A four-lane highway running around 170 kilometers northwest from Sao Paulo, Brazil, passes through vast sugar cane farms on red clay land. On May 7, a Dong-A reporter departed from Sao Paulo and …

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United Nations, May 22 (Prensa Latina) Brazil called today at the United Nations for turning the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (RIo+20) in a "fiesta of multilateralism as a …

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The Brazilian real: weaker. Inflation: slowly rising. At last week's Latin America CEO Summit in New York, the consensus among Brazilian chief executives was that a weaker real is great for …

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You're hot until you're not, and Brazil post-Lula is no longer hot. For many investors, this is a great long term opportunity. We've all seen charts of equity prices rising 500% or …

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Weak growth in Brazil seems to be coming to an end, but there are still looming risks in the shape of inflation, credit risk and competitiveness, according to the latest outlook published by the …

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A firefighter puts cools off the rubble from a collapsed building in Rio de Janeiro in January. Brazil's economy is going through growing pains. Most blame Europe and the financial crisis in …

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–Gol to announce final job reductions by the end of June –Airline to announce two to three new international alliances –Brazil aviation market may grow 7% this year By Diana Kinch and …

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LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — Brazilian stocks fell Tuesday, with caution about growth prospects holding the market back from building on its best performance in seven …

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CBS News Republican 'War on Coal' Claims Fight Market RealityBusinessWeekBy Elizabeth Dwoskin on May 22, 2012 Republicans are pushing hard to stir up anger over the administration's so-called war on coal. When Vice President Biden was out campaigning in Ohio last week, Republicans shot out email blasts and web videos …Cory Booker comments: How badly [...]

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ABC News Flight lands in Maine over odd passenger behaviorThe Associated PressBy GLENN ADAMS, AP – 30 minutes ago AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A US Airways jetliner flying from Paris to Charlotte, NC, was diverted to a Maine airport on Tuesday after an apparently mentally unstable French passenger announced that she had a surgically …Plane [...]

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CBC.ca Challenge to birth control mandateFox NewsThis is a rush transcript from "Special Report," May 21, 2012. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. LAWRENCE MORRIS, CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY: This is not about contraception. It is about government compulsion.Catholics stand united over war on birth controlmsnbc.comRoman Catholic church in the [...]

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Paris, May 22 (Prensa Latina) Cannes Film Festival pays tribute this year to …

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There was just one problem: the 4,000 people who already live in that part of Rio de Janeiro, in a decades-old squatter settlement that the city wants to tear down. Refusing to go quietly and taking …

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Brazil has unveiled a new round of temporary tax cuts aimed at re-starting its stalled economic boom. The cuts, which are worth around billion, are aimed at boosting the country's …

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Brasilia, May 22 (Prensa Latina) Leaders of the automotive industry and business owners endorsed on Tuesday the new package of economic measures to face up to the global financial crisis. The …

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China and Brazil, getting closer. Where the U.S. model means government is bad, and the China model means government is good, Brazil has chosen the latter. Blame it on the U.S.-inspired 2008 …

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NEW YORK & SAO PAULO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Forbes announced today the introduction of its twenty-second international edition, Forbes Brazil, in partnership with BPP LTDA, the publisher of …

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An 8 percent rise in disappearances could undermine the achievements of a gang truce, which has seen murders in El Salvador drop by nearly 60 percent since March, writes a guest …

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Seoul, May 22 (Prensa Latina) Paraguay and South Korea reached an agreement on open skies to facilitate passenger and cargo traffic between the two countries, even without direct air link. The …

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Rubens Barrichello arrived on the Formula One scene five years too late to compete in the Detroit Grand Prix.He arrived at the IZOD IndyCar Series this year, just in time to savour the …

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Compression Therapy Market Outlook in BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) to 2017 …

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Brazilian newspapers are speculating that the country's most beautiful export – supermodel Gisele Bundchen – may be pregnant with her second child. Tom Brady's wife has not commented on …

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Brazilian development bank Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economico e Social (BNDES) will provide credit lines to help with the financing of 4G networks in the country, says communications …

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Brazil's government has unveiled a new stimulus package to boost the automotive and other manufacturing sectors, amid concerns over growth. Finance Minister Guido Mantega said Brazil was well …

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–A patch of weak growth in Brazil seems to be coming to an end, OECD says –Brazil risks include inflation, credit, competitiveness, OECD report says –Pressure on private-sector banks to lower …

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Tuesday, May 22 07:41:47 Brazil's government on Monday unveiled a new round of temporary tax cuts worth about billion to boost the struggling automotive sector and other industries in its …

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Argentina is planning to propose its fellow Mercosur members to increase the common external tariff, CET from the current 22% to 35%, when they meet at the next summit in Mendoza. Argentina …

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(MENAFN – Saudi Press Agency) Brazil's financial market analysts expect the South American giant's GDP to grow by 3.1 per cent this year, considerably below government estimates, dpa …

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An extra 3,000 policemen will help strengthen the security here during the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development next month, the Rio state government said Monday. Police officers and …

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Canada’s Mc Cain has suspended production of frozen chip potatoes in Argentina because of the trade barriers which impede exports to Brazil in the framework of a bilateral dispute that is …

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Iran sacks diplomat accused of Brazil pool abuse. The Iranian government says it has sacked a diplomat accused of molesting at least four girls at a swimming pool in Brazil. The official, …

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(BRASILIA) – Brazil has admitted it is unlikely to meet an economic growth forecast of 4.5 percent over concerns about the eurozone and announced a new stimulus package in a bid to reverse a recent …

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Brazil lowered taxes on consumer borrowing and created incentives for banks to boost vehicle lending as policy makers struggle to revive economic growth in the Latin America’s largest …

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Brasilia, May 22 (Prensa Latina) Minister of Human Rights Secretariat, Maria do Rosario Nunes, said today that Brazil shows progress in the defense of individual liberties, but also has significant …

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Seoul, May 22 (Prensa Latina) Paraguay and South Korea will discuss ways to expand cooperation in trade and investment during a visit to this country of President Fernando Lugo, to be held from next …

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The New Jersey Devils evened up their series with the New York Rangers, winning Game Four by a 3-1 score. In a crucial game, the Devils were led by Zach Parise, who scored two goals and an assist, …

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Federal Resources Minister Martin Ferguson hopes more Australian mining companies will set up operations in Latin America. Currently, Australia's resources sector has 200 mining projects in …

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Vale, the largest iron ore producer, is poised to lose market share to Australian rivals Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton as Brazil imposes stricter environmental rules on new mining projects and labour …

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National Indian Foundation (FUNAI) was conducting surveillance operations on lands traditionally occupied by the Awa. "There are joint operations with the police to protect the rights of these …

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RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP) – Brazil said Monday it was working hard to stop illegal logging in Amazon rainforest land inhabited by the ethnic Awa people, a group said to be threatened with …

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Michael Jackson AP FILE PHOTO RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazil’s children’s television show host Xuxa has revealed that the late Michael Jackson wanted to marry her and that she had been …

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LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — Brazilian stocks jumped Monday, with gains among resource issues helping to cut into the market's sharp loss last week, its worst in nine …

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Dilma Rousseff interrupted the speech of Barack Obama. The President of the United States was speaking about the advances of various countries in Latin America, commenting that now there exists …

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Not long ago, the BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India and China) were lionized as fast-growing superpowers-in-waiting. These days Russia is portrayed as a corrupt petrostate. India is ensnared in red …

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RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazilian bank Bradesco said Monday it expects Brazil's base interest rate to fall to 8% by year-end, while consumer inflation will amount to 5.2% on an annual …

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Don’t ask me what happened. All I know is, I was getting ready to post the next article, when suddenly someone snuck up behind me and stuffed a black hood over my face. My captors then shoved me into a van and drove for a few miles. The next thing I know, I was being [...]

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La Paz, May 21 (Prensa Latina) The Bolivian government today called for the intervention of the prosecutor to stop the illegal mining of gold in the town of Kota Mallku, Department of Potosi, and …

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RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazilian steelmaker Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA (USIM5.BR) said late Monday its no. 2 blast furnace at its Cubatao works in Sao Paulo has returned to 100% capacity …

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RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazil posted a 1 million trade surplus in the third week of May, but import growth continues to outpace gains made by exports so far this year, the Trade and Development …

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