Brazil
Brazil approves racial equality law, but “much yet to do”
July 30, 2010Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva signed the "Statute of Racial Equality."
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What’s at stake in Brazil’s election
July 22, 2010Brazil will soon elect a new president, to replace current President Luiz Inacio "Lula" da Silva who is constitutionally forbidden from succeeding himself, all 513 members of the lower house of Congress plus two thirds of...
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World Cup quarter finals: we’re having a great time here, folks
July 1, 2010PRETORIA, South Africa -- For the first time in the history of the World Cup games Latin America has four teams among the last eight.
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Iran, Brazil, Turkey and the ghost of Lord Palmerston
May 28, 2010Recent events bring to mind what Britain's Lord Palmerston said in the 1800s: "England has no permanent friends and no permanent enemies, only permanent interests."
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Vale Inco declares war on striking steelworkers
May 12, 2010Last week mediated talks broke off between United Steelworkers Local 6500 and Vale Inco, the giant Brazilian owned transnational mining company, at two mines in Ontario, Canada.
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