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Venus Remedies rallies 10 on Mexico patent
Sivathanu Pillai hailed as the 'father of BrahMos' mentions 'missile tech' as one of the 10 key and "unique leap-frog technologies" for building a securer and greater future of ...
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El Salvador recognizes Palestinian state
El Salvador recognizes Palestinian state Palestine-El Salvador, Politics, 8/26/2011 El Salvador Thursday recognized Palestine as an independent and sovereign state, according to Palestinian officials. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas thanked the president of El Salvador for the recognition, expressing hope that it will bolster bilateral relations. Foreign Minister Riyad Malki had ...
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Bolivias state oil firm to invest $151m on oil exploration
Bolivia's state-owned oil company Yacimientos Petroliferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB) plans to invest $151 million by December to explore oil reserves in the western department of La Paz, Bolivian Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera announced Monday."People should not doubt that the government will spend the money needed to find oil in the department of La Paz, and that way generate a ...
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Haiti reports first suspected H1N1 death in 2013
Haiti reported on Monday its first suspected death this year from H1N1 virus, reports reaching here said.The victim was from the small community of Nan Bannann in the southern city of Belle-Ansecity, 110 km southwest of the capital Port-au-Prince, the reports said.As local government said, the victim died at a hospital in Thiotte, 65 km east of the capital.Reports said the victim appeared to ...
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Arrest After Fan Killed Dribbling Ball To Brazil
A driver has been arrested over the death of a man who was hit from behind by a pick-up truck while dribbling a football from the US to Brazil for charity. Richard Swanson had planned to dribble the ball for more than a year through 11 countries to Sao Paolo in time for the opening World Cup 2014 game on June 12. The 42-year-old from Seattle was hit while walking south along a busy road ...
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100000 line streets of Brazil to protest taxes corruption
Protestors are reflected on the glass of a building, left, as they march in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, June 17, 2013. Protests in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and other Brazilian cities, set off by a 10-cent hike in public transport fares, have clearly moved beyond that issue to tap into widespread frustration in Brazil about a heavy tax burden, politicians widely viewed as corrupt and woeful ...
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Theft from S. Sudan Presidents Office Inside Job
JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN -- A spate of alleged thefts from the office of South Sudanese President Salva Kiir may have been an inside job, officials investigating how tens of thousands of dollars went missing from Kiir's office said Monday. Some $70,000 U.S. that was kept in the president's office to pay staff who do not have bank accounts, along with two laptops, went missing from ...
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Special Committee on Decolonization Approves Text Calling upon United States to Initiate Self-determination Process for Puerto Rico
Meeting to consider the question of Puerto Rico, the Special Committee on Decolonization called again upon the United States today to expedite a process that would allow Puerto Ricans to fully exercise their inalienable right to self-determination and ...
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Brazil to offer 30 of oil field profits
(MENAFN) The head of the Brazilian National Petroleum Agency, Magda Chambriard, stated that the country plans on offering a maximum of 30 percent of oil field Libra's profits for its developer, reported Bloomberg.Chambriard also said that Libra, Brazil's largest oil field, will be up for auction in October of this year.The head of the agency added that the field's reserve size and ...
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Valcke Brazil better for football tournaments
FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke has hit back at claims the 2014 World Cup will not benefit Brazil.There have been some protests in Brazil at the spending of public money on hosting both the 2013 Confederations Cup and next year's World Cup but Valcke believes the legacy of the two football tournaments will not be properly measurable for 20 years.Speaking after the opening four matches ...
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Brazil club Corinthians rubbish Kaka link
Rumours circling that Brazil giant Corinthians are attempting to lure Real Madrid player Kaka back to his homeland have been dismissed by the South American ...
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U.S. driver arrested in death of man struck while dribbling soccer ball from Seattle to Brazil
Eating behaviours of preschoolers, such as having meals while plunked in front of the TV, can lead to elevated cholesterol levels that could put kids at risk for cardiovascular disease later in life, ...
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Asia’s rising frontier with Latin America
June 18, 2013 In a world where Europe and the United States are struggling, both East Asia and Latin America are outperforming the pack, even if they, too, face challenges. And yet, more than 12 years since it started, the Forum for East Asia-Latin America Cooperation (FEALAC) has not grabbed headline attention - not in the way, say, the BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India and China) have. Still, ...
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Brazil youth march against lavish state spending
(57 mins ago) Youths clashed with police in central Rio as more than 200,000 people marched in major Brazilian cities to protest against billions of dollars spent on the Confederation Cup and higher public transport costs. The nationwide demonstrations, the most extensive since the unrest began 10 days ago, were relatively peaceful, AFP reports. However acts of vandalism were reported in Rio ...
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Brazil protests erupt on huge scale
protest in decades on Monday as more than 100,000 people took to the streets nationwide to express their frustration at heavyhanded policing, poor public services and high costs for the World Cup of football.The major demonstrations in Rio de Janeiro,So Paulo,Brasilia, Belem, Belo Horizonte, Salvador and elsewhere marked a rapid escalation after bus price increases led to smaller protests last ...
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To silence rationing rumours Venezuela announces 760.000 tons of imported food is on the way
Venezuela is awaiting the arrival of 760.000 tons of food from different associated countries and which are destined to build a national reserve of food, according to Food Minister Felix Osorio. The announcement follows strong suggestions that rationing of certain food and toiletry items was in the ...
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More than 100000 protesters take to the streets in Brazil
Thousands of people participate in a protest against rising public transport costs in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 17 June 2013. Earlier police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse hundreds of protesters near the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. The demonstrators were protesting rising public transport costs and the billions of dollars spent on the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympic ...
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G8 Leaders World Economic Prospects Still Weak
After the first day of their annual summit in Northern Ireland Monday, the G8 said significant policy actions taken by the eurozone, U.S. and Japan have reduced the risk of an economic downturn. The leaders said promoting growth and jobs remains their priority. They called the fight against long-term and youth unemployment critical. Earlier Monday, the United States and European Union said ...
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US names dangerous Cuba prisoners
Pentagon , Army Lieutanant Colonel Todd Breasseale.The names of all Guantanamo prisoners have been public for years, but the administration of ...
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Bolivia slams US military aid to Syrian rebels
The Bolivian government on Monday criticized the United States for arming Syrian rebels, warning that the move would only intensify and prolong a conflict that has already killed tens of thousands in that country.Bolivia "rejects any intervention in the internal conflicts of any country in the world, such as supporting a domestic armed conflict with weapons, as is the case with Syria," ...
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Whelan Barbados is on FA Cup travel itinerary
Emmerson Boyce and Gary Caldwell lift the FA Cup after their stunning triumph Whelan, who owns a villa on the island of Barbados, is due to leave in his summer holidays once he unveils former Bolton manager Owen Coyle as the replacement to Roberto Martinez.But before he jets off, the 76-year-old has renewed his promise to parade the historic trophy for all of Barbados."Since we won the FA ...
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Brazil cities hit by more protests
Protesters have massed in at least seven Brazilian cities for another round of demonstrations voicing disgruntlement about life in the country, raising questions about security during big events such as the ...
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Biggest protests in 20 years sweep Brazil
* Sparked by cost of public transport, complaints grow * Demonstrations unfold as Brazil hosts Confederations Cup * Protests mostly peaceful, though clashes in some cities (Updates size of protests, adds fresh quotes, details) By Todd Benson and Asher Levine SAO PAULO, June 17 (Reuters) - As many as 200,000 demonstrators marched through the streets of Brazil's biggest cities on ...
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Peru farmers enraged at American Newmont gold mine
(33 mins ago) Thousands of farmers took to the streets in northern Peru against US mining behemoth Newmont, which plans to build a controversial US$4.8 billion gold and copper mine. The protesters marched toward El Perol lake, among the water sources they depend to drink and farm, fear could be ruined by the massive Conga project in Cajamarca department. ';We are more than 5,000 farmers ...
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Thousands Gather for Protests in Brazil’s Largest Cities
SO PAULO, Brazil -- Protesters showed up by the thousands in Brazil's largest cities Monday night in a remarkable display of strength for an agitation that had begun with small protests against bus-fare increases, then evolved into a broader movement by groups and individuals irate over a range of issues including the country's high cost of living and lavish new stadium ...
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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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