America’s largest economy
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Paris Hilton flaunts beefed-up look at Sao Paulo Fashion Week
Posted in January 30th, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
Paris Hilton revealed an impressively pumped-up physique at Sao Paulo Fashion …
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Visit Mexican museums, archaeological sites via Google
Posted in January 29th, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
About 180 Mexican archaeological sites and 116 museums are being made available for virtual visits via the Google Earth platform from any part of the world, Mexican authorities and executives of …
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Brazil block collapse traps three
Posted in January 29th, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
Rescue workers in the Brazilian city of Belem, in the northern state of Para, are searching the rubble of a collapsed building for three construction workers. A union representative said the three …
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Obama Presses Egypt for Change, Without Calling for New Face at the Top – New York Times
Posted in January 29th, 2011
Reuters Obama Presses Egypt for Change, Without Calling for New Face at the TopNew York TimesWASHINGTON — President Obama's decision to stop short, at least for now, of calling for Hosni Mubarak's resignation was driven by the administration's concern that it could lose all leverage over the Egyptian …Inside the White House's Egypt ScrambleNewsweekWestern powers [...]
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Chilean officials suspend LAN Airlines merger with Brazil's TAM airlines
Posted in January 29th, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
SANTIAGO, Chile – Officials have suspended a merger between Chile's LAN Airlines and Brazil's TAM Airlines while they investigate whether it complies with the South American country's …
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Transsexual set to take Brazil fashion week by storm
Posted in January 29th, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
Published Date: January 30, 2011 Despite the arrival of some of the biggest names in the fashion and entertainment world, all eyes at the Winter 2011 fashion week that kicked off Friday were the …
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Q&A: What the Egyptian unrest means for the Middle East and the world – The Guardian
Posted in January 29th, 2011
msnbc.com Q&A: What the Egyptian unrest means for the Middle East and the worldThe GuardianWhat's happening in Egypt and how serious is it? Since Tuesday student and opposition groups have been staging protests across Egypt inspired by the uprising that toppled the former president of Tunisia, Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, a fortnight ago. …If Brotherhood [...]
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Mubarak names his deputy and new PM – Aljazeera.net
Posted in January 29th, 2011
Reuters Mubarak names his deputy and new PMAljazeera.netProtests continue as Egyptian president appoints former spy chief as his vice-president for the first time. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has appointed the country's head of intelligence to the post of vice-president, in a move said to be a reaction …The man behind Egypt's presidentCNN InternationalArmy guards Egypt's [...]
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Brazil, Argentina top teams in Olympic qualifying
Posted in January 29th, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -; Brazil and Argentina are the top seeded teams in an Olympic qualifying basketball tournament set for later this year in Mar del …
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Urawa sign Mazola on loan from Sao Paulo+
Posted in January 29th, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
TOKYO, Jan. 29 (AP) – (Kyodo)-;Urawa Reds have signed Brazilian striker Mazola on a season- long loan deal from Sao Paulo, the former Asian club champions said Saturday. The 21-year-old began …
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Brazil expects "peaceful solution" to political crises in Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen
Posted in January 29th, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
Brazil said that the political crises in Egypt, Tunisia and Yemen should be resolved "peacefully and without external interference."Brazil's Foreign Ministry said in a statement that …
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Paraguay joins Latin American neighbors in recognizing Palestinian state
Posted in January 29th, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
Paraguay's government said on Friday it had decided to recognize a Palestinian state based on borders before the 1967 war, following similar moves by other South American countries in recent …
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Paraguay recognizes 'Palestine' with pre-1967 borders
Posted in January 29th, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
Paraguay issued its declaration Friday, ahead of a mid-February summit in Peru of South American and Arab leaders. Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Ecuador all made similar proclamations in recent …
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Brazil to Rebuild Houses Lost in Rains
Posted in January 29th, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
Brazil ’s president has committed the government to building 6,000 homes for displaced residents of the hillside communities devastated by landslides that killed at least 842 people this …
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