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G20 pledges joint action to fight financial crisisWASHINGTON: The Group of 20 industrialized and developing countries called on Saturday for a joint response to the financial crisis that is snowballing into emerging markets.
Source : topix.net | 12-Oct-2008 08:16
Oil, soy, copper all go bust in Latin America
AP Photo: Andre Penner A broker reacts as he works on the floor of the Brazilian Mercantile and Futures Exchange in Sao Paulo, Friday, Oct.
Source : topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 09:52
Show offers introduction to work of documentary photographer Gordon Parks
From the streets of Harlem to the pitiful slums of Brazil, Gordon Parks focused his lens - and his life - on subjects that many people would prefer to ignore.
Source : topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 01:34
A touch of Brazil in the Upstate
By Kathy Johnston LINK STAFF WRITER On a highway teeming with American fast food restaurants, Cafe Paulista Grille brings great variety to the Upstate dining scene.
Source : topix.net | 10-Oct-2008 18:35
Brazilia summons G-20 urgent meeting on financial crisis
RIO DE JANEIRO. October 9. KAZINFORM. Brazilian Finance Minister Guido Mantega on Wednesday summoned an urgent G-20 meeting to discuss the global financial crisis.
Source : topix.net | 10-Oct-2008 10:14
Brazil poised to become oil superpower
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Four miles under the ocean's surface off Brazil's lush coast lie billions of barrels of recently discovered light crude - a treasure that could transform the country into an oil ...
Source : topix.net | 10-Oct-2008 02:03
Municipal elections start in Brazil
About 129 million Brazilian voters went to the polls Sunday morning to elect mayors and 52,137 councilors at 5,563 municipalities.
Source : topix.net | 09-Oct-2008 18:56
Lost penguins hitch ride home on cargo plane
Flying penguins are unusual. Especially when they fly on a C-130 Hercules military plane.
Source : topix.net | 09-Oct-2008 10:36
Rio De Janeiro: Stranded penguins shipped home
The ship will take three days to transport the group of Magellanic penguins to Brazil's southern border with Argentina, where the birds will rest for a week to gather their strength to complete the voyage.
Source : topix.net | 09-Oct-2008 02:36
Brazilian President Criticizes IMF For Lack Of Action Amid Financial Crisis
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva criticized on Tuesday the International Monetary Fund for lack of action in the midst of the international financial crisis.
Source : topix.net | 08-Oct-2008 19:57
Introducing Contactless Transit and Retail Payments in Brazil
Libercard, ViVOtech and Inteligensa have announced they have "collaborated to develop the first Transit & Retail combination contactless payment implementation in Latin America.
Source : topix.net | 08-Oct-2008 15:33
Latin America, Caribbean to launch first summit in Dec.
Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean decided Monday in Brazil to hold an annual summit starting this December to seek a better integration of the region.
Source : topix.net | 08-Oct-2008 11:12
Brazilian stocks plunge amid global financial crisis
A stock trader is seen in a stock exchange in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Oct. 6, 2008. In Sao Paulo, Latin America's biggest bourse, the leading Bovespa index closed at 42,100 points on Monday, down 5.43 percent.
Source : topix.net | 08-Oct-2008 06:50
Rain Forest Tribe x2019 s Charge of Neglect Is Shrouded by Religion and Politics
Three years after President Hugo Chávez expelled American missionaries from the Venezuelan Amazon, accusing them of using proselytism of remote tribes as a cover for espionage, resentment is festering here ...
Source : topix.net | 08-Oct-2008 02:12
Air Canada, TAM expand network between Brazil and Canada
Air Canada and TAM, Brazil's largest airline, have agreed to offer each others' customers an expanded choice of destinations and transfers in their home countries.
Source : topix.net | 07-Oct-2008 21:30
Penguins are released at Cassino Beach, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
More than 370 penguins mysteriously washed up on Brazil's equatorial beaches have been flown home.
Source : topix.net | 07-Oct-2008 17:04
So long and thanks for all the fish
Oct 7 - Penguins washed up on beaches in north-eastern Brazil head back to their natural habitat.
Source : topix.net | 07-Oct-2008 12:30
Latam stocks plunge on slowdown concerns
Latin American stocks plunged Monday, led by a stunning 15 percent intraday drop in Brazilian shares, on concern the world is descending into a severe economic slowdown that could devastate the region's ...
Source : topix.net | 07-Oct-2008 07:57
No luck for Obamas in Brazil elections
SAO PAULO, Brazil - Maybe they should have tried "John McCain." At least eight "Barack Obamas" who borrowed the Democratic presidential candidate's name to run in Brazilian local elections lost.
Source : topix.net | 07-Oct-2008 02:04
Brazil priest's kin hoping to fly body home
RIO DE JANEIRO - Grieving relatives of a Brazilian priest found strangled in Brooklyn are trying to raise $10,000 to bring his body back to his homeland.
Source : topix.net | 06-Oct-2008 11:53
Brazil ruling party wins at least four cities
By Raymond Colitt
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's ruling Workers' Party won mayor's races in at least four state capitals on Sunday and could win several more in a run-off vote this month, exit polls and early results showed.
But the Workers' Party, or PT, did worse than expected in Sao Paulo, the country's largest city, an exit poll showed.
The PT won the northeastern state capitals Recife and Fortaleza as well as the northern state capital Palmas, exit polls and early official results showed.
Source : topix.net | 06-Oct-2008 03:45
Stranded Brazil penguins returned to sea
Rio de Janeiro, Oct 5: Around 300 penguins marooned on the Brazilian beaches for past few months have been returned to the sea by conservationists, hoping that they would find their way back home in Patagonia, ...
Source : topix.net | 05-Oct-2008 11:25
Super Hornets touted to Brazil
SAO PAULO, Brazil - The U.S. Embassy said Thursday that it is encouraging Brazil to buy Boeing-built F-18 Super Hornet fighter jets - one of three models selected by Latin America's largest nation as finalists ...
Source : topix.net | 05-Oct-2008 03:24
Semifinalists decided for the Billabong Ladies Pro Brazil
Surfersvillage Global Surf News , 2 October, 2008 : - - Florianopolis, Brazil -- On a beautiful thursday of sunshine and good waves of 3 to 5ft, the Billabong Pro Ladies - Costao do Santinho already defined the ...
Source : topix.net | 04-Oct-2008 03:19
the Anarctic is Warming...:
On the Sunny Beaches of Brazil, A Perplexing Inrush of Penguins The sheer quantity of young penguins that have washed up on Brazil's sun-drenched beaches this year has confounded nearly everyone who comes in ...
Source : topix.net | 03-Oct-2008 22:54
Race driver Castroneves heads to court in tax case
Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner and "Dancing With The Stars" champion Helio Castronoves was set to appear in court Friday to face allegations he used offshore accounts to hide millions of dollars in income ...
Source : topix.net | 03-Oct-2008 18:19
Brazilian vice president calls on Brazil, China to strengthen co-op
Brazil and China should make concerted efforts to explore more potential areas of bilateral cooperation, Brazilian Vice President Jose Alencar said Wednesday.
Source : topix.net | 03-Oct-2008 06:34
Brazil stocks open lower on slowdown worries
SAO PAULO, Brazil : Brazilian stocks are falling on concerns of a global economic slowdown despite the U.S. Senate's passage of the US$700 billion bank rescue package.
Source : topix.net | 02-Oct-2008 18:46
Sleepless in Brazil
Since September 24th I've been speaking in Brazil at JUGs, Universitys, and at Sun Tech Days as part of the September Month of Java in Brazil .
Source : topix.net | 01-Oct-2008 18:40
US 'casino' mentality blamed for planet's meltdown
SAO PAULO, Brazil - Astounded by the U.S. government's failure to resolve the financial crisis threatening the foundations of the global free market, fingers of blame are pointing at America from around the ...
Source : topix.net | 01-Oct-2008 02:49
Brazilian president okays Portuguese spelling reform
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has signed an agreement to implement spelling reforms in the Portuguese language.
Source : topix.net | 30-Sep-2008 18:30
Ex-hotel manager sentenced for embezzling $1M
The former general manager of the Residence Inn in Tukwila who was convicted of embezzling more than $1 million was sentenced this morning to three years in prison.
Source : topix.net | 30-Sep-2008 04:38
Brazil-Based Company Completes 47,700-SF Hangar at Phoenix-Mesa Airport
Sept 23, 2008 Embraer has wrapped up development of its new 47,700-square-foot executive jet service center at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport in Mesa, Ariz.
Source : topix.net | 29-Sep-2008 20:30
Brazil arrests 13 people with links to wild animal trafficking
Brazil has arrested 13 people with links to wild animal trafficking and rescued over 1,000 wild animals in Caruaru, northeastern Brazil, during an operation called "Free Flight," local media reported Friday.
Source : topix.net | 29-Sep-2008 12:08
Answers sought in Brazil crash involving NY pilots
Relatives of 154 people killed in a Brazil plane crash involving Long Island pilots two years ago are still seeking answers from the government on the cause of the accident, the official Agencia Brasil news service said Sunday.
Families of the victims celebrated a mass in Brasilia. They also organized protests in other cities to mark the anniversary of the Sept. 29, 2006, crash, in which a Boeing 737 operated by Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA collided with an Embraer Legacy 600 executive jet, killing everyone aboard the Gol aircraft.
Source : topix.net | 29-Sep-2008 03:53
BRAZIL: Militarised Election Campaign
RIO DE JANEIRO, Sep 22 - Rio de Janeiro will be the most fiercely contested city in Brazil's upcoming local elections, with an average of 25 candidates for every seat on its municipal councils, and dozens of ...
Source : topix.net | 28-Sep-2008 23:13
'Blindness' stars a global mix
Artist: Ruffalo, Mark Mark Ruffalo stars with Julianne Moore in 'Blindness' Mark Ruffalo, an American actor with a global view and a serious side to his acting career, appreciates what Brazilian director ...
Source : topix.net | 28-Sep-2008 14:56
Brazil arrests Portuguese man with 200 canaries
SAO PAULO, Brazil : Brazilian police arrested a Portuguese man Thursday and accused him of attempting to smuggle 200 wild Peruvian canaries through Sao Paulo's international airport.
Source : topix.net | 28-Sep-2008 06:37
Brazil to pay compensation to US pastor tortured, expelled in 1974 under military regime
The Rev. Frederick Birten Morris of the United Methodist Church will be compensated 285,000 reals plus a monthly pension of 2,000 reals , the Justice Ministry said on its Web site.
Source : topix.net | 27-Sep-2008 22:33
Truck-bus collision kills seven in Brazil
Friday 26th September, 2008 Truck-bus collision kills seven in Brazil IANS Friday 26th September, 2008 Rio De Janeiro, Sep 26 Seven people have been killed and 21 injured in a bus-truck collision in southern ...
Source : topix.net | 27-Sep-2008 17:51
Cops nab motorist who owes $1.9M in traffic fines
SAO PAULO, Brazil - Brazilian police reportedly have caught up with a motorist who owes the equivalent of nearly $2 million in unpaid traffic fines.
Source : topix.net | 27-Sep-2008 09:51
Vale chief: China iron cutback talk is nonsense
The chairman of the world's biggest iron ore producer says reports that China will reduce imports from Brazil are nonsense.
Source : topix.net | 27-Sep-2008 03:28
Cops Nab Driver Who Owes $1.9M In Traffic Fines
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Source : topix.net | 26-Sep-2008 22:55
Brazilian Police Say Massacre Of 15 Carried Out By Drug Dealers
Brazilian police said Tuesday that the massacre of 15 people in southern Parana state was carried out by drug dealers.
Source : topix.net | 26-Sep-2008 14:35
Cloud computing spreads in emerging countries
IBM has opened four cloud computing centers in Sao Paulo, Brazil; Bangalore, India; Seoul, Korea; and Hanoi, Vietnam.
Source : topix.net | 26-Sep-2008 06:20
Brazilian Soccer Player Thiago da Silva Killed, Ex-Girlfriend Accused
A Brazilian soccer player named Thiago da Silva was tortured and murdered by, allegedly by assassins hired by his ex-girlfriend, according to media reports.
Source : topix.net | 26-Sep-2008 00:00