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Sepp Blatter urges Brazil protesters not to link grievances to football
A supporter shows a poster against Fifa's Sepp Blatter and General Jerome Valcke during the Confederations Cup. Photograph: Yuri Cortez/AFP/Getty ...
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Brazil Wake Up Protesters Face Down Troops Outside of Stadium
Tens of thousands of protesters are facing off with an 'elite force' of troops Wednesday outside of a stadium in Forteleza, Brazil where a Confederate Cup match is scheduled later in the ...
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Gay couples to explicitly request marriage once court deadline on rights expires
Colombia Diversa on Wednesday sent out a document with which gay couples can request to be married after Friday when a Constitutional Court deadline ordering Congress to regulate gay rights ...
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Brazil vs Mexico Live Stream Free Football Watch Online Confederations Cup 2013 Soccer
Jesus Zavala of Mexico celebrates after scoring a goal against Costa Rica during their World Cup qualifying soccer match at the National Stadium in San Jose September 7, ...
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Bolivia State of Emergency Declared Following Drought
Pampa in Bolivia (photo: EU HACP on flickr) Bolivia has declared a state of emergency following a nationwide drought. So far the drought has affected 16,900 families, more than 48,000 heads of cattle, and 86,452 hectares of land. Damaged crops include soy, corn, and peanuts. The state of emergency will allow the Civil Defence and municipal governments access to funds of around US$2.6m to ...
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Rio de Janeiro Launches Public-private Partnership for Zero-emission Transportation
Rio de Janeiro State Government signs multilateral memorandum of understanding with Renault-Nissan Alliance, Petrobras Distribuidora, Light, Ampla and Rio Negcios to pave the way for electric ...
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Neymar backs Brazil protests
Rio de Janeiro - Brazilian football star Neymar on Wednesday joined his Selecao teammates in backing escalating social protests across the country, and chided President Dilma Rousseff's government for failing to deliver adequate social ...
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Brazil protests proceed as smaller cities join the fray
1 of 6. Members of the Brazilian law enforcement troops confront protestors ahead of the Confederations Cup soccer match between Brazil and Mexico outside the stadium of Fortaleza June 19, ...
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Fitch Cencosuds Credit Card Joint Venture in Chile Argentina Positive to Credit Quality
Money Market Funds Explore Callable Commercial Paper in Value Search Money market funds (MMFs) are slowly increasing exposure to a relatively new short-term instrument - callable commercial paper (CP), according to Fitch Ratings. MMFs are exploring callable CP as a way to add additional yield and diversification to portfolios, as well as in response to banks' reduced appetite for providing ...
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Chile presidential candidate attacked with eggs
Local radio Bio Bio reports that construction workers threw eggs at Longueira Wednesday after his performance at a campaign event in the capital of ...
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US FBI Chief Says Drones Used Domestically
The director of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation says the agency is occasionally using drones over the U.S., but did not say what the purpose of the surveillance is. The U.S. for years has used drones to monitor activity along its southern and northern borders. But at a congressional hearing Wednesday, FBI chief Robert Mueller said the agency is deploying drones over the U.S. for ...
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UK Soldier Deaths Court Ruling Will Harm Combat Missions
LONDON -- The British government warned on Wednesday that future combat operations could become more difficult after a court ruled that families of three soldiers killed in Iraq could sue the military for failing to protect troops on active duty. Britain's Supreme Court upheld the claim of relatives that the Human Rights Act applied to troops serving in battle abroad, and rejected the ...
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Competition from China killing Colombia’s textile industry Producers
Competition from China is the reason that 70% of Colombia’s shoe factories were forced to close their doors, the sector said Wednesday, demanding measures to protect the ...
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Confed Cup Protests continue in Brazil
Mexico's head coach Jose Manuel de la Torre will not be distracted by the civil unrest in Brazil when his side play the host nation. Demonstrations have continued across Brazil with protesters notably blocking the main access road to the Arena Castelao, in Fortaleza where the Selecao will play Mexico in the Confederations Cup on Wednesday ...
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Brazil protests continue in Rio de Janeiro
Brazil's government says it will deploy soldiers to five major cities to control a wave of protests which has seen almost a quarter of a million people demand better public services. The announcement comes after riot police and protesters clashed in fresh protests on Tuesday. ITN's Nick Ravenscroft ...
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Brazil World Cup protests National security force deployed to ensure Confederations Cup is not disrupted
A national security force will be deployed to five of Brazil's major cities to ensure the Confederations Cup football tournament is not disrupted by the widespread protests that have swept the ...
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Giant Cucumber From Brazil May Be One Of The Largest Youve Ever Seen Or Maybe Not
How many salads can you make with an 88-pound cucumber? Some (un)lucky Brazilians may soon find out. The giant vegetable -- which is reportedly 1.15 meters (3 feet 9 inches) thick, 70 cm (2 feet 4 inches) long and weighs about 40 kilograms -- was recently spotted at a market in the Vila Palmeira neighborhood of the northeast city of So Lus. Antnio Carlos Jr., who was given the cucumber by his ...
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Protesters out again in Brazilian cities
SAO PAULO (AP) -- Scattered street demonstrations popped up around Brazil Wednesday as protesters continued their collective cry against the low-quality public services they receive in exchange for high taxes and rising ...
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ATS Brasil is in advanced talks with banks for Brazil bourse
SAO PAULO, June 19 | Wed Jun 19, 2013 2:05pm EDT SAO PAULO, June 19 (Reuters) - American Trading Systems Brasil, the company seeking permission to open a financial exchange in Brazil, said talks with global and local banking and asset management firms are at "an advanced stage." ATS Brasil, as the company is known, is considering the sale of a 24 percent stake to a number of ...
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Soccer Protesters and police clash outside Brazil stadium
Police clashed with protesters trying to get near the stadium where Brazil will play Mexico in the Confederations Cup today and at least four police officers and a demonstrator were injured. Riot police used gas bombs and pepper spray to keep protesters from advancing past a barrier some 3 kilometres away from the Arena Castelao in the northeastern city of Fortaleza. A police car was burned by ...
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Lebanese Men Accused of Terrorism Sue Nigeria for $25 Million
ABUJA, NIGERIA -- Four Lebanese men accused of being Hezbollah members remain imprisoned in Nigeria after a court dismissed weapons and terrorism related charges against them on a technicality. The men are suing the government for nearly $25 million for unlawful detention, but lawyers say the government also may present new charges Friday in a higher court. This story started in May with a ...
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EMERGING MARKETS-BMFBovespa weighs on Brazil stocks as Fed eyed
SAO PAULO, June 19 (Reuters) - Brazil's benchmark stock index fell on Wednesday as shares of local bourse BM&FBovespa dropped over 3 percent on fears of possible competition with NYSE Euronext, while other Latin American stock markets were little changed ahead of a key statement from the U.S. Federal Reserve. Investors were seen mostly on hold before the Fed releases its policy statement at ...
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Confederations Cup Nigeria and Uruguay to battle for second spot in Group B
Before the Confederations Cup, Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi looked at the schedule and knew his team's meeting with Uruguay would be a must-win if they wanted to advance past the group stage. Peter Powell / ...
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Blatter says protesters in Brazil exploiting soccer to make case against government
FIFA President Sepp Blatter gives a speech during the Financial Times and International Football Arena Business of Football summit in Rio de Janeiro June 17, 2013. (SERGIO ...
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Gyula Horn former Hungarian prime minister dies
BUDAPEST, Hungary -; Gyula Horn, a former Hungarian prime minister who played a key role in opening the Iron Curtain, has died at the age of ...
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Chemical castration in Argentina for rapists?
Chemical castration of rapists seems a good way to prevent them from re-offending. But, if the 'treatment' is reversible by simply not taking the medicine anymore, and if taking the treatment get the rapist a light sentence, is it fair that the victim still has to carry his child if he makes her pregnant in the attack?
It was announced by officials in Argentina’s Mendoza province on the 21st of March, 2010, that chemical castration has been authorized for rapists convicted in the province. The move came after what the authorities called, a “significant rise” in the number of sexual assaults last year. Read more
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