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©Reuters/David Gray Mining giants slam Australia's 'high' taxes, costs and currency Three of the world's biggest miners have warned that government taxes, high costs and a strong currency are putting pressure on their Australian operations, reports said Monday, as they battle falling commodity prices owing to a supply glut.
26 мая 2014
Photo courtesy of wallsev.com Brazil mobilizes 157,000 security force for World Cup Brazil said Friday it is mobilizing 157,000 soldiers and police to ensure security during the World Cup, which opens in 20 days against a backdrop of violent protests and strikes.
24 мая 2014
Rocky test for unfinished World Cup kick-off stadium The still-unfinished stadium hosting the World Cup opening game on June 12 held its first official match Sunday, getting off to a shaky start after delays and deadly accidents marred its construction.
20 мая 2014
©Reuters/Paulo Whitaker Bus accident kills 20 in northeast Brazil Twenty people were killed and 17 injured when the bus they were traveling in overturned Sunday in northeastern Brazil, officials said.
19 мая 2014
Clashes near Sao Paulo airport 27 days from World Cup Dozens of protesters clashed with police late Friday, throwing fireworks and torching at least two vehicles near Sao Paulo's airport, which has just opened a new international terminal ahead of the World Cup.
17 мая 2014
Map showing the Amazonas watershed. Photo courtesy of wikipedia.org Brazil's WWII 'rubber soldiers' win compensation Brazil's congress adopted a law Wednesday to compensate workers who say they were never paid properly after being recruited to Amazon rubber plantations to help the Allies during World War II.
15 мая 2014
Petrobras probe on US refinery 'near end' An internal investigation of Petrobras' controversial $1.1 billion purchase of a Texas refinery is nearing completion, the Brazilian state oil giant's chief said.
13 мая 2014
Photo courtesy of wikipedia.org Sao Paulo airport opens new terminal for World Cup Sao Paulo's airport, one of the busiest in Latin America, opened a new international terminal Sunday -- just in time for the football World Cup.
12 мая 2014
Sao Paulo gay march urges action on homophobia Revelers thronged central Sao Paulo for the city's annual gay pride parade Sunday amid calls to criminalize homophobic behavior.
06 мая 2014
Photo courtesy of independent.co.uk Tug of war over stolen lion in Brazil A male lion named Rawell is at the center of an ownership dispute in Brazil after the creature was abducted from his sanctuary and surfaced later hundreds of kilometers away.
05 мая 2014
Photo courtesy of vesti.kz Brazil remains non visa-free for Kazakhstan during FIFA World Cup Brazill will be not be able to provide the promised visa-free enrty for Kazakhstanis for the upcoming FIFA World Cup.
02 мая 2014
Police crack down on homeless in Sao Paulo Police in Brazil cracked down with tear gas on about 1,000 homeless demonstrators in Sao Paulo who were hurling rocks, authorities said, with World Cup action here looming.
30 апреля 2014
Paulo Malhaes. Photo courtesy of abi.org.br Retired Brazil colonel who admitted torture found dead A retired Brazilian colonel who last month admitted carrying out torture during the country's 1964-1985 military dictatorship has been found dead following a break-in at his suburban Rio home, police said Friday.
26 апреля 2014
Brazil passes trailblazing Internet privacy law Brazil's Congress on Tuesday passed comprehensive legislation on Internet privacy in what some have likened to a web-user's bill of rights, after stunning revelations its own president was targeted by US cyber-snooping.
24 апреля 2014
Juscelino Kubitschek. Photo courtesy of terramagazine.terra.com.br Brazil ex-leader Kubitschek was not murdered Former Brazilian president Juscelino Kubitschek was not murdered by the country's military dictatorship but died in 1976 due to a car crash, a panel said.
23 апреля 2014
Football: World Cup ticketing centers open World Cup ticketing centers opened in Brazil on Friday allowing fans who have managed to purchase match tickets for the June 12 to July 13 extravaganza to claim them.
19 апреля 2014
Brazil names 46 suspects in money-laundering, drug probe Police in Brazil have named 46 people, including an ex-executive at oil giant Petrobras, as suspects in an alleged $4.5 billion money laundering and drug operation, officials said.
18 апреля 2014
©Reuters/Ahmad Masood Goat to be cloned to treat rare genetic disorder Scientists in Brazil have genetically modified a goat to produce milk with an enzyme to treat a rare genetic disorder, O Estado de Sao Paulo newspaper reported.
17 апреля 2014
Sharon Stone. ©Reuters/Jason Redmond Sharon Stone kept overnight in Brazil hospital: media Hollywood actress and producer Sharon Stone spent a night in a Sao Paulo hospital for treatment by an infectious diseases specialist, Brazilian media said Tuesday.
09 апреля 2014
Pele's hair turned into diamonds for superfans Pele has unveiled an unusual line of diamonds using strands of the football legend's own hair, local media reported.
09 апреля 2014

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