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Sao Paulo to reverse fares hike
Sao Paulo mayor Fernando Haddad and state governor Geraldo Alckmin said at a joint news conference that the fare increase has been abandoned. It is not yet clear what impact the U-turn will have on the street protests that have broken out in several Brazilian cities. The demonstrations have evolved into communal outcries that have moved well beyond the original demand that public transportation ...
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U.S. and Cuba Agree to Resume Migration Talks
HAVANA -- The United States and Cuba have agreed to resume bilateral talks on migration issues next month, a State Department official said Wednesday, the latest evidence of a thaw in chilly relations between the Cold War ...
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Brazil rolls back transport fare hikes
BOWING to mass protests, authorities of Brazil's two biggest cities - Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro - will roll back transport fare hikes that had triggered widespread ...
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Voices from Brazils protests
Some comments by Brazilians participating in protests across South America's biggest country: ___ "I'm here because I depend on public transportation which is terrible. Public transportation should not be for profit. I'm here to say we need better buses and better service." -- Maira Zenon, graphic designer, 27, attending protest in Brasilia. ___ "We're out ...
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World Bank grants Haiti $20 million to clean up public records government transparency
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - The World Bank has given $20 million to Haiti for cleaning up its public resources and making them more transparent. The grant will help Haiti improve public financial management, procurement practices and performance of the national electrical company. It will also create a tracking system to monitor budgets and a single treasury account to manage funds. The grant is ...
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Puerto Rico approves bill targeting bullying at school
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Legislators in Puerto Rico have approved a bill ordering education officials to create a protocol to address bullying at both public and private schools. The bill approved Wednesday comes amid several high-profile bullying incidents, including one of a videotaped fight of two young girls who were arrested in March after one of them posted the video on Facebook. The bill ...
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Voices From Within Brazils Protests
Some comments by Brazilians participating in protests across South America's biggest country: ——— "I'm here because I depend on public transportation which is terrible. Public transportation should not be for profit. I'm here to say we need better buses and better service." -- Maira Zenon, graphic designer, 27, attending protest in Brasilia. ...
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Watch Former Professor on FBI Most Wanted List Nabbed in Mexico
A fugitive is behind bars today just one day after being put on the FBI's ten most wanted list Walter -- Williams have been on the run for more than two years wanted for sexual exploitation ...
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Leaders in Brazils two biggest cities said Wednesday that they have reversed an increase in bus and subway fares that ignited protests across the nation.
Protestors line a highway barrier in front of a burning barricade of tires near the Castelao stadium in Fortaleza, Brazil, Wednesday, June 19, 2013. Protesters cut off the main access road to the stadium where Brazil goes up against Mexico in the Confederations Cup soccer tournament. Beginning as protests against bus fare hikes, demonstrations have quickly ballooned to include broad middle-class ...
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New clashes in Brazil security forces deployed
Brazilian protesters outraged over spending on next year's World Cup clashed with police, as the government deployed elite forces to contain the ...
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Uruguay can’t surprise Eagles – Keshi
Prior to Monday's game, Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi, admitted that like most people, he knew next to nothing about Tahiti, but he would have no such problems about Uruguay when both sides meet on ...
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Brazil to deploy special forces
Brazil is to deploy federal police special forces in five major cities in an effort to stem a week of protests against poor public services, corruption and the high cost of staging the 2014 football World ...
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Soccer March Preceded by Protests in Fortaleza Brazil
Brasilia, June 19 (Prensa Latina) Thousands of demonstrators marched today on avenues of the Brazilian city of Fortaleza and collided with the police in the proximities of the stadium Arena de Castelao, which receives one of the matches for the Confederations Soccer Cup. The protestants started the march in the Airport Avenue and later they went on the Alberto Craviero, leading to the Arena de ...
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Voices from Brazils protests
Thousands of demonstrators flooded a square in Brazil's economic hub, Sao Paulo, on Tuesday evening for the latest in a historic wave of protests against the shoddy state of public transit, schools and other public services in this booming South American ...
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Bus falls into river in Peru killing at least 30
It took nine years, but Jeremy "Jay" Armstead has found the perfect spot for his Texas Hold ’Em BBQ. He opened the doors last month of the quirky A-framed cottage on Federal Highway just south of Oakland Park Boulevard that has housed everything from Green Fish to Shuck’s on the Water. It backs up on the Middle River, and dockside seating is in the ...
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Voices from Brazils protests
Some comments by Brazilians participating in protests across South America's biggest country:---"I'm here because I depend on public transportation which is terrible. Public transportation should not be for profit. I'm here to say we need better buses and better service." - Maira Zenon, graphic designer, 27, attending protest in Brasilia.---"We're out of ...
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Brazil Sends Mexico Out Of Confederations Cup With 2 - 0 Defeat
By Sahara Reports With two goals, one at the beginning of the match and another in the waning seconds, Confederations Cup hosts Brazil maintained its leadership of the Group A table today, and may also have given Mexico, who have lost two matches, its boarding passes for its flight home. Emerging Brazilian star, Neymar, scored Brazil's first goal today, just as he did against Japan in ...
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Crowd of 30000 overruns police cordon ahead of Brazil football match
South America Violent clashes have erupted in the northern city of Fortaleza in the hours leading to a Confederations Cup match with Mexico. Dozens were hurt as riot police unleashed tear gas and barrage of rubber bullets at a crowd of some 30,000 Brazilian protesters. Images and video of the demonstration just outside of the north-eastern city depicted throngs of protesters marching down a ...
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Hugh Adami Vacationer’s minor traffic accident in Cuba costly ordeal
OTTAWA -- Elie Raffoul found out the hard way why driving in Cuba isn't such a good idea.The Ottawa man was in an accident last March 23, involving a motorcyclist who suffered relatively minor injuries, and was forced by Cuban authorities to remain in the country for almost two weeks. He was planning to return to Ottawa on March 24.Raffoul, who was on his fifth vacation in Cuba when the ...
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Brazil Pepper-Spray Photo Highlights Exposure Risks
The Internet is buzzing over a photo of a woman getting sprayed in the face at close range with what appears to be pepper spray by a riot police officer in Rio de Janeiro (see above). The photo was reportedly taken on Monday, amid mass demonstrations in the ...
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Magnitude-5.7 quake shakes central Chile
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) -- A magnitude-5.7 earthquake shook central Chile on Wednesday, causing buildings to sway in the capital but apparently causing no major ...
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The Lede Readers Debate Brazil’s Protests
began over an increase in bus fares , have expanded this week into a wide-ranging popular indictment of the nation's ruling class. As the unrest has intensified, Brazilian readers of The New York Times have attempted to explain the protests to a curious audience in comments posted on this site in English and Portuguese."Protests in my country are a reflection of a corrupt ...
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Migration talks between US and Cuba set to resume
The United States and Cuba have agreed to resume bilateral talks on migration issues next month, a State Department official said Wednesday, the latest evidence of a thaw in chilly relations between the Cold War enemies. Havana and Washington just wrapped up a round of separate negotiations aimed at restarting direct mail service, which has been suspended since 1963. Both sets of talks have ...
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Magnitude 5.7 quake hits central Chile no damage reported
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.7 earthquake hit the central Chilean region of Valparaiso at 5:30 p.m. (1730 ET) on Wednesday, causing buildings to sway in the nearby capital of Santiago but no reports of ...
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Moderate earthquake strikes central Chile shakes buildings in capital
SANTIAGO, Chile - A magnitude-5.7 earthquake shook central Chile on Wednesday, causing buildings to sway in the capital but apparently causing no major damage. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake struck at 17:29 p.m. local time and its epicenter was about 60 kilometres (37 miles) east-north-east of Los Andes, Chile. Officials discarded the possibility of a tsunami and said there were no ...
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Brazil fighting the good fight?
Brazil’s recent victory in a trade dispute with the US, which was resolved through the WTO is a victory, not just for the biggest economy in South America, but also for developing nations around the world, showing that the mechanisms of the WTO can be used to further their interests – although it will take years of fighting and unrelenting effort…
Brazil’s ongoing dispute with the United States over the subsidizing of cotton for producers in the US, looks like it may soon be resolved, as Brazil recently indicated it would hold off on slapping a range of 102 US goods with sanctions, if the US agreed to certain measures put forth by the South American country. Read more
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