Brazil to breed mosquitoes to fight dengue
July 9th, 2012 - 11:44 am ICT by IANS
Brasilia, JulY 9 (IANS/EFE) Brazilian authorities have inaugurated a breeder for a genetically modified type of aedes aegypti mosquito in hopes of finding a more effective way to combat dengue, ... Read more...
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Drought hits Brazil
May 19th, 2012 - 10:12 am ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, May 19 (IANS) A persistent drought in northeastern Brazil has destroyed up to 40 percent of the crops, authorities said Friday.The Bahiain state has been reeling under ... Read more...
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Mob kills murder suspect in Brazil
May 16th, 2012 - 11:41 am ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, May 16 (IANS/EFE) Nearly 300 people broke into a jail in the northeastern Brazilian town of Tapiramuta, dragged a suspected murderer out of his cell and burned ... Read more...
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Chemical spill forces Brazilian port’s closure
May 7th, 2012 - 11:06 am ICT by IANS
Sao Paulo, May 7 (IANS/EFE) A spill of chemicals used to make cleaning products prompted an evacuation and the closing of the port in the Brazilian city of Salvador for ... Read more...
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Five die in Brazil when elevator crashes
April 22nd, 2012 - 11:55 am ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, April 22 (IANS/EFE) Five miners died in a elevator accident at an emerald mine in northeastern Brazil, officials said.The elevator the workers were riding in crashed into ... Read more...
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Football legend Falcao to coach Bahia
February 9th, 2012 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Feb 9 (IANS) With the sudden departure of Joel Santana to Flamengo, Bahia has announced the signing of Brazilian soccer legend Paulo Roberto Falcao as its coach.Falcao ... Read more...
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Crime erupts in Brazilian city as cops go on strike
February 5th, 2012 - 1:16 pm ICT by IANS
Brasilia, Feb 5 (IANS/EFE) The Brazilian city of Salvador registered a total of 29 homicides over a 30-hour span, amid a crime wave caused by a police strike, officials said.The ... Read more...
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Third operation on Brazilian boy jabbed with needles
December 30th, 2009 - 1:29 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Dec 30 (IANS/EFE) A two-year-old Brazilian boy is recovering after a third operation to remove sewing needles that his stepfather has confessed to inserting into his body, doctors said.
The ... Read more...
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