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Singapore Haze Soars to Hazardous Levels
A smoky haze fueled by forest fires in Indonesia continues to reach hazardous new levels in neighboring Singapore and is threatening to further irritate ties between the two countries. Singapore officials urged people to stay indoors Thursday, as a shroud of smog hanging over the city-state sent an air pollution index soaring to an all-time high of 371, shattering a record set the previous ...
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Protesters In Brazil Claim Victory Fare Hikes Rescinded
Two cities in Brazil have canceled bus and subway fare hikes after massive demonstrations. Anger over poor public services and government spending on sports arenas brought thousands of protesters into the ...
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Cooperation or servility Visit of Mr. Joe Biden to Brazil
Wladmir Coelho In 1947 President Eurico Dutra of Brazil sent to Congress the draft of the Statute of Oil. The presidential proposal was to buy oil and create domestic refineries. Oil exploration, itself, still released to international companies supported this decision in awe, on the "verge" of a war between the United States and the Soviet ...
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China Vietnam Agree on Hotline to Resolve Maritime Disputes
China and Vietnam have agreed to set up an emergency hotline to help quickly resolve territorial disputes that have occasionally strained relations between the two ...
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Brazil protests for public transportation health education
The biggest protest in the last two decades is being held in State capital and is spreading across the country. Tired of being misled by the economical, cultural and political elite of the country, Brazilians poured on to the streets to demand better public transportation, health and ...
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Colombia Bogota to Host XXII Latin American Congress of Ports
The XXII Latin American Congress of Ports Colombia 2013, organized by the American Association of Port Authorities, will be held in the city of Bogot, June 25th to 28th, ...
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Fares hike reversed in effort to end Brazil protests
City leaders in Sao Paulo say they are reversing a hike in bus and subway fares which has sparked widespread protests across Brazil.Sao Paulo mayor Fernando Haddad and state governor Geraldo Alckmin said at a joint news conference that the fare increase has been abandoned.It is not yet clear what impact the U-turn will have on the street protests that have broken out in several Brazilian cities. ...
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Brazil demonstrators promise biggest protests yet
Reversing public-transit fare hikes failed to defuse Brazil's anti-government protests, with organizers vowing to hold the biggest demonstrations yet Thursday. Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators -- angry about political corruption, the high cost of living and huge public spending for the 2014 FIFA World Cup soccer tournament -- are expected on the streets of Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, ...
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Chinese Astronaut Gives Live Video Lesson From Space
Wang Yaping, China's second female astronaut, is one of three crew members sent to space last week on the Shenzhou-10 spacecraft. She delivered her lecture from the Tiangong-1 experimental space lab, which China views as a prototype for a full-fledged space station. Wang participated in a question-and-answer session with students in a Beijing school. She also conducted a series of ...
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Protesters take streets again in Brazils biggest city
SAO PAULO -- Tens of thousands of Brazilians again flooded the streets of the country's biggest city to raise a collective cry against a longstanding lament -- people are weighed down by high taxes and high prices but get low-quality public services and a system of government infected with ...
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Brazil unveils new mining regulation bill
/enpproperty--> BRASILIA - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff Tuesday unveiled a new mining regulation bill that outlines how royalties will be distributed. The bill calls for metals-producing municipalities to receive 65 percent of the royalties derived from precious metal extraction, while states receive 23 percent and the federal government, 12 percent. It was scheduled to be submitted to ...
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Neymar stars as Brazil reach semis
Brazil's Neymar ran circles around the Mexicans during their Fifa Confederations Cup match in Fortaleza, Brazil. Picture: Clive Mason/Getty ...
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Neymar brilliance all but puts Brazil into semis
Brazil superstar Neymar scored one goal and set up the other to give hosts Brazil a 2-0 win over Mexico in their Group A game and all but assure them of a place in the semi-finals of the Confederations Cup in Fortaleza on Wednesday.The 21-year-old took his tally to 13 goals in his last 15 games for his country with a superb left-footed volley early in the first-half, and then produced a ...
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China Sentences Uighurs to Jail on Religious Extremism Charges
Chinese courts in the predominantly Muslim, northwest region of Xinjiang have sentenced 19 ethnic Uighurs to prison for inciting religious extremism and other related ...
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Brazil matters - and not because of the World Cup
As massive protests sweep across Brazil, Tim Harcourt and Mark Thirlwell explain why the importance of that country to Australia goes well beyond the World Cup in 2014 and the Rio Olympics in ...
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Protesters Try To Force Way Into Brazil Match
Brazilian protesters outraged over the costs of hosting next year's World Cup have clashed with police outside a football stadium, as the government deployed elite forces to contain the unrest. Violence erupted near ...
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Star of Acclaimed TV Series The Sopranos Dies
U.S. film and television actor James Gandolfini, who portrayed an emotionally vulnerable crime boss on the groundbreaking television drama "The Sopranos," has died at the age of 51. Statements issued by the actor's managers and U.S. cable television network HBO, which aired the series from 1999 through 2007, said Gandolfini died while on vacation in Italy from a possible heart ...
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Confederations Cup Brazil in emotional win over Mexico
FORTALEZA //Brazil, galvanised by a passionate rendition of their national anthem, produced a high-tempo performance in front of their home fans to beat Mexico 2-0 and plant one foot in the semi-finals of the Confederations Cup. ...
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Venezuela to Boost Domestic Natural Gas Production
Caracas, Jun 20 (Prensa Latina) The Venezuelan oil industry works to boost the production of natural gas, in order to extend the local consumption and exports of that resource. According to the state-run company Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), plans include increasing production at the oil field Perla in about 300 million cubic meters per day, by the end of 2014. The aforementioned field, ...
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Paraguayan Dancers will compete in Passo de Arte Contest in Brazil
Asuncion, Jun 20 (Prensa Latina) Paraguay will participate with 30 young dancers in a traditional Brazilian contest named Passo de Arte. The competition, scheduled from July 6 to 15 in Sao Paolo, will gather representatives from Latin America, United States and Europe, and is considered as one of the most important events of its kind in Brazil. The Paraguayans will present several pieces, among ...
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Venezuela - Venezuelan court stops judge from using social media
On June 15, 2013, Marilda Ros, head judge at a Caracas court, issued a precautionary measure prohibiting Mara Lourdes Afiuni (a judge who was jailed pending a criminal suit) from speaking to the national and international media and expressing herself on social media. This prohibition was issued within the framework of the decision of granting her parole on account of health difficulties. Jos ...
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Neymar Pele divided over Brazil protests
Neymar has given his support to the wave of protests sweeping across Brazil, saying he has been "inspired" by the mass mobilization.But his view is in contrast to Brazil's most revered football idol, Pele, who called for an end to the rallies, saying they are affecting the national football team's preparations for next year's World Cup.Demonstrations which began last ...
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Venezuela reports more H1N1 cases
A total of 1,538 cases of infection with influenza A (H1N1) virus were reported across Venezuela by June 8, the Ministry of Health said Wednesday.The latest number marked an increase of 430 cases from the last official report, issued on June 12.The cases mainly concentrated in Venezuela's coastal and western states and districts, with Merida state leading with 867 cases and followed by ...
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Brazil Protests Elite Troops Sent To Hot Spots
Brazilian protesters outraged over the costs of hosting next year's World Cup have clashed with police outside a football stadium, as the government deployed elite forces to contain the unrest. Violence erupted near the £155m Castelao stadium in the city of Fortaleza where the national side faced Mexico in the Confederations ...
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Japan Brazil to restart talks on nuclear deal stalled since Fukushima crisis
Edward Snowden, the fugitive former CIA employee and NSA contractor who leaked secrets about America’s spying operations, often hung out online with foreigners in Japan who shared his interests in anime, video games, martial arts, the stock market and the expat lifestyle. Snowden, who ...
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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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