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McDonald's Invites Customers to Vote for the Next "Voice of McDonald's"
... -- Moscow, Russia -- Ana Cepello Cobos -- Seville, Spain -- Latin America -- Nayane Pereira Santos -- Aracaju, Brazil -- Suyane Pereira Santos -- Aracaju, Brazil -- Eduardo Goes Dos Santos -- Sao Paulo, Brazil -- Evelyn Cardenas Portillo -- San ... Comment?
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Bad weather blamed in blackout for 60M in Brazil
... Cup and the 2016 Olympics. The weather made transformers on a vital high-voltage transmission line short-circuit, Brazil's energy minister said. Two other transmission lines also went down as part of an automatic safety mechanism. "The problem was ... Comment?
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Brazil government defends itself after blackout
Brazil's president fended off criticism of his nation's shaky power grid Wednesday as officials investigated a blackout that plunged as many as 60 million people into darkness, prompting concerns about the country's preparedness to host the 2016 Olympic Games. Comment?
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Chavez foe: Venezuela a refuge for Colombia rebels
... responded by announcing plans to file complaints with the Organization of American States and U.N. Security Council. Brazil urged the two nations on Wednesday to sign a non-aggression pact and offered to patrol their shared border using the ... Comment?
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Fluminense wins away in Copa Sudamericana semis
A solo goal from striker Fred gave Fluminense of Brazil a 1-0 win against host Cerro Porteno in the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana semifinals on Wednesday. Comment?
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Massive blackout hits Brazil
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Vehicles ply the - 23 de Maio' expressway, linking the north and south areas of the metropolis during a massive blackout, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, early yesterday. Comment?
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Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
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Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says his Government is increasing infrastructure investment Brazil's president has denied underinvestment was to blame for the worst power outage in a decade, which left a huge swath of the country in the dark for more than five hours. Comment?
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... of State Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday. The rival Koreas exchanged gunfire for the first time in seven years... Brazil's largest cities hit by blackout SAO PAULO: A major electricity outage left tens of millions of people in Brazil's two biggest ... Comment?
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Brazilian history is sun, sea and banned by mayor
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... It does not need a one-liner to point out the incongruity of this edict, which will come into force a few weeks after Brazil's national team begin their fine-tuning for next year's World Cup with a match against England here on Saturday. Beach ... Comment?
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New Cars for the Subway, Old Ones for the Deep
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... a bit dismaying that the company that makes the cars, Alstom, is French and that the shells are assembled in Lapa, Brazil, but at least we Americans can still manage to do the finish work on our own subway cars, in Hornell, N.Y. Only viewers under a ... Comment?
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A massive power failure on Tuesday night plunged Brazil's two largest cities, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, along with other parts of the country, into darkness, leaving 60 million people without power and more than 7 million without water. Comment?
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Autuori to quit Brazil's Gremio for Al-Rayyan
Gremio's Paulo Autuori said on Wednesday he was leaving for Al-Rayyan in Qatar, the 33rd change of coach in Brazil's 20-team first division this season. Comment?
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Wolfs joins North Sails team
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... 2004 Olympic silver medal in Athens, Greece. He also won a bronze at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. a oeIa m committed to the highest level of performance for my customers and North Sails delivers top performance sails ... Comment?
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Microsoft Launches Partners in Learning Network
At its annual Worldwide Innovative Education Forum in Salvador, Brazil, Microsoft announced the launch of the Partners in Learning Network , a social network for education professionals that serves as the next generation of its earlier Innovative Teachers Network . Comment?
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Widespread blackouts hit Brazil
Power is being restored in many parts of Brazil after a four hour blackout plunged major cities including Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro into darkness. Comment?
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Stolen kayak medals found on Saskatoon tree
... N.S. She also won gold and silver medals while representing Canada at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She took the Pan American gold medal and the bronze from the world championships to Saskatoon. The silver medal remained in ... Comment?
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Brazilian president seeks role as Mideast peace mediator
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... negotiation, and at a news conference following his protracted meeting with Peres, he made it clear that even though Brazil condemns all acts of terrorism perpetrated under any pretext, regardless of who perpetrates them, it is simultaneously ... Comment?
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Brazil blackout blamed on storm, grid in spotlight
BRAZIL'S government blamed a severe storm for the power outage that put the country's economic heartland in the dark for more than five hours and raised doubts about the reliability of its energy grid. Comment?
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Devon Energy Reduces Peak Oil-Production Estimate at Brazil's Polvo Field
Devon Energy Corp., the largest U.S. oil and gas producer among companies that dona t own refineries or chemicals plants, said it expects to produce less oil for a longer period of time at its Polvo offshore field in Brazil. Comment?
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Opinion: Thomas L. Friedman: Save a Brazilian rain forest, save the world
... the carbon emissions every year that result from the chopping down and clearing of tropical forests in places like Brazil, Indonesia and the Congo. We are now losing a tropical forest the size of New York state every year, and the carbon that ... Comment?
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