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Stimulus package lifts Argentine stocks higher

São Paulo :: Brazil | about 17 hours ago | Business News

Source: Belleville News-Democrat

Argentine stocks rose on the government's announcement of an economic stimulus package, while other Latin American markets were flat in midday trading Thursday. Argentina's benchmark Merval increased 2 percent to 990 in late trading, while Brazil's Ibovespa index was nearly...

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Also opening: 'They Killed Sister Dorothy'

São Paulo :: Brazil | about 10 hours ago | Entertainment News

Source: Denver Rocky Mountain News

Running time: 94 minutes * The story: Denver filmmaker Daniel Junge followed the brother of Sister Dorothy Stang to Brazil as he retraced his sister's work protecting the rain forest and fought to bring her killers to justice.

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St. Petersburg Times, Florida: Rays: Free agents back on radar

Marília :: Brazil | about 10 hours ago | Sports News

Source: Uinta County News

The Rays have an American League pennant to hang and fewer holes to fill than ever, but they still have a lot to do. Executive vice president Andrew Friedman heads to the winter meetings next week in Las Vegas saying...

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Brazil to up infrastructure spending amid meltdown

São Paulo :: Brazil | 1 day ago | Business News

Source: Palm Beach Post

Brazil — A top government official says Brazil will boost infrastructure spending by about 34 percent to counter the effects of the global economic meltdown. Official news service Agencia Brasil quotes Chief of Staff Dilma Rousseff as saying the government...

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Arenavirus death unlikely - NCD

São Paulo :: Brazil | 1 day ago | Technology News

Source: News 24

A test for the new type of arenavirus that killed four people in South Africa earlier this year would be done to assure the public that there was no cause for concern, she added. "I think when the line is...

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Breaking news from science:The flying reptile with a wingspan.

Brasília :: Brazil | 1 day ago | Technology News

Posted by aarana

A researcher at the University of Portsmouth has identified the new type of pterosaur, the largest of its kind ever to have been discovered. It would have flown in the skies above Brazil 115 million years ago. A new fossil...

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Amazon plan sounds bold, but doubts abound

São Paulo :: Brazil | 1 day ago | Political News

Source: Kuwait Times

But it may lack the conviction and resources to reach its goal. The plan, announced on Monday ahead of a major United Nations climate conference in Poland, is the first time Brazil has adopted a target for deforestation after years...

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Brazil demands big global finance reforms

São Paulo :: Brazil | 26 days ago | Business News

Source: CCTV

Global Financial Crisis In Sao Paulo, Brazil, the G-20 finance ministers and central bank governors have reached consensus on the need to take measures to stimulate economic growth and fight off the threat of a global recession. The agreement came...

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Massa wins Brazilian GP; Hamilton world champ

Brasília :: Brazil | about 1 month ago | Sports News

Posted by benjiross

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton roared into the record books as Formula One's youngest champion on Sunday when he snatched the title in last lap drama at the Brazilian Grand Prix. The 23-year-old, needing only a fifth place finish in the season-ending...

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Brazil demands big global finance reforms

São Paulo :: Brazil | 27 days ago | Business News

Source: Macleans

Brazil's president on Saturday demanded major reforms of the international finance system with strong input from big emerging countries because the global economy is victimizing the world's poor. Addressing finance ministers and central bank presidents from the world's 20 major...

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