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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Brazil</title>
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		<title>AP Interview: US dad hopes Brazil judge will give him custody of son after 5-year battle</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 06:59:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bradley Brooks</dc:creator>
		
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AP Interview: US dad pins hopes on Brazil judge
RIO DE JANEIRO — A New Jersey father has his hopes pinned on Brazil&#8217;s chief justice, praying he will regain custody of his son after a five-year court battle in time to spend the holidays with the boy — in the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-interview-us-dad-hopes-brazil-judge-will-give-him-custody-of-son-after-5-year-battle-246704/">Original article on  : AP Interview: US dad hopes Brazil judge will give him custody of son after 5-year battle</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazilian man says on TV he stuck needles into stepson trying to kill him, to spite wife</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 06:57:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bradley Brooks</dc:creator>
		
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Brazil man says needles were meant to kill stepson

RIO DE JANEIRO — A jailed Brazilian admitted in a television interview that he shoved nearly three dozen sewing needles into his 2-year-old stepson because he wanted to kill the boy to spite his wife.
Speaking from his cell, 30-year-old bricklayer Roberto Carlos Magalhaes told how he doped ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazilian-man-says-on-tv-he-stuck-needles-into-stepson-trying-to-kill-him-to-spite-wife-246703/">Brazilian man says on TV he stuck needles into stepson trying to kill him, to spite wife</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazilian man says he got toddler drunk, pushed 30 needles into him as revenge against wife</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 01:49:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bradley Brooks</dc:creator>
		
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Brazil man stuck stepson with needles as revenge

RIO DE JANEIRO — A Brazilian man publicly confessed to pushing dozens of needles into his 2-year-old stepson, saying Sunday in a jail cell interview that he intended to kill the boy out of spite for his wife and didn&#8217;t think he would be discovered.
Speaking to Globo television&#8217;s ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazilian-man-says-he-got-toddler-drunk-pushed-30-needles-into-him-as-revenge-against-wife-246656/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Brazilian man says he got toddler drunk, pushed 30 needles into him as revenge against wife</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP Interview: US man seeking custody of son says if he wins custody, Brazil family could visit</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:19:18 +0000</pubDate>
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AP Interview: US dad would let relatives visit son

RIO DE JANEIRO — A U.S. man fighting for custody of his son in Brazil says if he wins his case, he will allow the boy&#8217;s Brazilian family visitation.
David Goldman tells The Associated Press he will accept no other outcome than being fully reunited with his 9-year-old ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-interview-us-man-seeking-custody-of-son-says-if-he-wins-custody-brazil-family-could-visit-246639/" title="AP Interview: US man seeking custody of son says if he wins custody, Brazil family could visit">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hospital: Brazilian toddler stuck with needles recovering, receiving calls from across nation</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 14:03:41 +0000</pubDate>
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Brazil boy recovering after needles removed

RIO DE JANEIRO — A hospital official says a 2-year-old Brazilian boy stuck with dozens of sewing needles is recovering nicely.
Suzy Moreno is a spokeswoman for Hospital Ana Nery in the northeastern Brazilian city of Salvador. She says the boy will have additional surgery in the next day or two.
Moreno .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hospital-brazilian-toddler-stuck-with-needles-recovering-receiving-calls-from-across-nation-246589/">Source article &nbsp;: Hospital: Brazilian toddler stuck with needles recovering, receiving calls from across nation</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil police: Stepfather stuck needles in toddler in a month of rituals involving trances</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:17:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marco Sibaja</dc:creator>
		
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Police: Brazil boy stuck with needles in rituals

BRASILIA, Brazil — The stepfather of a 2-year-old boy claimed he pushed 42 &#8220;blessed&#8221; sewing needles deep into the toddler because his lover told him to while in a trance, saying it would keep the couple together, according to police.
Roberto Carlos Magalhaes, a 30-year-old bricklayer, told detectives the .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazil-police-stepfather-stuck-needles-in-toddler-in-a-month-of-rituals-involving-trances-245837/">Brazil police: Stepfather stuck needles in toddler in a month of rituals involving trances</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil police say stepfather stuck needles in toddler as part of ritual</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:32:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marco Sibaja</dc:creator>
		
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Police: Brazil boy stuck with needles for a ritual

BRASILIA, Brazil — The stepfather of a 2-year-old boy found with 42 needles in his body confessed to jabbing them into the toddler during weeks of rituals with a woman he claimed received instructions through trances, Brazilian police said Thursday.
Roberto Carlos Magalhaes, a 30-year-old bricklayer, told detectives ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazil-police-say-stepfather-stuck-needles-in-toddler-as-part-of-ritual-245795/">Brazil police say stepfather stuck needles in toddler as part of ritual</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil suspect stuck needles in toddler as part of ritual involving trance, police say</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:03:38 +0000</pubDate>
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Brazil suspect stuck needles in boy for a ritual

BRASILIA, Brazil — The stepfather of a 2-year-old boy found with 42 needles in his body confessed to jabbing them into the toddler during weeks of rituals with a woman he claimed received instructions through trances, Brazilian police said Thursday.
Roberto Carlos Magalhaes, a 30-year-old bricklayer, told detectives ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazil-suspect-stuck-needles-in-toddler-as-part-of-ritual-involving-trance-police-say-245761/" title="Brazil suspect stuck needles in toddler as part of ritual involving trance, police say">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NJ dad arrives in Brazil after court win, hopes to return with son before Christmas</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:54:52 +0000</pubDate>
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NJ dad arrives in Brazil, hoping to take son home

RIO DE JANEIRO — The New Jersey father in a protracted international custody battle says he has come to Brazil in hopes of finally taking his son home.
David Goldman has landed at Rio de Janeiro&#8217;s international airport after a court victory in the custody battle for .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nj-dad-arrives-in-brazil-after-court-win-hopes-to-return-with-son-before-christmas-245701/">NJ dad arrives in Brazil after court win, hopes to return with son before Christmas</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US dad arrives in Brazil after court win, hopes to return with son before Christmas</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:22:56 +0000</pubDate>
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US dad arrives in Brazil, hoping to take son home

RIO DE JANEIRO — The U.S. father in a protracted international custody battle says he has come to Brazil in hopes of finally taking his son home.
David Goldman has landed at Rio de Janeiro&#8217;s international airport after a court victory in the custody battle for his .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-dad-arrives-in-brazil-after-court-win-hopes-to-return-with-son-before-christmas-245662/">US dad arrives in Brazil after court win, hopes to return with son before Christmas</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil police: Stepfather confesses to sticking needles in toddler as part of ritual</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:45:25 +0000</pubDate>
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Brazil police: Needles in boy reportedly a ritual

BRASILIA, Brazil — The stepfather of a 2-year-old boy found with 42 needles in his body has confessed to jabbing them into the toddler as part of a religious ritual, Brazilian police said Thursday.
Roberto Carlos Magalhaes told detectives that a woman who went into a trance would &#8220;command ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazil-police-stepfather-confesses-to-sticking-needles-in-toddler-as-part-of-ritual-245610/">Brazil police: Stepfather confesses to sticking needles in toddler as part of ritual</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US dad wins another round in Brazilian court fight to regain custody of 9-year-old son</title>
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US dad wins Brazil court ruling on son&#8217;s custody

RIO DE JANEIRO — A U.S. father who won another round in his legal fight to regain custody of his 9-year-old son living in Brazil is expected to land in Rio on Thursday, hoping to bring the boy to New Jersey in time for Christmas.
But David Goldman&#8217;s ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-dad-wins-another-round-in-brazilian-court-fight-to-regain-custody-of-9-year-old-son-245354/">Original article on  : US dad wins another round in Brazilian court fight to regain custody of 9-year-old son</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazilian boy with 42 needles stuck in him is airlifted as 2 are stuck close to heart</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:13:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bradley Brooks</dc:creator>
		
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Doctors airlift boy with 42 needles stuck in him

RIO DE JANEIRO — A 2-year-old boy with more than 40 sewing needles stuck in him is being airlifted to another hospital in northeastern Brazil because two of the needles are close to his heart, an official said Thursday.
A police official, meanwhile, told The Associated Press the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazilian-boy-with-42-needles-stuck-in-him-is-airlifted-as-2-are-stuck-close-to-heart-245258/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Brazilian boy with 42 needles stuck in him is airlifted as 2 are stuck close to heart</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazilian doctors to try to remove most of 50 needles stuck into toddler; some close to organs</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:13:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Clendenning</dc:creator>
		
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Brazil doctors to try to remove needles from boy

SAO PAULO — Surgeons hope to remove most of the 50 metal sewing needles inserted into a 2-year-old boy in Brazil but have warned that some are too close to vital organs to pull out.
Brazilian media reported that a former stepfather of the toddler has been detained ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazilian-doctors-to-try-to-remove-most-of-50-needles-stuck-into-toddler-some-close-to-organs-245184/">Read more : Brazilian doctors to try to remove most of 50 needles stuck into toddler; some close to organs</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazilian court rules boy should return to father in NJ on Friday after 5-year court battle</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:19:46 +0000</pubDate>
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Brazilian court: Hand boy over to father in NJ

MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. — A U.S. Congressman says a Brazilian court has ordered a 9-year-old who has lived there for the last five years to be handed over to his father and returned to New Jersey.
U.S. Rep. Chris Smith says a court meeting in a closed session .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazilian-court-rules-boy-should-return-to-father-in-nj-on-friday-after-5-year-court-battle-244957/">Source &nbsp;: Brazilian court rules boy should return to father in NJ on Friday after 5-year court battle</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil toddler has 50 sewing needles inside body, doctors say they apparently inserted</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:44:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marco Sibaja</dc:creator>
		
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Brazil toddler has 50 sewing needles inside body

SAO PAULO — A 2-year-old boy has as many as 50 metal sewing needles inside his body, apparently stuck there one by one, a doctor treating him said Wednesday. Brazilian media said the boy&#8217;s ex-stepfather was detained.
Dr. Luiz Cesar Soltoski told The Associated Press that surgeons hope to ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazil-toddler-has-50-sewing-needles-inside-body-doctors-say-they-apparently-inserted-244846/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Brazil toddler has 50 sewing needles inside body, doctors say they apparently inserted</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil boy has 50 sewing needles inside his body, doctors evaluating operation</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:29:01 +0000</pubDate>
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Brazil boy has 50 sewing needles stuck inside body

BRASILIA, Brazil — A 2-year-old Brazilian boy has as many as 50 metal sewing needles inside his body and a doctor treating the boy said Wednesday they were apparently stuck there one by one.
Dr. Luiz Cesar Soltoski told The Associated Press that surgeons hope to remove most .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazil-boy-has-50-sewing-needles-inside-his-body-doctors-evaluating-operation-244811/" title="Brazil boy has 50 sewing needles inside his body, doctors evaluating operation">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Top French investigator says 3rd search for Air France black boxes to start in February</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 18:11:05 +0000</pubDate>
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Official: 3rd Air France black box search in Feb.

RIO DE JANEIRO — A new, three-month hunt for the black boxes of a crashed Air France jetliner will begin in February, the head of France&#8217;s accident investigation agency told relatives of crash victims on Saturday.
Jean-Paul Troadec, director of France&#8217;s Bureau of Investigations and Analysis, said that ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/top-french-investigator-says-3rd-search-for-air-france-black-boxes-to-start-in-february-243341/">Top French investigator says 3rd search for Air France black boxes to start in February</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lawyer: Brazilian student is suing university that expelled her for wearing miniskirt</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 23:49:22 +0000</pubDate>
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Student sues Brazilian university over miniskirt

RIO DE JANEIRO — A Brazilian university student expelled for causing an uproar while wearing a pink miniskirt has sued her school.
Geisy Arruda asks for $570,000 in damages from Bandeirantes University in Sao Paulo, her lawyer, Nehemias Melo, told the privately run Agencia Estado news service, on Friday.
The university expelled .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lawyer-brazilian-student-is-suing-university-that-expelled-her-for-wearing-miniskirt-243116/">Original article &nbsp;: Lawyer: Brazilian student is suing university that expelled her for wearing miniskirt</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>French aviation officials examine distress call on Air France&#8217;s Rio-Paris flight</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:22:52 +0000</pubDate>
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French investigate turbulent Rio-Paris flight

PARIS — French aviation investigators are examining an emergency distress call from an Air France flight hit by turbulence last month, saying it could shed light on the June crash of a plane heading from Rio de Janeiro to Paris.
Air France Flight 445 made it through heavy turbulence on November 29 ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/french-aviation-officials-examine-distress-call-on-air-frances-rio-paris-flight-242468/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : French aviation officials examine distress call on Air France&#8217;s Rio-Paris flight</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>American Airlines strikes code-sharing deal with Brazil&#8217;s GOL Airlines</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:15:29 +0000</pubDate>
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American in code-share deal with Brazil&#8217;s GOL

FORT WORTH, Texas — American Airlines said Wednesday it will be able to sell seats on Brazil&#8217;s GOL Airlines as if they were American flights.
The two carriers struck what&#8217;s called a code-sharing agreement — customers can book a ticket on American but end up flying on a GOL plane .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/american-airlines-strikes-code-sharing-deal-with-brazils-gol-airlines-242228/">Read the original article &nbsp;: American Airlines strikes code-sharing deal with Brazil&#8217;s GOL Airlines</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Human rights group: Police killed 11,000 in past 6 years; many execution-style</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:34:37 +0000</pubDate>
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Report: Brazil police killed more than 11,000

RIO DE JANEIRO — Police in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo have killed more than 11,000 people in the past six years, many execution-style, according to a report released Tuesday by Human Rights Watch.
Few of the officers have been charged in the extrajudicial killings, which are often labeled .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/human-rights-group-police-killed-11000-in-past-6-years-many-execution-style-241565/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Human rights group: Police killed 11,000 in past 6 years; many execution-style</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil police arrest 6 suspects accused of tunneling their way to $6M</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:23:51 +0000</pubDate>
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Brazil arrests 6 suspects in $6M tunnel heist

SAO PAULO — Police have arrested six men accused of tunneling their way to nearly $6 million over the weekend while Brazil was gripped with football fever.
Police say the arrested men were found with a bag with money that had the logo of the company thieves reached by .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazil-police-arrest-6-suspects-accused-of-tunneling-their-way-to-6m-241560/">Brazil police arrest 6 suspects accused of tunneling their way to $6M</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil&#8217;s largest city hit again by major flooding, media reports of 6 dead</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:06:52 +0000</pubDate>
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Sao Paulo swamped by floods, reports of 6 dead

BRASILIA, Brazil — Brazil&#8217;s largest city of Sao Paulo has been hit by severe floods for the second time in less than a week. Local media report that six people have died in mudslides caused by heavy rain.
The floods paralyzed much of the city and stranded motorists .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazils-largest-city-hit-again-by-major-flooding-media-reports-of-6-dead-241545/">Brazil&#8217;s largest city hit again by major flooding, media reports of 6 dead</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Huge US visa fraud scheme broken up in Brazil; suspects accused of taking in $53 million</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:26:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Clendenning</dc:creator>
		
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US visa-fraud scheme broken up in Brazil
SAO PAULO — Authorities arrested 11 people Monday in an alleged U.S. work-visa scam that raked in more than $50 million from thousands of Brazilians since 2002. Some of those scammed went to the U.S. and wound up as illegal aliens because promised jobs didn&#8217;t exist.

Brazilians seeking temporary working ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/huge-us-visa-fraud-scheme-broken-up-in-brazil-suspects-accused-of-taking-in-53-million-241172/">Read more : Huge US visa fraud scheme broken up in Brazil; suspects accused of taking in $53 million</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Huge US visa fraud scheme broken up in Brazil, suspects accused of taking in $53M</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:57:41 +0000</pubDate>
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Huge US visa fraud scheme broken up in Brazil

SAO PAULO — Authorities say they have dismantled a U.S. visa scam in Brazil that raked in about $53 million from 4,500 victims since 2002. Eleven suspects were arrested in four Brazilian states.
The U.S. Consulate in Sao Paulo says the suspects victimized Brazilians seeking temporary U.S. work ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/huge-us-visa-fraud-scheme-broken-up-in-brazil-suspects-accused-of-taking-in-53m-241015/">Read more : Huge US visa fraud scheme broken up in Brazil, suspects accused of taking in $53M</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil thieves tunnel to money transport firm, steal nearly $6M</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:29:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Clendenning</dc:creator>
		
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Reports: Brazil tunnel thieves steal nearly $6M

SAO PAULO — Brazilian media report that thieves tunneled their way to a money transport firm and made off with nearly $6 million.
The G1 Web site of Brazil&#8217;s Globo TV says thieves rented a house about 100 meters (yards) away from Transnacional Transporte de Valores e Seguranca Patrimonial Ltda ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazil-thieves-tunnel-to-money-transport-firm-steal-nearly-6m-240961/">Read : Brazil thieves tunnel to money transport firm, steal nearly $6M</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil rains kill 20 people, including at least 4 children; Thousands flee homes</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:17:49 +0000</pubDate>
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Brazil: 20 deaths, thousands homeless in rains

SAO PAULO — At least 20 people have died in mudslides triggered by heavy rains across southern Brazil as rivers rose to rooftops and thousands were left homeless Friday.
Streets in South America&#8217;s largest city, Sao Paulo, flooded with chest-high waters, paralyzing late afternoon traffic and shutting down airports Thursday, ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazil-rains-kill-20-people-including-at-least-4-children-thousands-flee-homes-240052/">Brazil rains kill 20 people, including at least 4 children; Thousands flee homes</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Former NY Mayor Giuliani to help Rio de Janeiro fight crime before Olympics</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:22:55 +0000</pubDate>
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Giuliani to help Rio in pre-Olympic crime fight

RIO DE JANEIRO — Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani says Rio de Janeiro can become a safe city before it hosts the 2016 Olympics. And his consulting firm will be paid to offer advice on how to make that happen.
Giuliani visited a slum in Rio on Thursday ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-ny-mayor-giuliani-to-help-rio-de-janeiro-fight-crime-before-olympics-240021/">Former NY Mayor Giuliani to help Rio de Janeiro fight crime before Olympics</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>3Com wins contract to update network infrastructure for Sao Paulo&#8217;s Court of Justice</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:38:48 +0000</pubDate>
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3Com receives network infrastructure contract

NEW YORK — 3Com Corp. said Monday it has won a contract to upgrade the computer networking infrastructure of the Court of Justice in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Financial terms were not disclosed.
3Com earlier this month agreed to be acquired by Hewlett-Packard Co. in a deal valued at $2.7 billion.
Shares .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/3com-wins-contract-to-update-network-infrastructure-for-sao-paulos-court-of-justice-237739/">Original article &nbsp;: 3Com wins contract to update network infrastructure for Sao Paulo&#8217;s Court of Justice</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Witness in Stang land case released from Brazil hospital after being shot</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:22:50 +0000</pubDate>
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Witness in Stang land case released from hospital

SAO PAULO — Authorities say a hospital has released a witness who was shot after being summoned to testify in a case related to the 2005 death of American Amazon defender Dorothy Stang.
A spokesman for the Para state public safety department says Roniery Lopes will be able to ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/witness-in-stang-land-case-released-from-brazil-hospital-after-being-shot-237691/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Witness in Stang land case released from Brazil hospital after being shot</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil miniskirt student to star in Carnival parades in Rio and Sao Paulo</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazil-miniskirt-student-to-star-in-carnival-parades-in-rio-and-sao-paulo-236338/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:16:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tales Azzoni</dc:creator>
		
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Brazil miniskirt student will parade in Carnival

SAO BERNARDO DO CAMPO, Brazil — Brazilians will be seeing a whole lot more of the student whose short pink dress got her booted from college: She&#8217;s agreed to march in the nation&#8217;s famously flesh-baring Carnival parades.
Geisy Arruda, who became an instant celebrity after being heckled by hundreds of ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazil-miniskirt-student-to-star-in-carnival-parades-in-rio-and-sao-paulo-236338/">Brazil miniskirt student to star in Carnival parades in Rio and Sao Paulo</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Heavy rains in Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil kill 12; over 20K forced to evacuate homes</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/heavy-rains-in-uruguay-argentina-brazil-kill-12-over-20k-forced-to-evacuate-homes-235891/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:51:22 +0000</pubDate>
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S. America floods kill 12; thousands evacuate

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Officials say flooding from heavy rains has killed 12 people in three South American nations and forced more than 20,000 to flee their homes.
Most of the dead are in southern Brazil — including eight in Rio Grande do Sul, according to the state&#8217;s Civil Defense .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/heavy-rains-in-uruguay-argentina-brazil-kill-12-over-20k-forced-to-evacuate-homes-235891/" title="Heavy rains in Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil kill 12; over 20K forced to evacuate homes">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Rio&#8217;s beachside tourist districts lose power just 2 weeks after massive Brazil blackouts</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:22:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Clendenning</dc:creator>
		
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New blackout hits Rio&#8217;s glitzy beach neighborhoods

BRASILIA, Brazil — Rio de Janeiro&#8217;s posh beach neighborhoods lost power for hours in sweltering summer weather Tuesday, prompting restaurants to toss out spoiled food and business owners to send employees home.
The outage came two weeks after a massive blackout left more than 60 million people in the dark .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/rios-beachside-tourist-districts-lose-power-just-2-weeks-after-massive-brazil-blackouts-235239/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Rio&#8217;s beachside tourist districts lose power just 2 weeks after massive Brazil blackouts</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil&#8217;s leader welcomes Ahmadinejad with hug, urges West to work with Iran on nuclear dispute</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:18:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Clendenning</dc:creator>
		
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Brazil&#8217;s president urges West to work with Iran

BRASILIA, Brazil — Iran&#8217;s leader got a welcoming bear hug from the Brazilian president, who urged Western nations to drop threats of punishment over the Iranian nuclear program and instead negotiate a fair solution.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who also called for diplomacy to push for .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazils-leader-welcomes-ahmadinejad-with-hug-urges-west-to-work-with-iran-on-nuclear-dispute-234890/">Brazil&#8217;s leader welcomes Ahmadinejad with hug, urges West to work with Iran on nuclear dispute</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iran&#8217;s president offers no immediate hope on release of American hikers who crossed border</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:50:20 +0000</pubDate>
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Iran prez offers little hope on US hikers&#8217; release

BRASILIA, Brazil — Iran&#8217;s president says it&#8217;s up to his nation&#8217;s judicial system to determine whether three American hikers detained in his country will be released or punished.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says the hikers entered Iran illegally and that a judge will decide their fate. He said he ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/irans-president-offers-no-immediate-hope-on-release-of-american-hikers-who-crossed-border-234797/" title="Iran&#8217;s president offers no immediate hope on release of American hikers who crossed border">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil says world must engage Iran, but urges Ahmadinejad to negotiate nuclear program</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:10:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Clendenning</dc:creator>
		
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Brazil: World must engage, not isolate Iran

BRASILIA, Brazil — The world must engage and not isolate Iran in the push for Middle East peace, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Monday, and Iranian leaders should negotiate with Western nations for a solution to concerns over its nuclear program.
But visiting President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad — ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazil-says-world-must-engage-iran-but-urges-ahmadinejad-to-negotiate-nuclear-program-234733/" title="Brazil says world must engage Iran, but urges Ahmadinejad to negotiate nuclear program">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>London police reach settlement with family of slain Brazilian mistaken for terrorist</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:50:33 +0000</pubDate>
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London police settle with slain Brazilian&#8217;s family

LONDON — British police have reached a compensation deal with the family of a Brazilian man who was shot dead by police after he was mistaken for a terrorist.
Both sides say the amount of the settlement will not be disclosed.
Jean Charles de Menezes was killed by police on July ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/london-police-reach-settlement-with-family-of-slain-brazilian-mistaken-for-terrorist-234652/">Original article on  : London police reach settlement with family of slain Brazilian mistaken for terrorist</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil&#8217;s leader urges freeze on Israeli settlements in east Jerusalem</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:49:43 +0000</pubDate>
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Brazil leader urges freeze on Israeli settlements

SALVADOR, Brazil — Brazil&#8217;s President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva is joining his Palestinian counterpart in calling on Israel to stop building new settlements in areas claimed by Palestinians.
Silva says that his country &#8220;understands that any new settlement in Palestinian territory should immediately be halted.&#8221; He says the expansion ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazils-leader-urges-freeze-on-israeli-settlements-in-east-jerusalem-233609/" title="Brazil&#8217;s leader urges freeze on Israeli settlements in east Jerusalem">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NJ dad trying to get son back from Brazil to testify before congressional human rights panel</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:55:06 +0000</pubDate>
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NJ dad to testify before human rights panel

TRENTON, N.J. — A New Jersey man who&#8217;s been battling in Brazilian courts to get custody of his 9-year-old son is scheduled to testify before a congressional human rights panel in Washington.
Tinton Falls resident David Goldman has been trying to get his son back since his wife took .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nj-dad-trying-to-get-son-back-from-brazil-to-testify-before-congressional-human-rights-panel-233088/">Original article &nbsp;: NJ dad trying to get son back from Brazil to testify before congressional human rights panel</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP Interview: Brazil miniskirt student enjoying new fame, still wants to get tourism degree</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-interview-brazil-miniskirt-student-enjoying-new-fame-still-wants-to-get-tourism-degree-231460/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:04:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Clendenning</dc:creator>
		
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AP Interview: Brazil miniskirt student enjoys fame

SAO PAULO — Fresh from an appearance on one of Brazil&#8217;s most popular TV shows, the young woman whose short, pink dress got her kicked out of college is enjoying her newfound fame, yet has her eye on getting back to class.
Geisy Arruda adds, though, that she wants her ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-interview-brazil-miniskirt-student-enjoying-new-fame-still-wants-to-get-tourism-degree-231460/">AP Interview: Brazil miniskirt student enjoying new fame, still wants to get tourism degree</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israeli president predicts Chavez, Ahmadinejad will &#8216;disappear&#8217; before long</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:09:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Warren</dc:creator>
		
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Israel&#8217;s Peres: Chavez, Ahmadinejad will fall

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Israel President Shimon Peres predicts the people of Venezuela and Iran will make their leaders disappear before too long.
Speaking at a forum in Argentina Tuesday, Peres said both Hugo Chavez and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad have gone crazy over oil, which he says is not bad to sell .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israeli-president-predicts-chavez-ahmadinejad-will-disappear-before-long-231289/">Original source &nbsp;: Israeli president predicts Chavez, Ahmadinejad will &#8216;disappear&#8217; before long</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP Interview: Brazil short skirt woman shocked at her fame, wants to finish her tourism degree</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:09:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Clendenning</dc:creator>
		
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AP Interview: Brazil miniskirt woman soaks up fame

SAO PAULO — Brushing back freshly dyed blond hair as she posed for pictures, the Brazilian woman whose short pink dress got her kicked out of college said Tuesday she&#8217;s enjoying her newfound fame, but wants to go back to school — with a security guard.
Just the day ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-interview-brazil-short-skirt-woman-shocked-at-her-fame-wants-to-finish-her-tourism-degree-231258/">AP Interview: Brazil short skirt woman shocked at her fame, wants to finish her tourism degree</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil&#8217;s president questions whether bad weather to blame for massive blackout</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:52:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bradley Brooks</dc:creator>
		
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Brazil blackout cause uncertain, president says

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil&#8217;s president suggested Friday that bad weather may not have caused a massive blackout that left nearly a third of the population without electricity, saying he&#8217;ll wait for an investigation to conclude how the outage happened.
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva backed off earlier claims by .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazils-president-questions-whether-bad-weather-to-blame-for-massive-blackout-228892/">Original source &nbsp;: Brazil&#8217;s president questions whether bad weather to blame for massive blackout</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil: President declines to speculate on blackout until investigation complete</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:45:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bradley Brooks</dc:creator>
		
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Brazil: Leader waits for blackout investigation

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil&#8217;s president said Friday that he&#8217;s waiting on a federal investigation to say anything more about the cause of a massive blackout earlier this week that affected 60 million people.
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva backed off earlier claims by his energy minister that bad weather .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazil-president-declines-to-speculate-on-blackout-until-investigation-complete-228818/" title="Brazil: President declines to speculate on blackout until investigation complete">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil says it will voluntarily cut carbon emissions by at least 36 percent by 2020</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:26:04 +0000</pubDate>
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Brazil says it will cut carbon by at least 36 pct

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil says it will voluntarily reduce carbon emissions by 36.1 percent to 38.9 percent by 2020.
Dilma Rousseff is chief of staff for President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. She says the cuts Brazil will present at a climate summit in Copenhagen ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazil-says-it-will-voluntarily-cut-carbon-emissions-by-at-least-36-percent-by-2020-228792/">Brazil says it will voluntarily cut carbon emissions by at least 36 percent by 2020</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>German car maker Volkswagen&#8217;s sales up 11 percent in October</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:56:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Frey</dc:creator>
		
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Volkswagen group October sales up 11 percent

FRANKFURT — German car maker Volkswagen AG said Friday that its group deliveries were up 11 percent on the year in October, helped by strong increases in China and Brazil and a smaller rise in the U.S.
Volkswagen said the group delivered 557,300 cars last month, compared with 501,500 in .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/german-car-maker-volkswagens-sales-up-11-percent-in-october-228118/">German car maker Volkswagen&#8217;s sales up 11 percent in October</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil reports largest Amazon deforestation drop in the two decades since monitoring began</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:39:49 +0000</pubDate>
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Brazil: Deforestation sees biggest drop in 20 yrs

BRASILIA, Brazil — Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon dropped nearly 46 percent from August 2008 to July 2009 — the biggest annual decline in two decades, the government said Thursday.
Analysis of satellite imagery by the National Institute for Space Research shows an estimated 7,008 square kilometers (2,705 square ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazil-reports-largest-amazon-deforestation-drop-in-the-two-decades-since-monitoring-began-227575/">Brazil reports largest Amazon deforestation drop in the two decades since monitoring began</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Coca-Cola to invest $5.8 billion in Brazil through 2014, 75 pct boost from current investment</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:32:10 +0000</pubDate>
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Coca-Cola to invest $5.8B in Brazil through 2014

ATLANTA — Coca-Cola Co. said Thursday it is investing $5.8 billion in Brazil in the next five years, a steep increase from its current investment in Latin America&#8217;s biggest economy.
The world&#8217;s largest soft drink maker announced the investment — which lasts from 2010 to 2014 — on Thursday .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/coca-cola-to-invest-58-billion-in-brazil-through-2014-75-pct-boost-from-current-investment-227132/">Original article &nbsp;: Coca-Cola to invest $5.8 billion in Brazil through 2014, 75 pct boost from current investment</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil government defends reliability of power grid after blackout leaves 60 million in dark</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:29:40 +0000</pubDate>
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Blackout raises fears about Brazil infrastructure

RIO DE JANEIRO — Government leaders are defending the reliability of Brazil&#8217;s power grid after a huge blackout left nearly 60 million people in the dark and raised concerns about its ability to guarantee electricity for a surging economy.
Energy Minister Edison Lobao said the hours-long blackout Tuesday night was caused ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazil-government-defends-reliability-of-power-grid-after-blackout-leaves-60-million-in-dark-226638/" title="Brazil government defends reliability of power grid after blackout leaves 60 million in dark">>>></a>.]]></description>
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