Reuters Shuttle Discovery to Make Its Final Launch Pad Trip MondaySpace.comThe space shuttle Discovery is set to make its last journey to Launch Pad 39A Monday (Jan. 31) in preparation for its final mission to space next month. Discovery is slated to launch Feb. 24, carrying six astronauts and a load of new …East Tenn [...]
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Shuttle Discovery to Make Its Final Launch Pad Trip Monday – Space.com
Posted in January 28th, 2011
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Defiant Mubarak promises change, urges end to protests – Los Angeles Times
Posted in January 28th, 2011
msnbc.com Defiant Mubarak promises change, urges end to protestsLos Angeles TimesPresident Hosni Mubarak addresses the nation, defending the brutal crackdown on protests but vowing to change his Cabinet and enact reforms. Protests continue across Egypt despite a curfew. By Jeffrey Fleishman and Borzou Daragahi, Los Angeles Times …Mubarak refuses to quit despite deadly protestsABC OnlineA [...]
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Another under-age girl in Berlusconi's bunga bunga scandal
Posted in January 28th, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
A 19-year-old Brazilian showgirl was under age when she visited Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's villa where bunga bunga sex parties took place, believe …
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Man kept wife in cellar for 16 years, lived with another woman
Posted in January 28th, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
A man in Brazil locked up his wife in a cellar for 16 long years as he lived upstairs with another woman, it was reported …
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Brazilian man arrested for locking wife in cellar for 16-yrs
Posted in January 28th, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
A Brazilian man has been arrested after he allegedly locked his wife up in a cellar for 16 …
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Brazil's builds free homes for slide victims
Posted in January 28th, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
Brazil is building 8,000 new, free homes for survivors of the deadly mudslides that ripped away mountainsides near Rio de Janeiro, President Dilma Rousseff announced Thursday. The president said …
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a history of celebrity opposition
Posted in January 28th, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
The construction of the Belo Monte dam in Brazil may finally be about to begin but celebrity opponents as well as legal challenges have helped prevent the bulldozers and workmen moving in before …
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FC Business Intelligence Produces Article on Brazilian Agricultural Markets and Investment Ahead of the World Agriculture Investment Conference USA
Posted in January 28th, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
Ahead of the World Agriculture Investment conference USA (May 9-10, Chicago) FC Business Intelligence and Pulsamérica are offering an exclusive look at the industry by distributing the first …
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Rains hamper Vale's iron ore shipments in Brazil and coal imports from Australia
Posted in January 28th, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
- Heavy rains over recent weeks have interrupted Brazilian miner Vale's shipments of 600,000 tonnes of iron ore from Brazil and 500,000 tonnes of coal from Australia, a company director said …
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Brazil To Build Free Homes For Flood Victims
Posted in January 28th, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
(RTTNews) – Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff announced Thursday that her government has decided to build 8,000 new homes for giving free of cost to the poor left homeless by the recent floods …
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Brazil dam go-ahead sparks anger
Posted in January 28th, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
BRASILIA: Environmentalists and indigenous people Thursday defiantly rejected the Brazilian government's decision allowing work to begin on a giant hydroelectric dam, while the state prosecutor …
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Free homes for flooded Brazilians
Posted in January 28th, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
Brazil says it is going to build 8,000 houses to give free to poor people made homeless by floods and landslides in Rio de Janeiro state this month. President Dilma Rousseff said 6,000 homes would …
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Brazil wife eight years in cellar
Posted in January 28th, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
A Brazilian man has been arrested on suspicion of keeping his wife locked in a cellar for at least eight years while he lived upstairs with another woman. Acting on a tip, police found 64-year-old …
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Brazil Fire Chief Accused of Vengeance Killings
Posted in January 28th, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
(AP) SAO PAULO – A former fire chief in Brazil is suspected of killing at least eight drug users in the neighborhood where his son was shot dead in a robbery attempt, authorities said Thursday. An …
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Benfica confirm Luiz offer from Chelsea
Posted in January 27th, 2011
Benfica have confirmed that they have received an offer from Premier League champions Chelsea for Brazil defender David Luiz.
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Egyptian protesters feel world has passed them by – Washington Post
Posted in January 27th, 2011
Telegraph.co.uk Egyptian protesters feel world has passed them byWashington PostEgyptian activists protested for a third day as social networking sites called for a mass rally in the capital Cairo after Friday prayers, keeping up the momentum of the country's largest anti-government protests in years. By Griff Witte CAIRO – Abdel …Egypt Relies on Familiar Strategy [...]
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Jay Carney Picked as New White House Press Secretary – ABC News
Posted in January 27th, 2011
Fox News Jay Carney Picked as New White House Press SecretaryABC NewsPresident Obama has selected Jay Carney, current communications director for the Vice President, as Robert Gibbs' replacement as White House press secretary, sources tell ABC News. The announcement, expected to be made public later this …Former reporter Carney next White House spokesmanReutersObama Selects Biden [...]
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Charlie Sheen — Partying with Another Porn Star – TMZ.com
Posted in January 27th, 2011
ABC News Charlie Sheen — Partying with Another Porn StarTMZ.comOne of the women partying with Charlie Sheen before he was hospitalized was a porn star named Kacey Jordan … TMZ has learned. We're told Jordan — who's reportedly 22 years old — was contacted by a 3rd party on behalf of the actor … who [...]
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DealBook: Sara Lee to Pursue a Split-Up Instead of a Sale
Posted in January 27th, 2011
The decision was made after Sara Lee’s directors determined that preliminary takeover approaches by a consortium led by Apollo Global Management and by JBS of Brazil were not high enough.
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Obama to travel to Brazil, Chile, El Salvador
Posted in January 27th, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
President Barack Obama took a moment during his State of the Union address to the US Congress to announce a tour of Latin American nations.
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Brazil's Petrobras announces deep-water oil find
Posted in January 26th, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
Brazilian state-controlled energy company Petrobras said it struck oil at a pre-salt block located in 'ultra-deep' waters of the Santos Basin, located off the country's southeastern coast.
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Brazil's EBX eyes US$15 billion investment
Posted in January 26th, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
RIO DE JANEIRO–EBX, billionaire Eike Batista's mining and oil holding company, unveiled plans Tuesday to pour US billion worth of investments in Brazil by 2012.
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Brazil postpones decision on fighter contract
Posted in January 26th, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian Defense Minister Nelson Jobim on Tuesday ruled out for now a decision on a multibillion dollar fighter aircraft contract vied for by France, Sweden and the United States.
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Brazil gives early nod for massive Amazon dam
Posted in January 26th, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
A BRAZILIAN environmental agency has given approval for initial work to begin on a massive hydroelectric dam planned for the heart of the Amazon jungle.
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Latin American statesmen question drugs war strategy
Posted in January 26th, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
Chief rabbi's edict on organ donation raises supply concerns Men who fought against the drugs trade while in government are calling for change, writes
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Rains in Brazil Oust Over 25,000 From Homes
Posted in January 26th, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
Over 25,000 people have been forced to move out of their homes in the Serrana region in the south-eastern Brazilian state of Rio de Janiero, because of the devastating rains and mudslides. which laste
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Brazil to Restrict Foreign Mining
Posted in January 26th, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
Brazil’s recently sworn in government, is concerned about increasing foreign interests in its mining assets and is looking in to the possibility of restricting foreign purchases of mines, Folha
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Brazil gets office due to boom
Posted in January 26th, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
Brazil to get Florida trade office due to boom To help Florida businesses, especially smaller companies, take advantage of opportunities in the booming Brazilian economy, Enterprise Florida reestab
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Brazil OKs building of $17 bln Amazon power dam
Posted in January 26th, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
Source: reuters // Reuters * Brazil agency OKs start-up of huge dam in Amazon * Consortium has go-ahead to clear forest, start site SAO PAULO, Jan 26 (Reuters) – Brazil's environment a
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Cisco Expands Talent-Development Efforts in Brazil
Posted in January 26th, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
CSCO ) today announced initiatives designed to increase Latin America's capacity to train, employ and retain highly qualified networking and systems engineers. In Brazil, authorized
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Thousands chew coca in Bolivia protest
Posted in January 26th, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
Thousands have taken to the streets in Bolivia to chew coca leaf in support of the country's bid to remove an international prohibition on the age-old practice.
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Booming Brazil Balks at Battle Buys
Posted in January 26th, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
you know all about China . Brazil, meanwhile, seems content to sit out the party. As recently as a few months ago, Brazil was marching in lockstep with its fellow BRIC-ers. It placed orders to buy f
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Brazil currency up on rate-hike possibility
Posted in January 26th, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) ? Brazil?s currency gained ground Wednesday after investors appeared to set aside the central?s bank?s latest move to target currency appreciation to focus on a rise in consu
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Thousands chew coca in Bolivia protest
Posted in January 26th, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) ? Thousands have taken to the streets in Bolivia to chew coca leaf in support of the country's bid to remove an international prohibition on the age-old practice.The chief ta
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Technip Expands Flexible Pipe Manufacturing Footprint in Brazil
Posted in January 26th, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
Technip announced a new investment project to expand its flexible pipe manufacturing footprint in Brazil adding capacity for additional volume and high-end products. The very significant development
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Hammer and Block Auctioneers Kicks Off Season with Latin American Art…
Posted in January 26th, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
Miami?s Only Full-Service Auction House Combines Elements of Trendy Art galleries and Hit Reality TV Shows: American Pickers, Pawn Stars and Auction Kings
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Brazilian city equates dengue with rival
Posted in January 26th, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
In this graphic released by the Barretos city government in Brazil, a billboard ad campaign against dengue portrays a mosquito wearing an Argentine soccer jersey and a man wearing a Brazilian jersey k
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BG jumps after Brazil oil discovery and spin-off talk
Posted in January 26th, 2011
BG Group hit a 30-month high after its house broker argued for a spin-off of the company’s Brazilian oil fields
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Egypt security forces crack down on scattered protests – Los Angeles Times
Posted in January 26th, 2011
Globe and Mail Egypt security forces crack down on scattered protestsLos Angeles TimesA day after unprecedented nationwide protests against President Hosni Mubarak, security forces tighten their grip on the capital and quickly disperse pockets of rebellion. The crackdown appears to be keeping many protesters off the streets. …Clinton Urges Restraint, Political Reform in EgyptVoice of [...]
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Obama Takes His Message To The Heartland – NPR
Posted in January 26th, 2011
Boston Globe Obama Takes His Message To The HeartlandNPRPresident Obama spoke about the economy Wednesday after touring Orion Energy Systems, a technology and clean energy company in Manitowoc, Wisc. President Obama spoke about the economy Wednesday after touring Orion Energy Systems, …Remarks by President Obama in ManitowocWisconsin State JournalPresident Obama visits Manitowoc factoriesWQOW TV News [...]
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World reactions to Obama’s 2011 State of the Union address – Christian Science Monitor
Posted in January 26th, 2011
Globe and Mail World reactions to Obama's 2011 State of the Union addressChristian Science MonitorPresident Obama mentioned Afghanistan more than any other nation during his 2011 State of the Union address. But what he didn't mention conveyed a lot. President Barack Obama smiles on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 25, while delivering his …Congress [...]
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BG finds more oil in Brazil
Posted in January 26th, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
BG decided that there are 2.8bn barrels of recoverable oil rather than 2.1bn in the valuable basin – one of the most prospective regions for oil exploration in the world.
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Heli-One Signs New Contracts in Brazil
Posted in January 26th, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
Heli-One continues to cement its reputation as a major maintenance support company in the Brazilian helicopter market after agreeing to provide new tip-to-tail power-by-the-hour (PBH) and upgrade serv
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Brazil Credit Growth Slows, Auto Financing Rates Jump
Posted in January 26th, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
Jan. 26 (Bloomberg) — Brazilian credit expansion slowed and rates for vehicle financing jumped the most in at least two years after policy makers tightened liquidity requirements to prevent a consume
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Brazil Gold Appoints Senior Geologist Charles Thorman to Advisory Board
Posted in January 26th, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
News ) ("Brazil Gold"), a precious metals exploration company focused on the Amazon region of Brazil, today announced it has appointed Charles Thorman, Ph.D. as a member of the Company'
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Brazil in sight for futsal prodigy
Posted in January 26th, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
The two teenagers, both of whom are strikers, started playing futsal at the same time and will undoubtedly room together on the trip, which starts in August.
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Visa sells stake in Brazil prepaid cards issuer
Posted in January 26th, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
On Wednesday January 26, 2011, 9:12 am EST SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Payments network Visa Inc. has shed a 10-percent stake in a Brazil-based card issuer to Banco do Brasil and Bradesco, the company sa
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Brazil's Vale Warned US Of Chinese Advance In Mining – Report
Posted in January 26th, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
-(Dow Jones)- Executives of Brazilian miner Vale SA (VALE, VALE5.BR) in 2007 warned the U.S. about Chinese plans to control South American and African mineral deposits and related transport networks
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Portugal Telecom in $5bn Brazil deal
Posted in January 26th, 2011
Portugal Telecom is to pay bn for a 22.4 per cent stake in Oi, Brazil’s largest telecoms group, as part of a deal that will see the Brazilian company replace Spain’s Telefónica as the Portuguese operator’s largest shareholder
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Brazil's time has come
Posted in January 26th, 2011
by Editor in Breaking News
Getty Images Finding adjectives that do her justice is no easy task. Year after year, Marta continues to weave her magic to the point that, just weeks before her 25th birthday, the Brazilian is alread
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