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Thursday, 27 November 2008 |
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Rio de Janeiro/Florianopolis, Brazil - The deaths of at least 97 people and the evacuations of close to 80,000 have not been the only tragic consequences of heavy rain in the southern Brazilian state ... |
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Thursday, 27 November 2008 |
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Rio de Janeiro - At least 97 people have died in flooding and landslides in a southern Brazilian state since the weekend in one of the worst weather-related catastrophes to hit the South American coun... |
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Thursday, 27 November 2008 |
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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, front, and Santa Catarina Governor Luiz Henrique, center, fly over Navegantes, Brazil, on Wednesday. Heavy rain has pounded southern Brazil for nearly tw... |
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Thursday, 27 November 2008 |
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Brazil's Ibovespa index was up 0.5 percent to 36,650 shortly after trading began. The country's currency, the real, was up against the dollar and stood at 2.3 per dollar.Thursday's advance for the Ibo... |
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Thursday, 27 November 2008 |
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Peru army chief's controversial remarks on Chileans surface in YouTube video Video shows general saying Chileans would be sent back in coffins or body bags Peru hasn't taken action against Gen. Edwin ... |
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Thursday, 27 November 2008 |
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-(Dow Jones)- Chilean residential power rates will fall an average 1.7% in November, as a result of an 11.4% drop in regulated distribution rates, the Chilean government's National Energy Commission... |
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Thursday, 27 November 2008 |
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-(Dow Jones)- Brazil's latest electric transmission line auction saw some of the lowest demand in the last seven years as tight credit kept many companies out of the bidding process. |
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Thursday, 27 November 2008 |
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(MENAFN) The While House announced that US President George W. Bush has suspended a key trade deal with Bolivia, stating that the South American country failed to cooperate with U.S. anti-drug efforts... |
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Thursday, 27 November 2008 |
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(MENAFN) New York Insurer, American International Group Inc, and the Brazilian banking group, Uniao de Bancos Brasileiros SA, have agreed to buy each other's cross-holdings in their Brazilian joint ve... |
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Thursday, 27 November 2008 |
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Tuesday signed a new law increasing jail time for pedophiliac crimes as a new measure to fight child sexual abuse in... |
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Thursday, 27 November 2008 |
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London, Nov 27 : Robinho, a top Brazilian football star, has said that initially he though that being a football star was an important thing in the world, but lately he has shunned the notion, after his mother was kidnapped and released only after 40 days when a ransom of 45,000 pounds was paid to the kidnappers. |
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Thursday, 27 November 2008 |
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More than 100 people have been killed in accidents caused by continuous downpour over the past two weeks in southern Brazil as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva rushed to Santa Catarina state to make an on-the-spot assessment of the situation, EFE reported Thursday. |
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Thursday, 27 November 2008 |
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NAVEGANTES, Brazil — Hungry flood survivors looted supermarkets and emergency crews tried to get aid to nearly 80,000 people driven from their homes Wednesday as mudslides and overflowing rivers... |
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Thursday, 27 November 2008 |
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RIO DE JANEIRO -- The presidents of Brazil and Russia agreed Wednesday that Russia will host a summit of the world's four leading emerging market nations next year.President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva... |
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Thursday, 27 November 2008 |
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Jump, a Brazilian digital media academy and fhios, a leading international customer experience research consultancy have entered an initiative to hold three executive workshops of 'Advanced Customer E... |
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Thursday, 27 November 2008 |
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Minicom Advanced Systems, a world leader in Digital Signage player-to-screen connectivity and KVM IP solutions, has selected as its exclusive Brazilian representative, Intuitto Tecnologia a member of ... |
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Thursday, 27 November 2008 |
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Spanish club Valencia officially announced the signing of Brazilian left back Thiago Carleto Alves from Santos on Wednesday. Alves, who is just 19 years old, has agreed on a contract with the Spanish ... |
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Thursday, 27 November 2008 |
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LA PAZ, Bolivia - President George W. Bush is suspending a key trade pact with Bolivia, saying the South American country failed to cooperate with U.S. anti-drug efforts. Bolivia's participation in ... |
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Thursday, 27 November 2008 |
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The presidents of Brazil and Russia agreed Wednesday that Russia will host a summit of the world's four leading emerging market nations next year.President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Brazil, Russi... |
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Thursday, 27 November 2008 |
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SAO PAULO -- Flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rain pounding southern Brazil for nearly two months have killed at least 84 people and forced more than 54,000 to flee, regional Civil Defense o... |
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