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rantburg.com - 2 days ago
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A Brazilian bricklayer reportedly killed in a car
crash shocked his mourning family by showing up alive
at his funeral. Relatives of Ademir Jorge Goncalves, 59, had identified him as the victim of a Sunday night car crash in Parana state in southern Brazil, police said. As is customary in ...
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Man appears alive at own funeral in Brazil
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news.bbc.co.uk - 3 days ago
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Colombian opposition groups have reacted angrily after details
of a controversial military deal with the US were
made public. Under the 10-year deal, the US military will not only have access to military bases, but also be able to use major ...
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New row over Colombia
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themoderatevoice.com - 11 days ago
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themoderatevoice.com —
Amid the torrent of news, one might have
missed one of the largest drug busts in history
just days ago – against La Familia – Mexico’s most deadly narco-trafficking mafia group. Confiscated by over 3,000 agents from emergency and security services in 19 states were 1,100 ...
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Drug Busts in U.S. Belie the True Danger: El Heraldo, ...
news.bbc.co.uk - 8 days ago
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news.bbc.co.uk —
The United States and Colombia have signed a
deal giving the US military access to seven Colombian
bases. Both the US and Colombia have previously stressed their aim is to use the bases to combat drug trafficking and rebels. The prospect of the deal ...
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Colombia and US sign bases deal
faustasblog.com - 12 days ago
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faustasblog.com —
No Carnival this week, but you may understand
why I needed a weekend of tango after reading
these headlines: Brazilian police have seized weapons from the FARC destined to the Rio slums. (link in Portuguse) As the educational budget in Venezuela is reduced, Chavez increases his budget by ...
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To hell on a hand basket
huffingtonpost.com - 13 days ago
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huffingtonpost.com —
U2 is streaming their concert tonight from the
Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California live to YouTube. As
the site announced earlier this week, some 16 countries will be able to view the show live: Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New ...
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U2 On YouTube: Here's How To Watch U2's Live Concert Online
angrybear.blogspot.com - 13 days ago
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angrybear.blogspot.com —
by Rebecca Policymakers across Latin America are announcing
measures to stem currency appreciation against the $US. Since
March 2009, the $US depreciated 25% against the Colombian peso, 28% against the Brazilian real, 14% against the Mexican peso, 12% against the Peruvian nuevo sol, and 11% ...
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Big week for currency intervention measures
truthdig.com - 8 days ago
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truthdig.com —
Despite protests by many Latin countries, the Obama
administration and Colombia have signed a deal that agrees
to give U.S. military access to seven Colombian bases, a move claimed to counter drug trafficking while others believe it to be an ...
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Camping Out In Our Own Backyard
pajamasmedia.com - 6 days ago
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pajamasmedia.com —
PLUMMETING FERTILITY. “When people got richer, families got
smaller; and as families got smaller, people got richer.
Now, something similar is happening in developing countries. Fertility is falling and families are shrinking in places— such ...
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PLUMMETING FERTILITY. “When people got richer, families ...
nytimes.com - 12 days ago
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nytimes.com —
From left, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
of Brazil, President Dmitri A. Medvedev of Russia, President
Hu Jintao of China and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India at the first BRIC summit in Yekaterinburg, Russia.
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Emerging Economies Meet in Russia
nytimes.com - 12 days ago
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nytimes.com —
RIO DE JANEIRO Carnaval came four months
early to Brazil this year. Tens of thousands of
Rio’s samba-loving residents poured out onto Copacabana Beach where they danced into the evening in flip-flops and green-and-yellow bikinis to celebrate their ...
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Dancing Into the Evening, Brazil Celebrates Arrival on ...
faustasblog.com - 27 days ago
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faustasblog.com —
The Economist has an article on just how
far Brazil will have to go, Holding the games
will require effort and expense on a scale that Rio, a problem-studded metropolis of 12m (half of whom live in the city itself), has never seen. Apart from new stadiums and other sports facilities of ...
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The complicated Brazil Olympics
thinkprogress.org - 25 days ago
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thinkprogress.org —
Earlier this month, Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) attempted
to block government funding for Sen. Jim DeMint’s (R-SC)
trip to Honduras as retribution for DeMint’s obstruction of two of Obama’s diplomatic nominations, including Thomas A. ...
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Gingrich gripes that Obama doesn’t have an ambassador to ...
womensmediacenter.com - 22 days ago
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womensmediacenter.com —
Gloria Steinem travels widely as a feminist activist,
organizer, writer and lecturer. She is co-founder of the
Women's Media Center, and a board member of Equality Now, a group that advocates for women's rights globally. She was an editor of The ...
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It’s Not a Man’s World or a Woman’s ...
faustasblog.com - 16 days ago
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faustasblog.com —
Alek Boyd interviews Brazilian journalist Olavo de Carvalho:
Olavo de Carvalho explains Lula and the Sao Paulo
Forum —Could you expand a bit on the sort of organization the FSP is, and the democratic credentials of some of its members? The São Paulo Forum was created by Lula and ...
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Lula and the Foro de Sao Paulo
