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Brazil's Lula says first Mideast tour promotes peace
(AFP)
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:24:57 GMT
 AFP - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva told his Israeli counterpart Shimon Peres on Monday that Middle East peace has long been his dream.
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Brazil details retaliation on U.S. copyright, patents
(Reuters)
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:47:32 GMT
Reuters - Brazil revealed on Monday a preliminary list of U.S. patents and intellectual property rights it could restrict unless both countries settle a long-standing dispute over U.S. cotton aid.
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Rio's Christ statue getting $4M renovation
(AP)
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:59:25 GMT
 AP - The iconic statue of Christ with outstretched arms that overlooks Rio de Janeiro is getting a $4 million renovation.
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Brazilian judge awards $1M in Air France suit
(AP)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:07:43 GMT
AP - A Brazilian judge has ordered Air France to pay the equivalent of more than $1 million in damages to the family of one of the victims of last year's crash that killed more than 200 people, officials said Friday.
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Gastroenteritis strikes cruise ship in Brazil
(AP)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:16:37 GMT
AP - Nearly 50 passengers aboard an international cruise ship docked in Brazil have been stricken with vomiting and diarrhea, a health official said Friday. It was the same ship that last week was briefly placed under quarantine after hundreds of people came down with gastroenteritis.
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BP wins foothold in Brazil with £4.7 bln deal
(AFP)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:43:11 GMT
 AFP - Oil giant BP said Thursday it will pay US firm Devon Energy $7 billion (£4.7 billion) for assets in Brazil, Azerbaijan and the Gulf of Mexico.
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Brazil leader rapped for stance on Cuba dissidents
(AP)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:36:56 GMT
 AP - Brazil's president came under withering criticism Wednesday at home and in Cuba for his deference to the island's communist government over political prisoners and hunger strikes for human rights.
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Brazil, Germany clash on Iran nuclear sanctions
(AFP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:25:55 GMT
 AFP - Brazil and Germany differed sharply Wednesday on whether to threaten Iran with fresh United Nations sanctions in a bid to rein in its disputed nuclear program.
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Lula calls on Obama to resolve trade dispute
(AFP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:39:01 GMT
 AFP - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called Wednesday on President Barack Obama to put his weight behind a quick resolution to a US-Brazilian trade dispute.
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Brazil's Silva: A Rousseff win would KO machismo
(AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:24:10 GMT
 AP - Brazil's president said his hand-picked candidate to succeed him in October's election would help do away with machismo by becoming the first female president of Latin America's largest and most influential nation.
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US seeks talks to avert trade war with Brazil
(AFP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:23:30 GMT
 AFP - Visiting US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said Tuesday that Washington was seeking talks with Brazil before it imposes retaliatory trade tariffs for US cotton subsidies the WTO ruled as discriminatory.
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Obama criticized for Mexico, Brazil sanctions
(Reuters)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:30:36 GMT
Reuters - Republicans and business groups on Tuesday criticized President Barack Obama's administration for failing to resolve a cross-border trucking dispute nearly one year after Mexico slapped retaliatory duties on about $2.4 billion worth of U.S. exports.
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AP Interview: Silva says Iran sanctions dangerous
(AP)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:34:32 GMT
 AP - Brazil's president warned Tuesday that U.S.-proposed sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program could lead to war, and said he will make his own efforts to head off further conflicts — an example he said shows his country's growing global prominence.
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Brazil has 'a lot of friends' in row with US: senator
(AFP)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:52:40 GMT
AFP - A US senator on Tuesday warned advocates of escalating a trade dispute with Brazil that the South American giant would have "a lot of friends" around the world if Washington took such action.
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Brazil sentences Italian extremist in extradition row
(AFP)
Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:29:01 GMT
 AFP - An Italian ex-militant wanted for murder in his home country was sentenced here Friday to two years in prison for passport fraud, sparking an extradition row days ahead of a visit by Italy's prime minister.
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Brazil: Cost of Amazon dam jumps $2B
(AP)
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:24:42 GMT
AP - Officials say the cost of building a huge dam in Brazil's Amazon has jumped $2 billion because of new environmental protections.
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Hillary Clinton fails to convince Brazil to support Iran sanctions
(The Christian Science Monitor)
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:10:15 GMT
The Christian Science Monitor - The visit by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Brazil Wednesday was billed as an effort to forge ties with a country that is increasingly emerging as a recognized global power.
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Hundreds taken ill aboard cruise ship near Brazil
(AFP)
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:38:22 GMT
 AFP - Brazilian authorities reportedly placed an international cruise ship under isolation at a tourist resort when nearly 200 passengers came down with gastrointestinal illness.
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Clinton fails to win over Brazil on Iran
(Reuters)
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 04:12:23 GMT
 Reuters - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton failed to win Brazil's support on Wednesday for more sanctions against Iran and said Tehran would not talk seriously about its nuclear program until the United Nations took new action.
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Brazil rebuffs US, says it will go own way on Iran
(AP)
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:56:48 GMT
 AP - Brazil rebuffed a U.S. appeal for new sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, vowing during a visit from U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton not to "bow down" to gathering international pressure.
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