Brazil
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.
Read moreSouth American summit tackles regional integration
May 11, 2010Another step in the tortuous process of Latin American integration was marked May 3-4 when representatives of all 12 states belonging to the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) met.
Read moreWorld Notes: Brazil, Egypt, Belarus and more
April 6, 2010Brazil may allow new U.S. base, Sudan elections set to fail, Egypt's El Baradei speaks out, Afghanistan ups cannibas production, executions return to Belarus and Cuba hosts conference for Chernobyl's children.
Read moreBrazil hits new record for job creation
March 31, 2010Brazil Minister of Labor and Employment announced a historic record for job creation.
Read moreBrazil: Workers’ Party names candidate to succeed Lula
March 22, 2010At its national congress in February, the Workers' Party acclaimed President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's endorsement of Dilma Rousseff as the Party's presidential candidate for elections in October.
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