Rio’s beachside tourist districts lose power just 2 weeks after massive Brazil blackouts
New blackout hits Rio’s glitzy beach neighborhoods Brazil’s leader welcomes Ahmadinejad with hug, urges West to work with Iran on nuclear dispute
Brazil’s president urges West to work with Iran Iran’s president offers no immediate hope on release of American hikers who crossed border
Iran prez offers little hope on US hikers’ release Brazil says world must engage Iran, but urges Ahmadinejad to negotiate nuclear program
Brazil: World must engage, not isolate Iran Brazil reports largest Amazon deforestation drop in the two decades since monitoring began
Brazil: Deforestation sees biggest drop in 20 yrs Israel urges Brazil to join Mideast peace effortsBRASILIA - Visiting Israeli President Shimon Peres has urged his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to join the Middle East peace process. Heavy rain, wind blamed for Brazil blackout that left 60M people in the dark
Bad weather blamed in blackout for 60M in Brazil Opposition leader: Venezuela government letting Colombian rebels operate freely along border
Chavez foe: Venezuela a refuge for Colombia rebels Brazil energy minister: Massive blackout caused by bad weather, transformer problems
Brazil official: Blackout caused by bad weather Lula meets with Israeli president, defends Brazil’s Iran ties as important for Mideast peace
Brazil: Ties with Iran important to Mideast peace Lights back on, Brazil government defends itself after blackout raises 2016 Olympic concerns
Brazil’s Silva defends power grid after blackout Lights back on in Brazil after blackout hits as many as 60M, raising 2016 Olympic concerns
Brazil blackouts hit up to 60M, spur Olympic fears Lights return in Brazil after blackout that left as many as 60 million without electricity
Lights back in Brazil after outage hits up to 60M Lights return following blackout that left much of Brazil, Paraguay in dark; questions remain
Lights return following Brazilian blackout Brazil’s 2 largest cities hit by massive blackouts after huge hydro dam goes offline
Blackouts darken Brazil’s 2 largest cities Brazil’s 2 largest cities hit by massive blackouts; reports blame problem at big hydro dam
Brazil’s 2 largest cities hit by massive blackouts Israeli president calls on Brazil to raise voice against Iranian-backed ‘terror’
Peres: Brazil needs loud voice against terror Rio death toll rises to 25 from bloody clashes 2 weeks after city won OlympicsBRASILIA, Brazil — The death toll from bloody clashes in Rio de Janeiro is up to 25 after authorities found more bodies. Brazil arrests TV crime show host accused of involvement in killings to boost ratingsBRASILIA, Brazil — A former TV crime show host and state legislator accused of commissioning killings to boost ratings turned himself in to authorities Friday and was jailed on homicide and drug trafficking charges. Brazil TV crime show host accused in killings faces arrest but disappearsBRASILIA, Brazil — Brazilian police say they are hunting for a TV crime show host and former state legislator who is accused of commissioning killings to boost ratings. Brazil VP says country should build nuclear arms; aide says it’s not gov’t positionBRASILIA, Brazil — Brazil’s vice president says in an interview published Friday that his country should develop nuclear weapons. Other officials stressed that his comments were not government policy. Brazil urges UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting on siege at embassy in HondurasBRASILIA, Brazil — Brazil’s government has asked the United Nations Security Council to convene an emergency meeting over a standoff in Honduras with the nation’s deposed president taking refuge in the Brazilian Embassy. Brazil’s Lula defends South America arms buildup, including Venezuelan purchasesBRASILIA, Brazil — Major military weapons purchases by Brazil and Venezuela won’t spur an arms race in South America and are necessary to protect borders and natural resources, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Friday. Sweden vies with US, France to sell warplanes to BrazilBRASILIA - Sweden is ready to sell fighter jets to Brazil for half the price of French- or US-made aircraft and will give the South American country the capability to upgrade the planes as needed, Stockholm’s deputy defence minister has said here. Brazil proposes ban for sugarcane-ethanol plantations in AmazonBRASILIA, Brazil — Brazil will prohibit sugarcane-ethanol plantations in the Amazon and other ecologically sensitive areas of Latin America’s largest nation under a plan unveiled Thursday by the administration of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Brazil’s oil reserves will last 50 years: MinisterBRASILIA - Brazil will have crude for half a century and become a leading oil exporter and “an important player in international geopolitics”, the country’s energy minister has said during a congressional hearing. Brazil launches ‘electronic markers’ to fight Amazon deforestationBRASILIA - The Brazilian government will use electronic markers to detect illegal felling of trees in the Amazon forests via satellite as illegal encroachment has threatened the sensitive ecosystem. I’m prepared to die: Brazilian vice presidentBRASILIA - Brazilian Vice President Jose Alencar, who for 12 years has suffered from an aggressive intestinal cancer, said in an interview published over the weekend that “he feels debilitated” and “is preparing for death as never before”. Brazil, France sign multi-billion dollar arms pactBRASILIA - Brazil and France have signed a major arms pact worth billions of dollars that includes transfer of key military technologies, building of submarines and purchase of helicopters. Brazil says its negotiating for purchase of 36 French fighter jetsBRASILIA — Brazil’s president said Monday his country is negotiating with France for the purchase of 36 Rafale combat jets, a sign that Dassault SA is the clear favorite over U.S. and Swedish companies to win the $2 billion-plus contract. |
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