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1 hr ago | Bend Bulletin

Farmers hope reform bill yields more foreign farm workers

Walk the aisles of any neighborhood grocery store today and you're as likely to find tomatoes picked in Sinaloa, Mexico, as Central California or oranges from Sao Paulo, Brazil, as Bradenton, Fla.

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Related Topix: World News, Mexico, Immigration Reform, US News, Life, Food, Vegetables

5 hrs ago | Asian Correspondent

Brazilian Delegation Visit London Institute

Brazilian Delegation Visit London Institute Government representatives from Rio de Janeiro visited our London Centre of Excellence as preparations for the opening of our first Brazilian campus continue Le Cordon Bleu welcomed government delegates from Rio to our London Centre of Excellence on Thursday 16 May, to tour our award-winning facilities ... (more)

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9 hrs ago | India Talkies

Brazil oil firm sells partial stake in Tanzania block - Indiatalkies.com

Rio de Janeiro, May 25 Brazilian state-controlled energy giant Petrobras said Friday it sold a 12 percent stake in an oil block off Tanzania's coast to Norway's Statoil.

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Related Topix: Africa, Tanzania, World News, South America,

13 hrs ago | AmericanBankingNews.com

Lloyds Banking Group PLC Receives Hold Rating from Shore Capital Stockbrokers

's stock had its "hold" rating reiterated by equities research analysts at Shore Capital Stockbrokers in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, ARN reports.

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Related Topix: World News

Fri May 24, 2013

Goal.com

Santos confirm Neymar bids accepted

The Brazilians have reached an agreement with two clubs believed to be Barcelona and Real Madrid and are now awaiting the player's decision Santos have confirmed the club have accepted two offers for Neymar .

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Related Topix: South America, World News,

The Georgia Straight

Aspects of Vancouver's crack scene resemble those of Brazil

A new study by an SFU professor calls for urgent intervention measures for Brazilian crack users.

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Related Topix: Drugs, South America, World News, Travel, Brazil Travel, Uruguay Travel, South America Travel, Brazil, Uruguay Travel, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Travel,

Business Times

Brazil to auction off largest-ever oil find

BRAZIL plans to sell the right to explore and develop its largest-ever oil discovery in October, auctioning an offshore petroleum prospect that is expected to produce about 12 billion barrels of oil over 35 years.

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Canada.com

Alzheimer's patient dies after failing from ambulance in Brazil

Graciele Gomes da Silva heads the health department of the city of Joao Pinheiro.

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AmericanBankingNews.com

Stobart Group's Sell Rating Reaffirmed at Espirito Santo Investment Bank Research

's stock had its "sell" rating restated by equities researchers at Espirito Santo Investment Bank Research in a report issued on Friday, AnalystRatingsNetwork.com reports.

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Related Topix: World News

RedOrbit

New Short-tailed Whipscorpion Species Inhabit...

Image Credit: This image shows Rowlandius ubajara sp.nov., female from Ubajara, Ceara, Brazil.

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Related Topix: World News, Entomology, Science

Thu May 23, 2013

Rediff.com

10 STUNNING photographs from across the planet

A man ascends by bungee cords from a large former well during a traditional ceremony in the village of Ndande, Senegal, on May 19.

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Related Topix: Argentina, World News, Fairfax, VA, South America,

The Star Online

One killed in Brazil giant fuel depot blaze

RIO DE JANEIRO: One person was killed in a spectacular fire that broke out in a fuel depot on the northern edge of Rio de Janeiro and spread to nearby homes, officials said.

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Related Topix: South America, World News, Fire

Canada.com

Lawyer who defended former Italian militant Battisti appointed to Brazil's Supreme Court

The lawyer who successfully defended former Italian militant Cesare Battisti against extradition has been named to Brazil's Supreme Court.

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Related Topix: South America, World News

The Daily Star

Prosecutor in Berlusconi sex trial receives mail with bullets

A file picture taken on June 29, 2010 shows Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi listening to a question during a press conference after a ceremony with Brazil's President at Sao Paulo's State Industry Federation headquarters, in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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Related Topix: Silvio Berlusconi, Europe, Italy, World News,

Farmington Daily Times

Brazil drug traffickers fight back, order curfew in Rio slums

Drug traffickers in Rio de Janeiro ordered shops closed in one of its biggest slums early Thursday, defying efforts to restore order to the city's vast shantytowns and renewing safety concerns in Brazil as it prepares to host the World Cup and Olympics.

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Related Topix: South America, World News, Drugs,

The Baltimore Sun

Stores shut, schools close amid curfew by Rio drug dealers

Drug traffickers in Rio de Janeiro ordered shops closed in one of its biggest slums early Thursday, defying efforts to restore order to the city's vast shantytowns and renewing safety concerns in Brazil as it prepares to host the World Cup and Olympics.

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Related Topix: Drugs, South America, World News, Epidemic, Natural Disasters

Contra Costa Times

Brazil police arrest 9 for abusing Indian girls

Brazil's Federal Police say nine people have been arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing Indians girls in the northern state of Amazonas.

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Seattle Times

Turks and Caicos recovers cash, land amid probe

Officials in the Turks and Caicos Islands have recovered $19.5 million and more than 2,500 acres of real estate as they continue to seize assets improperly obtained by corrupt politicians.

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Related Topix: Turks and Caicos Islands, Central America, World News, South America

Times-Standard

Massive fuel-depot fire breaks out in Brazil

A massive fire broke out Thursday at a fuel depot on the northern outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, sending bright orange flames leaping high into the air and thick black smoking rolling upward and enveloping the area.

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The Daily Star

Miners Vale, Rio Tinto accused of neglecting displaced Mozambicans

This picture taken on February 11, 2010 shows an employee of Australian mining giant Rio Tinto walks past a sign at the Shanghai offices of the firm.

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Related Topix: Mozambique, World News, Africa, Charitable Organizations, Human Rights Watch, Agriculture, Science