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Rio de Janeiro : Brazil | 6 months ago  
SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 2009 SATURDAY 06 JUNE 2009 By Natalie de Vallieres and Biodun Iginla , BBC News and France 24 (text) / CATHERINE VIETTE (video) REACT (230) PRINT SAVE The Air France...
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