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Earth Summit Deadlocked Until Eleventh Hour
UNITED NATIONS, May 21, 2012 - The 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro has been described as one of the largest international conferences in the history of the United Nations, attracting over 20,000 participants, including more than 100 world lead...
Brazil Posts $761 Million Trade Surplus For May 14-20
RIO DE JANEIRO Brazil posted a $761 million trade surplus in the third week of May, but import growth continues to outpace gains made by exports so far this year, the Trade and Development Ministry said Monday.Brazil posted a $761 million surplus ...
Can a green revolution jump-start the economy?
WHILE austerity in Europe faces increasing social resistance, in principle it has the merit of simplicity.
Sunday, Blue Sunday - Buzios IX
Turtle Beach Golden sand beach and 2km in length, the Turtle Beach is surrounded by virgin native forest providing an atmosphere of adventure and being one of the prettiest in Buzios.
India Ink: For India and Brazil, a Rare Tie-up in Cinema
After challenging the Bollywood establishment by making provocative independent cinema, the Indian director Anurag Kashyap is now breaking another barrier - geography.
Sedimentology and temporal distribution of microbial mats from Brejo...
This study covered an annual cycle of the growth of microbial mats in Brejo do Espinho, which is a small lagoon in the State of Rio de Janeiro located near Lagoa Vermelha.
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Candido Portinari, Navio negreiro, 1950. Oil on canvas, 28 7/8 x 23 5/8 in. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2012.
Brazil Metals Report Q2 2012: New research report available at Fast Market Re...
Crude steel output saw solid year-on-year growth of over 7% in 2011, even in the face of rising costs and the strength of the real, although rolled production contracted by 1.1% as a range of industrial sectors, such as carmaking, saw activity slow.
Mumbai street vendor to speak at Rio labour meet
By Mauli Buch, Mumbai, May 20 : Vegetable vendor Salma fights for the rights of the city's street vendors and has been jailed many times.
Staten Island Ministry helps youth make a radical choice of faith
The religious order of nuns that runs the St. Edward Food Pantry in Pleasant Plains has formed a ministry in the hopes of strengthening the Roman Catholic faith among young people.
Oil Rich Rio Prepares For 'Largest Ever' UN Sustainability Summit
Braos Abertos. The open arms of the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro.
Secretary-General discusses range of global issues with France's Foreign Mini...
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and French Foreign Minister, Laurent Fabius, during their meeting in New York.
Brazil president to receive apologies for torture
Dilma Rousseff arrives in Cuba on Monday on her first visit there as Brazil's president, and she's facing pressure to take a stronger and more public stance on human rights violations that continue under the Cuban government.
Does Shakespeare work better outside Britain? | Bridget Escolme
In the year when that most exportable of English of cultural icons - Shakespeare - catches up with the multinational Olympics on reclaimed industrial land in east London and theatre companies from across the world are offering their own version of...
Land dispute over Olympic course takes another turn
On the order of a Brazilian court, organizers for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro were unable to produce an agreement Friday with the owner of the proposed space to develop a golf course to stage the sport's return to the Games.
UPDATE 2-Vale sees iron ore price rising in 2nd half of 2012
Brazilian mining company Vale SA remains confident the price of iron-ore, its main product, will rise in the second half of 2012, relieving environmental and economic pressures on the company which have hurt growth and delayed new projects.
Rio served search warrant over Olympic golf course
Luxury condominiums overlook the area, on left, where the Rio 2016 Olympic golf course is planned to be built in Rio de Janeiro's Barra da Tijuca neighborhood, Brazil.
'Suicide' art statues spark panicked calls to cops
The life-size human silhouettes appear tense, perched on the edges of high-rises, prepared to dive to their deaths below.
Redford looks to China for Alberta's economic future
Alison Redford will take her energy pitch to China next month, building ties in a market she hopes will drive Alberta's economic growth for years to come.
Developing countries 'need help'
Representatives of aid agencies in Lancashire have urged political leaders at next month's G20 world summit to do more to help developing countries.
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