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5 hrs ago | News.com.au

Families sue over Air France crash

RELATIVES of eight victims of an Air France flight that crashed en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris have filed lawsuits in the US and UK seeking damages.

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9 hrs ago | Independent Online

Woman expelled for wearing short dress

Sao Paulo - In Brazil, famed for its tiny bikinis and carefree attitude, a university student has been expelled after violent protests by students outraged at the short outfit she wore on campus.

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17 hrs ago | Telegraph.co.uk

Brazil student expelled after wearing miniskirt

The private Bandeirante University in Sao Bernardo do Campo, outside Sao Paulo, said 20-year-old Geisy Arruda disrespected "ethical principles, academic dignity and morality". Arruda made headlines last month when she had to be escorted away by police after she tried to go to class wearing the minidress.

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Related Topix: World News

23 hrs ago | Express India

Delhi, Mumbai to join world's richest cities list

London: India's financial hub Mumbai and political capital Delhi are likely to witness a significant jump in economic growth along with other emerging markets and make it to the league of the world's wealthiest cities by 2025, a report says.

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Related Topix: South America, World News

Sat Nov 07, 2009

Wired News

Report: Cyber Attacks Caused Power Outages in Brazil

Electrical blackouts impacting millions of people in Brazil in 2005 and 2007 were caused by hackers targeting control systems, according to the CBS news magazine 60 Minutes.

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Related Topix: South America, World News, 60 Minutes, Entertainment, Television,

KSNT-TV Topeka

Air France crash memorial in Rio amid criticism

A passenger in silhouette watches an Air France aircraft at Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport September 25, 2002 in Roissy, France.

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Related Topix: South America, World News, Air Accidents, US News, Federal Aviation Administration

Sunday Times

Hackers blacked out Brazil: Report

Massive power outages in Brazil in 2005 and 2007 that impacted millions were caused by cyber hackers attacking control systems, the US television network CBS says.

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Related Topix: South America, World News, 60 Minutes, Entertainment, Television,

The Cyprus Weekly

EU to fight for tuna protection...

Fishing nations must cut the amount of Atlantic bluefin tuna they catch and protect porbeagle and thresher sharks, European fisheries commissioner Joe Borg said on Friday ahead of international talks.

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Related Topix: World News

Fri Nov 06, 2009

Free Republic

Power Outages in Brazil Were Cyber Attacks

A series of power outages affecting millions of people in Brazil in 2005 and 2007 were the result of cyber attacks, 60 MINUTES has learned.

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Related Topix: South America, World News, 60 Minutes, Entertainment, Television, Computer Security, Science / Technology, US News

AndPOP.com

Evanescence Return to the Stage

Remember Evanescence? You know,A the one with that gothA female lead singer with the haunting voice? Well, they're back, and with a bang.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Evanescence, World News,

Institutional Investor News

Brazil, Nicaragua Secure IDB Support

The loan matures in 25 years and has a grace and disbursement period of five years.

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Related Topix: World News

Thu Nov 05, 2009

Payments News

MasterCard, Credicard, Redecard Launch PayPass in Brazil

MasterCard Worldwide, Credicard, Citibank's credit card administrator for the Brazilian market, and Redecard have announced the launch of MasterCard PayPass contactless payment technology in Rio de Janeiro for public transportation and other quick service merchants.

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680News

PR's Calle 13 leads Latin Grammy nominations, ceremony to remember Mercedes Sosa

With nominations in five categories including album of the year, the Puerto Rican reggaeton duo Calle 13 is a favourite to win a Latin Grammy in Las Vegas - which might have producers of the international awards ceremony on edge.

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Related Topix: Mercedes Sosa, Folk, World News, Puerto Rico, Chile, Grammy Awards, Music!, Music, South America

Boomtown

Old England map for Cities XL

Become a slum lord in Shakespeare's England. Monte Cristo has announced that new content will be available for free to Cities XL Planet Offer subscribers.

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Related Topix: South America, World News, France,

Wed Nov 04, 2009

The Globe and Mail

Brazilian man shows up at own funeral

Bradley Brooks RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Published on Wednesday, Nov. 04, 2009 12:47PM EST A Brazilian bricklayer reportedly killed in a car crash shocked his mourning family by showing up alive at his funeral.

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Related Topix: World News

Los Angeles Times

Brazil raises cane over U.S. ethanol tariff

Reporting from Sao Paulo, Brazil - Who could resent the attention being showered on electric cars? Stylish and clean, they're the darling of the renewable-energy crowd, which is hailing the scheduled rollout of several e-powered models next year as a major blow against global warming.

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Related Topix: World News, Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Global Warming, Agriculture, Science

Newkerala.com

Child prostitution rampant on Brazilian highways

Rio de Janeiro, Nov 4 : At least 1,819 places on Brazilian highways have been identified by the police where minor girls and teens offer sex to truck drivers, says a new report.

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Tue Nov 03, 2009

Institutional Investor News

Against the Tide: Brazil's Private-Equity Market Matures

Pinheiro Neto Like their foreign counterparts, the recession has forced Brazilian lawyers to adapt to a market with fallen demand for lending and capital markets practices.

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WABC

Claude Levi-Strauss, widely considered the father of modern anthropology, has died.

Claude Levi-Strauss, widely considered the father of modern anthropology for work that included theories about commonalities between tribal and industrial societies, has died.

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Related Topix: Anthropology, Science, Nicolas Sarkozy,

Chic Today

Oi Fashion Rocks Brazil

Donatella Versace andA CiaraA were just two of the countless personalities that dazzled crowds during the recentA Oi Fashion Rocks weekendA in Rio de Janeiro.

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Related Topix: South America, World News,

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