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Protesters Try To Force Way Into Brazil Match
Brazilian protesters outraged over the costs of hosting next year's World Cup have clashed with police outside a football stadium, as the government deployed elite forces to contain the unrest. Violence erupted near ...
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Sao Paulo Rio officials reverse subway bus fare hike that sparked nationwide protests
Protestors destroy ATM machines at a local a bank in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tuesday, June 18, 2013. Thousands of demonstrators flooded into a square in Brazil’s economic hub, Sao Paulo, on Tuesday. Sparked earlier this month by a 10-cent hike in bus and subway fares and organized via social media, the nationwide protests are giving voice to growing discontent over the gap between ...
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Star of Acclaimed TV Series The Sopranos Dies
U.S. film and television actor James Gandolfini, who portrayed an emotionally vulnerable crime boss on the groundbreaking television drama "The Sopranos," has died at the age of 51. Statements issued by the actor's managers and U.S. cable television network HBO, which aired the series from 1999 through 2007, said Gandolfini died while on vacation in Italy from a possible heart ...
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Confederations Cup Brazil in emotional win over Mexico
FORTALEZA //Brazil, galvanised by a passionate rendition of their national anthem, produced a high-tempo performance in front of their home fans to beat Mexico 2-0 and plant one foot in the semi-finals of the Confederations Cup. ...
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Venezuela to Boost Domestic Natural Gas Production
Caracas, Jun 20 (Prensa Latina) The Venezuelan oil industry works to boost the production of natural gas, in order to extend the local consumption and exports of that resource. According to the state-run company Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), plans include increasing production at the oil field Perla in about 300 million cubic meters per day, by the end of 2014. The aforementioned field, ...
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Paraguayan Dancers will compete in Passo de Arte Contest in Brazil
Asuncion, Jun 20 (Prensa Latina) Paraguay will participate with 30 young dancers in a traditional Brazilian contest named Passo de Arte. The competition, scheduled from July 6 to 15 in Sao Paolo, will gather representatives from Latin America, United States and Europe, and is considered as one of the most important events of its kind in Brazil. The Paraguayans will present several pieces, among ...
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Sao Paulo gripped by ‘Tropical Spring’ revolt
That an event like the World Cup would bring football-mad Brazilians onto the street is expected, but that it would unite tens of thousands in protest has caught authorities by surprise. For the second night running Tuesday they flooded the streets of Sao Paulo waving the same green and gold flags they will surely brandish from the stands next year but also shouting themselves hoarse when ...
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Venezuela - Venezuelan court stops judge from using social media
On June 15, 2013, Marilda Ros, head judge at a Caracas court, issued a precautionary measure prohibiting Mara Lourdes Afiuni (a judge who was jailed pending a criminal suit) from speaking to the national and international media and expressing herself on social media. This prohibition was issued within the framework of the decision of granting her parole on account of health difficulties. Jos ...
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Neymar Pele divided over Brazil protests
Neymar has given his support to the wave of protests sweeping across Brazil, saying he has been "inspired" by the mass mobilization.But his view is in contrast to Brazil's most revered football idol, Pele, who called for an end to the rallies, saying they are affecting the national football team's preparations for next year's World Cup.Demonstrations which began last ...
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Venezuela reports more H1N1 cases
A total of 1,538 cases of infection with influenza A (H1N1) virus were reported across Venezuela by June 8, the Ministry of Health said Wednesday.The latest number marked an increase of 430 cases from the last official report, issued on June 12.The cases mainly concentrated in Venezuela's coastal and western states and districts, with Merida state leading with 867 cases and followed by ...
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Protests continue despite Brazil backdown
A demonstrator with the Brazilian flag protests against the Confederation's Cup and the government of Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff in Brasilia ...
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Tropical storm Barry forms off Mexicos coast
Tropical storm Barry formed off Mexico's Gulf Coast on Wednesday, prompting Mexican authorities to ready hundreds of shelters. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said the Atlantic hurricane season's second tropical storm was drenching areas in its path with up to 25 centimetres of rain in some places, raising the threat of flash floods. In the late evening, Barry was about ...
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Brazil Protests Elite Troops Sent To Hot Spots
Brazilian protesters outraged over the costs of hosting next year's World Cup have clashed with police outside a football stadium, as the government deployed elite forces to contain the unrest. Violence erupted near the £155m Castelao stadium in the city of Fortaleza where the national side faced Mexico in the Confederations ...
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Mexico prepares for tropical storm
VERACRUZ, Mexico -- Tropical Storm Barry formed off Mexico's Gulf Coast on Wednesday, prompting Mexican authorities to ready hundreds of ...
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Japan Brazil to restart talks on nuclear deal stalled since Fukushima crisis
Edward Snowden, the fugitive former CIA employee and NSA contractor who leaked secrets about America’s spying operations, often hung out online with foreigners in Japan who shared his interests in anime, video games, martial arts, the stock market and the expat lifestyle. Snowden, who ...
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S. Sudan Uganda to Step up Border Road Patrols
JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN -- South Sudan and Uganda have agreed to step up security patrols on their common border and on the highway linking Juba to Kampala after a spate of attacks against motorists, officials said Wednesday. "They agreed to proceed to enforce the deployment of more security forces to provide security on the border areas," South Sudan police spokesman James Monday Enocka ...
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PST Neymars goal assist boost Brazil past Mexico
Bookends ofbrilliance from the Confederations Cup’s most talked-about player defined today’s first match in Brazil, with ...
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Nicaragua to drill first exploration oil well
US firm Noble Energy Inc. will begin drilling on Nicaragua's first exploration oil well in August under a government concession, the company announced Wednesday.The well is near the town of Puerto Cabezas, which is on the northern side of the Caribbean coast, Susan M. Cunningham, the company's Vice President, was quoted as saying by Nicaragua's state-run news website El 19 ...
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Gay and prouder in Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba - In this city’s leafy Central Park, young gay men mix freely with lesbians, transsexuals, and others whose sexuality would once have made them targets of harsh repression. On a recent afternoon in the park, an older gay Cuban, who gave his name as Jorge, marveled at how far Cuba has come since the days when gays were stigmatized and shipped to "re-education ...
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Brazil fare hikes rolled back in victory for protests
Brazil's two biggest cities rolled back transit fare hikes that had triggered massive protests as demonstrators clashed with police outside a Confederations Cup ...
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Marchers cross police line in Brazil
Brazilian law enforcement troops confront protesters ahead of the Confederations Cup soccer match between Brazil and Mexico outside the stadium of ...
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Protests leave few options for Brazil leader
SAO PAULO -- With huge protests by middle-class Brazilians demanding wholesale government reforms, people all over this continent-sized country have reached a verdict on the streets and online: "The giant has ...
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UPDATE 2-Storm Barry heads for Mexico Gulf coast oil installations
Wed Jun 19, 2013 11:08pm EDT MEXICO CITY, June 19 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Barry, the second of the Atlantic hurricane season, strengthened as it churned toward Mexico on Wednesday, threatening to bring heavy rains to oil and power installations near the country's Gulf coast. The Minatitlan oil refinery of state oil monopoly Pemex and the Laguna Verde nuclear power plant, both in Veracruz ...
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Sports Briefing | Soccer Neymar Stars as Brazil Triumphs at Confederations Cup
Neymar struck with a stunning early volley for the second game in a row and brilliantly set up the second goal to give host Brazil a 2-0 win over Mexico in the Confederations Cup on Wednesday. Neymar met the ball at a difficult height after Mexico defender Francisco Rodriguez failed to properly clear a header and showed great technique to volley the ball left-footed past Jose Corona in the ninth ...
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Yau Yau Ready for Peace Talks Murle Delegation
United Nations troops protect civilians in Jonglei state, where David Yau Yau's rebels have finally called for peace talks with the South Sudanese ...
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Caribbean set to ban the discharge of all non-food waste anywhere in its waters
Every single year, around 50,000 cruise ships alone, carrying a total of 14.5 million passengers, call at various ports in the Caribbean. With them comes sewerage, solid waste, leftover food, oily bilge water, and ‘grey water’ (the waste water from showering, bathing, washing up etc). Years ago, all of this waste would have been dumped into the crystal oceans of the world by cruise lines and other shipping companies, but the Wider Caribbean region has taken steps to prevent the further destruction of their environments.
Right now, at any given time, there are hundreds of cruise ships, tankers, bulk carriers, fishing vessels and pleasure craft frequenting the waters of the Wider Caribbean, a huge area of ocean of around 3.3 million square kilometers. The Wider Caribbean is home to 28 nations, either island nations or countries with a coastline on the Caribbean. Read more
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