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Brazil stresses need for world consensus at Rio+20 meet
Environment
April 12, 2012
Brazil stresses need for world consensus at Rio+20 meet
BRASILIA — The upcoming Rio conference on sustainable development must yield a commitment to manage the world economy in a…
Brazil wants BRICS united in World Bank choice
World
April 5, 2012
Brazil wants BRICS united in World Bank choice
BRASILIA - Brazil wants emerging economic powers to rally around a single candidate to lead the World Bank as developing…
Brazil creates office to fight deforestation
Environment
May 21, 2011
Brazil creates office to fight deforestation
Brazil on Wednesday announced the creation of an emergency task force to fight against the deforestation of the Amazon, after…
Brazilian cartoonist advocates Tunisia-style change in Arab world
Egypt
January 24, 2011
Brazilian cartoonist advocates Tunisia-style change in Arab world
The abrupt overthrow of Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, who ruled the North African state with an iron fist…
Argentina, Uruguay to recognize Palestinian state
World
December 6, 2010
Argentina, Uruguay to recognize Palestinian state
Buenos Aires--Argentina and Uruguay said Monday they were joining Brazil in recognizing an independent Palestinian state, earning praise from Palestinian…
Egypt’s Sewedy Cables bullish on Europe, eyes Brazil
Business
September 22, 2010
Egypt’s Sewedy Cables bullish on Europe, eyes Brazil
Egyptian group El Sewedy Cables said on Wednesday it is increasing output this year and the next on the back…
Experts: World powers should consider Iran fuel offer
World
June 2, 2010
Experts: World powers should consider Iran fuel offer
Vienna--World powers should seriously consider a newly-drafted fuel swap plan for Iran to part with some of its nuclear material,…
Iran speaker: will ditch fuel plan if new sanctions
World
May 23, 2010
Iran speaker: will ditch fuel plan if new sanctions
Tehran--Iran will abandon an atomic fuel swap plan brokered by Turkey and Brazil if the United States imposes new sanctions…
Iran to ship uranium to Turkey in nuclear deal
World
May 17, 2010
Iran to ship uranium to Turkey in nuclear deal
Tehran--Iran agreed Monday to ship most of its low-enriched uranium to Turkey in a surprise nuclear fuel swap deal that…
Russia says Lula has poor chance of success in Iran
World
May 15, 2010
Russia says Lula has poor chance of success in Iran
Moscow--Kremlin chief Dmitry Medvedev has said the Brazilian president was unlikely to succeed in his last ditch attempt to prevent…