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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Brazil News.Net http://www.brazilnews.net/ en-us Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:09:40 -0500 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:09:40 -0500 30 Argentine oil company YPF has said that it plans to import 50 million litres of gasoline as demand outstrips supply in the South American nation. http://www.brazilnews.net/story/610523 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:10:02 -0500 IANS http://www.brazilnews.net/story/610523 Brazil will bring in a grain harvest of 145.1 million tonnes this year, a volume very close to the record 145.8 million tonnes gathered in 2008, authorities said. http://www.brazilnews.net/story/610516 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:40:03 -0500 IANS http://www.brazilnews.net/story/610516 LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Brazilian equities rose Wednesday, finding support from gains among housing stocks and market heavyweight Petroleo Brasileiro SA as the oil giant reported evidence of oil ... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32999591&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:35:18 -0500 Market Watch http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32999591&cat=24437442923341f1 Brazil's president is coming under criticism for his deference to the Cuban government regarding the island's political prisoners and hunger strikes over human rights. http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32999889&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:15:26 -0500 Gadsden Times http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32999889&cat=24437442923341f1 BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) - Brazil's president is coming under criticism for his deference to the Cuban government regarding the island's political prisoners and hunger strikes over human rights. A Cuban ... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32999883&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:06:16 -0500 Find Law http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32999883&cat=24437442923341f1 U.S. must comply with a World Trade Organization ruling on U.S. cotton subsidies to uphold international law and order, President Lula da Silva said. http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32996158&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:45:17 -0500 World Bulletin http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32996158&cat=24437442923341f1 President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva takes his seat for the Opening Ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics at the National Stadium on August 8, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Alexander Hasse... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32996522&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:44:53 -0500 WHP CBS 21 http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32996522&cat=24437442923341f1 President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva takes his seat for the Opening Ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics at the National Stadium on August 8, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Alexander Hasse... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32996515&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:21:54 -0500 Fox 23 http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32996515&cat=24437442923341f1 Brazil's president is coming under criticism for his deference to the Cuban government regarding the island's political prisoners and hunger strikes over human rights. http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32996507&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:16:53 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32996507&cat=24437442923341f1 Filed at 2:06 p.m. ET BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) -- Brazil's president is coming under criticism for his deference to the Cuban government regarding the island's political prisoners and http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32996510&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:02:32 -0500 International Herald Tribune http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32996510&cat=24437442923341f1 BRASILIA, Brazil—Brazil's president is coming under criticism for his deference to the Cuban government regarding the island's political prisoners and hunger strikes over human rights. A Cuban d... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32996511&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:35:11 -0500 Denver Post http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32996511&cat=24437442923341f1 BRASILIA, Brazil -- Brazil's president is coming under criticism for his deference to the Cuban government regarding the island's political prisoners and hunger strikes over human rights. A Cuban dis... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32996506&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:27:18 -0500 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32996506&cat=24437442923341f1 BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) - Brazil's president is coming under criticism for his deference to the Cuban government regarding the island's political prisoners and hunger strikes over human rights. A Cuban ... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32996504&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:25:43 -0500 Find Law http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32996504&cat=24437442923341f1 BRASILIA, Brazil — Brazil's president is coming under criticism for his deference to the Cuban government regarding the island's political prisoners and hunger strikes over human rights. A ... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32992822&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:43:46 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32992822&cat=24437442923341f1 BRASILIA, Brazil -- Brazil's president is coming under criticism for his deference to the Cuban government regarding the island's political prisoners and hunger strikes over human rights.A Cuban diss... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32992871&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:37:05 -0500 The Miami Herald http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32992871&cat=24437442923341f1 CARACAS, Mar 10, 2010 (IPS) - Although most of the governments in Latin America today are described as progressive, abortion is only legal in one country, while in five countries it is banned under al... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32992059&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:33:38 -0500 IPS http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32992059&cat=24437442923341f1 BRASILIA, Brazil -- Brazil's president is coming under criticism for his deference to the Cuban government regarding the island's political prisoners and hunger strikes over human rights. A Cuban dis... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32992966&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:18:49 -0500 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32992966&cat=24437442923341f1 BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) -- Brazil's president is coming under criticism for his deference to the Cuban government regarding the island's political prisoners and hunger strikes over human rights. http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32992968&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:08:48 -0500 Associated Press http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32992968&cat=24437442923341f1 The Organization of American States (OAS), through its Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD), and the United Nations (UN), through its Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), today presented... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32986515&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:04:45 -0500 OAS http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32986515&cat=24437442923341f1 (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, gestures during an interview with The Associated Press, in Brasilia, Tuesday, March 9, 2010. Lula da Silva warned that U.S.-propose... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32983255&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:02:56 -0500 Examiner http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32983255&cat=24437442923341f1 BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) -- Brazil's president said Tuesday that he kicked the smoking habit he had for 50 years after a recent health scare sent his blood pressure soaring. http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32983254&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:45:55 -0500 Associated Press http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32983254&cat=24437442923341f1 Cannon Design was awarded a new hospital design project for the Instituto Nacional de Câncer (INCA) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the first project in South America for Cannon’s St. Louis off... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32983490&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:40:18 -0500 Business Journal http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32983490&cat=24437442923341f1 The recall was demanded to replace the alloy wheel rims with forged steel ones. The company didn't unveil the number of vehicles to be affected by the recall. According to the local press, since 200... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32983750&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:15:23 -0500 Morning Star http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32983750&cat=24437442923341f1 While the rest of the world has been pursuing business opportunities in South America, Berlin has been sitting on its hands. Now, with Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle looking for a signature issue,... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32980817&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:41:00 -0500 Spiegal Online http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32980817&cat=24437442923341f1 Filed at 4:24 a.m. ET BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) -- Brazil's president said his hand-picked candidate to succeed him in October's election would help do away with machismo by becoming the first female pre... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32980874&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:07:49 -0500 International Herald Tribune http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32980874&cat=24437442923341f1 BRASILIA, Brazil -- Brazil's president said his hand-picked candidate to succeed him in October's election would help do away with machismo by becoming the first female president of Latin America's l... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32978296&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:58:42 -0500 The Miami Herald http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32978296&cat=24437442923341f1 Chemical Processing Industry of South America is home to only 14 operational ethylene units, most of which are very small and quite old in comparison to installed capacity elsewhere in the world. For ... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32978426&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:58:38 -0500 Market Wire http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32978426&cat=24437442923341f1 Brazil's president plans an active role in world diplomacy during his final months in power, saying he will visit the Middle East to seek peace and prevent a possible conflict over Iran's nuclear prog... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32978443&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:54:47 -0500 Turkish Daily News http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32978443&cat=24437442923341f1 (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silvia, second right, talks to young athletes during the opening ceremony of a sports complex at the Rocinha slum in Rio de Janeiro, accomp... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32978445&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:52:23 -0500 Examiner http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32978445&cat=24437442923341f1 Brazil's president said his hand-picked candidate to succeed him in October's election would help do away with machismo by becoming the first female president of Latin America's largest and most influ... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32978441&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:47:40 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32978441&cat=24437442923341f1 BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) -- Brazil's president said his hand-picked candidate to succeed him in October's election would help do away with machismo by becoming the first female president of Latin America... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32978444&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:35:31 -0500 Associated Press http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32978444&cat=24437442923341f1 Chemical Processing Industry of South America is home to only 14 operational ethylene units, most of which are very small and quite old in comparison to installed capacity elsewhere in the world. For ... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32978435&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:28:59 -0500 Earth Times http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32978435&cat=24437442923341f1 Brazil's president said his hand-picked candidate to succeed him in October's election would help do away with machismo by becoming the first female president of Latin America's largest and most influ... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32978442&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:16:53 -0500 Gadsden Times http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32978442&cat=24437442923341f1 BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) - Brazil's president said his hand-picked candidate to succeed him in October's election would help do away with machismo by becoming the first female president of Latin America'... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32978446&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:12:57 -0500 Breitbart http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32978446&cat=24437442923341f1 Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silvia, second right, talks to young athletes during the opening ceremony of a sports complex at the Rocinha slum in Rio de Janeiro, accompanied by Brazil's Chie... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32978440&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:08:49 -0500 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32978440&cat=24437442923341f1 BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) - Brazil's president said his hand-picked candidate to succeed him in October's election would help do away with machismo by becoming the first female president of Latin America'... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32978439&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:07:22 -0500 Find Law http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32978439&cat=24437442923341f1 Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silvia, second right, talks to young athletes during the opening ceremony of a sports complex at the Rocinha slum in Rio de Janeiro, accompanied by Brazil&#3... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32976131&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:43:50 -0500 Sign on San Diego http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32976131&cat=24437442923341f1 Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silvia, second right, talks to young athletes during the opening ceremony of a sports complex at the Rocinha slum in Rio de Janeiro, accompanied by Brazil's Chie... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32975152&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:34:00 -0500 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32975152&cat=24437442923341f1 Brazil's president plans an active role in world diplomacy during his final months in power, saying he will visit the Middle East to seek peace and prevent a possible conflict over Iran's nuclear prog... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32975155&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:25:23 -0500 Jerusalem Post http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32975155&cat=24437442923341f1 Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silvia, second right, talks to young athletes during the opening ceremony of a sports complex at the Rocinha slum in Rio de Janeiro, accompanied by Brazil's Chie... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32975542&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:58:32 -0500 Sun-Sentinel http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32975542&cat=24437442923341f1 B RASILIA, Brazil — Brazil’s president said his hand-picked candidate to succeed him in October’s election would help do away with machismo by becoming the first female president of ... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32976128&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:57:04 -0500 Boston Herald http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32976128&cat=24437442923341f1 Edson Puch's last-gasp goal earned Universidad de Chile a share of the spoils from a thrilling Copa Libertadores clash with Universidad Catolica on Tuesday. Catolica appeared to be on the verge of win... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32973749&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:50:41 -0500 FIFA http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32973749&cat=24437442923341f1 LOS ANGELES -- Guns N' Roses will play three private shows in Brazil and Argentina during the band's current tour of South America, the organizer said on Monday. http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32973745&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:47:02 -0500 China Post Online http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32973745&cat=24437442923341f1 Sao Paulo: Brazilian stocks and the national currency slid on Monday, led lower by financial companies and commodity producers in a day of choppy trading. Brazil's benchmark Bovespa stock index shed ... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32973654&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:33:34 -0500 Gulf News http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32973654&cat=24437442923341f1 Brasilia: Brazil published on Monday a list of US goods subject to import tariffs as part of a threatened retaliation in a long-standing dispute over US cotton subsidies. The tariffs will go into eff... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32973211&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:33:32 -0500 Gulf News http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32973211&cat=24437442923341f1 Visiting US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said Tuesday that Washington was seeking talks with Brazil before it imposes retaliatory trade tariffs for US cotton subsidies the WTO ruled as discriminatory... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32973881&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:23:42 -0500 Merco Press http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32973881&cat=24437442923341f1 Brazil Fiat will be fined $US1.67 million ($1.8 million) and ordered to recall its Fiat Stilo models, for failing to fix a wheel problem that led to eight deaths, the Justice Ministry says.The maximum... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32971106&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:46:35 -0500 West Australian http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32971106&cat=24437442923341f1 The Ascent of Asia ." Asia's remarkable growth has changed Latin America's economic landscape. Demand for commodity exports has led to strong growth and social development across the region.However, ... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32970709&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:27:23 -0500 Forbes http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32970709&cat=24437442923341f1 Brazil will harvest a grain crop of 145.1 million tons this year, a volume very close to the record 145.8 million tons of 2008, said the government’s statistics office, IBGE on the basis of Febr... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32971234&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:58:55 -0500 Merco Press http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32971234&cat=24437442923341f1 Brazil's state-controlled oil and gas giant Petrobras will invest a total of 79.5 billion reais (44.6 billion U.S. dollars) this year, the company said Tuesday.In a statement Petrobras said like other... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32971107&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:39:02 -0500 People's Daily http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32971107&cat=24437442923341f1 The Brazilian government will create a national mining agency to better regulate the mining industry, Minister of Mines and Energy Edison Lobao said Tuesday.The agency, operating as an independent org... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32970663&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:39:01 -0500 People's Daily http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32970663&cat=24437442923341f1 By Sonia Rosita Boddie The OAS was founded in 1948, at the behest of Washington to promote multilateral dialogue and decision making of a hemispheric nature between governments of the Americas. Its st... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32966705&cat=24437442923341f1 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:09:54 -0500 Caribbean Net News http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32966705&cat=24437442923341f1 Deconstructing the refining sector The problem facing Chevron, and almost everyone else in the world of Big Oil, is that the price of crude oil has been rising faster than they can jack up fuel prices... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32966302&cat=24437442923341f1 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:51:47 -0500 Market Watch http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32966302&cat=24437442923341f1 Brazil and Haiti are now negotiating printing Haiti's currency, the gourde, free of charge as part of Brazil's international aid to Haiti, Brazil's foreign ministry said Tuesday.The offer was made las... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32966700&cat=24437442923341f1 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:25:38 -0500 People's Daily http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=32966700&cat=24437442923341f1