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- Brazil, Germany sign co-op deal on environment, energy
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday signed cooperation agreements on environment and renewable energy. The two leaders also officially reaffirmed
- Chavez again to seek hostage release in Colombia
CARACAS, Venezuela - President Hugo Chavez said Wednesday he will try to re-establish contacts with Colombian rebels to try to win freedom for more hostages held by the guerrillas. Chavez said he spoken by telephone with French President Nicolas Sarkozy
- US tells Venezuela to explain ties to FARC rebels
LA JOLLA, Calif. May 14 (Reuters) - The United States accused unnamed members of Venezuela's left-wing government on Wednesday of conspiring against neighboring Colombia by supporting Marxist guerrillas. Assistant Secretary of State Thomas Shannon, the
- Colombian Warlords Appear in US Courts
(MIAMI) - Fourteen warlords from far-right paramilitary militias suspected in Colombia of thousands of atrocities began court appearances Wednesday around the United States on drug trafficking charges. The 14 were extradited Tuesday and spread out over
- Background Notes : Brazil (05/08)
-0500 The Brazilian flag is green with a large, yellow diamond in the center bearing a blue celestial globe with a white equatorial band reading Ordem E Progresso, and 27 white, 5-pointed stars. PROFILE OFFICIAL NAME: Federative Republic of Brazil
- Chavez looks to post-Bush era with US
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said today he hopes difficult relations with the United States will improve when President George W. Bush leaves the Oval Office in January. Chavez, who rejects traditional US influence in Latin America and has called Mr
- Duratex Acquires Two American Standard Plants in Brazil
- Duratex has announced the acquisition of two American Standard operations in Brazil, with plants in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. A supply agreement has been signed between Duratex's Deca Division and American Standard. The total production capacity of
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AP - Marina Silva brought impeccable credentials to her post as Brazil's environment minister: The daughter of a poor Amazon rubber tapper, she was a colleague of slain rain forest defender Chico Mendes.
AFP - The tragedies of the real world -- the quake that rocked China and the cyclone that devastated Myanmar -- invaded the fantasy world of movies as the Cannes film festival moved into top gear Thursday.
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