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Secret hearings debated in Guantanamo 911 case
The war crimes tribunal for the Guantanamo prisoner charged in the attack on the USS Cole is going into a closed session dealing with a subject so secret even the defendant can't hear ...
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IAG Cargo to Boost London-Rio de Janeiro Freight Capacity
IAG Cargo adds another freight flight on its London-Rio de Janeiro route. IAG Cargo will offer additional freight capacity between London and Rio de Janeiro.The new flight will bring the weekly total on the Rio de Janeiro route to seven frequencies, adding an extra 42 metric tons of capacity per week. From Oct. 28, 2013, the route will be served daily by ...
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Sepp Blatter urges Brazil protesters not to link grievances to football
A supporter shows a poster against Fifa's Sepp Blatter and General Jerome Valcke during the Confederations Cup. Photograph: Yuri Cortez/AFP/Getty ...
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Brazil Wake Up Protesters Face Down Troops Outside of Stadium
Tens of thousands of protesters are facing off with an 'elite force' of troops Wednesday outside of a stadium in Forteleza, Brazil where a Confederate Cup match is scheduled later in the ...
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Ma praises close ties during welcoming of Guatemala president
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- President Ma Ying-jeou said yesterday that Guatemala has always been a close diplomatic ally of the R.O.C., and that several cooperative projects between the sides have come to fruition over the past several ...
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Brazil vs Mexico Live Stream Free Football Watch Online Confederations Cup 2013 Soccer
Jesus Zavala of Mexico celebrates after scoring a goal against Costa Rica during their World Cup qualifying soccer match at the National Stadium in San Jose September 7, ...
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Bolivia State of Emergency Declared Following Drought
Pampa in Bolivia (photo: EU HACP on flickr) Bolivia has declared a state of emergency following a nationwide drought. So far the drought has affected 16,900 families, more than 48,000 heads of cattle, and 86,452 hectares of land. Damaged crops include soy, corn, and peanuts. The state of emergency will allow the Civil Defence and municipal governments access to funds of around US$2.6m to ...
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Rio de Janeiro Launches Public-private Partnership for Zero-emission Transportation
Rio de Janeiro State Government signs multilateral memorandum of understanding with Renault-Nissan Alliance, Petrobras Distribuidora, Light, Ampla and Rio Negcios to pave the way for electric ...
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Neymar backs Brazil protests
Rio de Janeiro - Brazilian football star Neymar on Wednesday joined his Selecao teammates in backing escalating social protests across the country, and chided President Dilma Rousseff's government for failing to deliver adequate social ...
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U.S. to restart migration talks with Cuba State Dept
MIAMI (Reuters) - The United States and Cuba will resume immigration talks next month after a break of more than two years, the State Department said on ...
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Brazil protests proceed as smaller cities join the fray
1 of 6. Members of the Brazilian law enforcement troops confront protestors ahead of the Confederations Cup soccer match between Brazil and Mexico outside the stadium of Fortaleza June 19, ...
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Fitch Cencosuds Credit Card Joint Venture in Chile Argentina Positive to Credit Quality
Money Market Funds Explore Callable Commercial Paper in Value Search Money market funds (MMFs) are slowly increasing exposure to a relatively new short-term instrument - callable commercial paper (CP), according to Fitch Ratings. MMFs are exploring callable CP as a way to add additional yield and diversification to portfolios, as well as in response to banks' reduced appetite for providing ...
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Agricultural runoff could create record Gulf of Mexico dead zone
Spring floods across the Midwest are expected to result in a very large and potentially record-setting 2013 Gulf of Mexico "dead zone," researchers say. Farmland runoff containing fertilizers and livestock waste, some of it from as far away as the Corn Belt, is the main source of the nitrogen and phosphorus that cause the annual Gulf of Mexico hypoxic zone, an oxygen-depleted area ...
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Chile presidential candidate attacked with eggs
Local radio Bio Bio reports that construction workers threw eggs at Longueira Wednesday after his performance at a campaign event in the capital of ...
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US FBI Chief Says Drones Used Domestically
The director of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation says the agency is occasionally using drones over the U.S., but did not say what the purpose of the surveillance is. The U.S. for years has used drones to monitor activity along its southern and northern borders. But at a congressional hearing Wednesday, FBI chief Robert Mueller said the agency is deploying drones over the U.S. for ...
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UK Soldier Deaths Court Ruling Will Harm Combat Missions
LONDON -- The British government warned on Wednesday that future combat operations could become more difficult after a court ruled that families of three soldiers killed in Iraq could sue the military for failing to protect troops on active duty. Britain's Supreme Court upheld the claim of relatives that the Human Rights Act applied to troops serving in battle abroad, and rejected the ...
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Cuba-USA Postal Issue Discussed Satisfactorily
Havana, jun 19 (Prensa Latina) Cuba considered talks with United States officials on postal issue satisfactory and fruitful. Prensa Latina reproduces the official Cuban note on the talks, as follows. On June 18 and 19, 2013, representatives from Cuba and the United States resumed talks on direct postal services between both countries. The Cuban delegation was presided over by Jos Ramn Cabaas ...
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Confed Cup Protests continue in Brazil
Mexico's head coach Jose Manuel de la Torre will not be distracted by the civil unrest in Brazil when his side play the host nation. Demonstrations have continued across Brazil with protesters notably blocking the main access road to the Arena Castelao, in Fortaleza where the Selecao will play Mexico in the Confederations Cup on Wednesday ...
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Brazil protests continue in Rio de Janeiro
Brazil's government says it will deploy soldiers to five major cities to control a wave of protests which has seen almost a quarter of a million people demand better public services. The announcement comes after riot police and protesters clashed in fresh protests on Tuesday. ITN's Nick Ravenscroft ...
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Brazil World Cup protests National security force deployed to ensure Confederations Cup is not disrupted
A national security force will be deployed to five of Brazil's major cities to ensure the Confederations Cup football tournament is not disrupted by the widespread protests that have swept the ...
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Violent crime in Haiti kills over 1000
PORT-AU-PRINCE, June 19 AFP - Violent crime in Haiti has claimed the lives of more than a thousand people over the past year, including foreigners and United Nations peacekeepers, a human rights group ...
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Giant Cucumber From Brazil May Be One Of The Largest Youve Ever Seen Or Maybe Not
How many salads can you make with an 88-pound cucumber? Some (un)lucky Brazilians may soon find out. The giant vegetable -- which is reportedly 1.15 meters (3 feet 9 inches) thick, 70 cm (2 feet 4 inches) long and weighs about 40 kilograms -- was recently spotted at a market in the Vila Palmeira neighborhood of the northeast city of So Lus. Antnio Carlos Jr., who was given the cucumber by his ...
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Puerto Rico church built in 1532 listed as endangered site
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A nearly 500-year-old church in Puerto Rico has been listed as one of the 11 most endangered historic places in the U.S. It is the first time the National Trust for Historic Preservation includes a Puerto Rico site on its annual list released Wednesday. The San Jose Church in historic Old San Juan was built in 1532 and is one of the few remaining examples of 16th ...
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Protesters out again in Brazilian cities
SAO PAULO (AP) -- Scattered street demonstrations popped up around Brazil Wednesday as protesters continued their collective cry against the low-quality public services they receive in exchange for high taxes and rising ...
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ATS Brasil is in advanced talks with banks for Brazil bourse
SAO PAULO, June 19 | Wed Jun 19, 2013 2:05pm EDT SAO PAULO, June 19 (Reuters) - American Trading Systems Brasil, the company seeking permission to open a financial exchange in Brazil, said talks with global and local banking and asset management firms are at "an advanced stage." ATS Brasil, as the company is known, is considering the sale of a 24 percent stake to a number of ...
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Jamaica comes under foreign media's microscope
Jamaica is a country used to reductionism, the complex island nation has more often than not been reduced to a stereotype of marijuana-infused surfers that say “chill mun” and listen to reggae. Perhaps this is why the recent drug-related violence in the capital has shocked the western media so much, perhaps this is why it has been glorified and dramatized to the extent it has, or perhaps it’s a reflection of the same forces that shaped the beach-stoner stereotype in the first place.
There is more to Jamaica than beaches, Reggae and a ‘chilled’ island lifestyle. Jamaica is not a little island of just a few hundred people living in huts on a white, sandy beach. It’s an island nation of 2.8 million people and it has a history of brutal slavery and colonialism, the legacy of which is still being redressed, like any developing nation it has a number of social ills and many of the population work hard for little pay and live in less than desirable conditions. Read more
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