Romario asks government to sack national coach
September 21st, 2012 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Sep 21 (IANS) Brazilian legend Romario has called on the country's president Dilma Rousseff to force the removal of national football coach Mano Menezes.The 1994 World Cup-winning ... Read more...
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Brazil’s middle class swells as 35 mn climb out of poverty
September 21st, 2012 - 12:24 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Sep 21 (IANS/EFE) Roughly 35 million Brazilians have climbed out of poverty over the last decade and 53 percent of the country's nearly 194 million people now ... Read more...
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Brazil to auction new oil blocks in 2013
September 20th, 2012 - 12:11 pm ICT by IANS
Brasilia, Sep 20 (IANS/EFE) Brazil is planning an auction of new oil and gas exploration and production blocks for May 2013, although that long-delayed round will depend on prior approval ... Read more...
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VM - Drunk tries to enter Brazil president’s home
September 12th, 2012 - 1:51 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Sep 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A drunken man who said he loves Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff tried to enter the presidential palace, prompting security personnel to open fire from ... Read more...
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Brazil cuts electricity rates to spur economy
September 12th, 2012 - 11:27 am ICT by IANS
Brasilia, Sep 12 (IANS/EFE) President Dilma Rousseff Tuesday made official a reduction in electricity rates aimed at spurring economic growth and making Brazilian firms more competitive.The reductions, 16.2 percent for ... Read more...
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`Brazil withstanding worst year of global crisis’
August 31st, 2012 - 12:21 pm ICT by IANS
Brasilia, Aug 31 (IANS/EFE) Brazil's finance minister said Thursday that Latin America's largest economy is holding up well amid the "worst year" of the global economic crisis and that its ... Read more...
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Brazil’s gasoline imports to rise
August 27th, 2012 - 12:27 pm ICT by IANS
Sao Paulo, Aug 27 (IANS/EFE) Brazil's gasoline imports will rise a minimum of 354 percent by 2020 due to falling sugar-cane ethanol production, the media reported, citing a government study.The ... Read more...
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Sonia Gandhi ranked world’s sixth most powerful woman
August 22nd, 2012 - 11:51 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 22 (IANS) India's ruling United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi has been ranked sixth, a notch ahead of US first lady Michelle Obama, in the Forbes magazine ... Read more...
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Brazil’s economy grows at fastest clip in 15 months
August 18th, 2012 - 1:24 pm ICT by IANS
Brasilia, Aug 18 (IANS/EFE) Brazil's economy expanded by 0.75 percent in June relative to the previous month as tax breaks stimulated growth, the central bank said.The uptick in the bank's ... Read more...
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Brazil looks to private sector to bolster infrastructure
August 16th, 2012 - 11:33 am ICT by IANS
Brasilia, Aug 16 (IANS/EFE) President Dilma Rousseff has unveiled a 133 billion reais ($65.5 billion) plan to improve Brazil's infrastructure and spur economic growth.The plan, which will involve awarding private ... Read more...
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Job creation a priority for Brazilian president
August 11th, 2012 - 1:30 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 11 (IANS) Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has pledged to put job creation as a priority for her government, especially ensuring jobs for the underprivileged.Rousseff Friday made ... Read more...
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New Brazilian firm to oversee nuclear submarine project
August 10th, 2012 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 10 (IANS) Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has approved a plan to set up a state-owned company to oversee production of the country's first nuclear submarine.The company, ... Read more...
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Brazil to invest in individual sports to boost Olympic tally
July 28th, 2012 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, July 28 (IANS) Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has outlined plans to focus investments in individual Olympic events to lift the country's medal tally at the 2016 Rio ... Read more...
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Brazil faults European response for economic crisis
July 14th, 2012 - 12:05 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, July 14 (IANS/EFE) European governments are wrong to address their region's economic woes by diminishing labour rights, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said Friday, calling instead for policies ... Read more...
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Rio de Janeiro declared World Heritage Site
July 3rd, 2012 - 11:56 am ICT by IANS
St. Petersburg (Russia), July 3 (IANS/EFE) The landscapes of Rio de Janeiro have been entered onto the World Heritage List, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization said.The decision ... Read more...
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Brazil unveils $57 bn agricultural loan programme
June 29th, 2012 - 11:40 am ICT by IANS
Brasilia, June 29 (IANS/EFE) President Dilma Rousseff Thursday unveiled a 115-billion-reais ($57 billion) loan programme aimed at reinforcing agriculture's role as a lever of Brazilian economic growth.Rousseff defined the plan ... Read more...
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Clinton, Sonia, Nooyi among ‘world’s powerful moms’ (Lead)
May 13th, 2012 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 13 (IANS) India's ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Pepsico's India-born CEO Indra Nooyi figure in Forbes' World's 20 Most Powerful Moms list topped ... Read more...
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‘Hillary Clinton world’s No.1 powerful mom’
May 13th, 2012 - 1:01 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 13 (IANS) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been named by the ForbesWoman magazine as the world's No.1 'Powerful Mom' in its annual ranking list.Besides being actively ... Read more...
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Brazil asks US for transfer of military technology
April 25th, 2012 - 11:55 am ICT by IANS
Brasilia, April 25 (IANS/EFE) Brazilian Defense Minister Celso Amorim has made a proposal to Pentagon chief Leon Panetta for collaboration in the military sphere including the transfer of US ... Read more...
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US, Brazil agree to closer defence ties
April 10th, 2012 - 11:50 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 10 (IANS/EFE) US President Barack Obama and Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff agreed here Monday to increase defence cooperation and facilitate tourism and business travel between their two ... Read more...
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Brazil seeks association with US in education, science
April 4th, 2012 - 1:01 pm ICT by IANS
Brasilia, April 4 (IANS/EFE) Brazil's drive to establish a partnership with the US in the spheres of education, science, technology and innovation will be a key topic of President ... Read more...
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FIFA official to return to Brazil next week
April 3rd, 2012 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, April 3 (IANS) FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke will return to Brazil next week for a Senate hearing on the country's 2014 World Cup preparations.It will be ... Read more...
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Valcke to return to Brazil for FIFA inspections
March 31st, 2012 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, March 31 (IANS) FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke will be back in Brazil to overlook the country's preparation for the 2014 World Cup.Valcke offended Brazil's Minister of ... Read more...
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Ex-Brazilian president fears losing voice
March 31st, 2012 - 9:59 am ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, March 31 (IANS) Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has said he was more afraid of losing his voice than dying from cancer."If I lose ... Read more...
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BRICS to set up joint bank, backs dialogue on Iran, Syria (Roundup)
March 29th, 2012 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Seeking to reinforce their growing economic heft with diplomatic clout, the BRICS grouping Thursday pitched for a bigger voice in global governance institutions, including ... Read more...
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BRICS to set up joint bank, for dialogue on Iran, Syria (Lead)
March 29th, 2012 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Seeking to reinforce their growing economic heft with diplomatic clout, the BRICS grouping Thursday pitched for a bigger say in global governance institutions, including ... Read more...
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Huge capital inflows from West hurting us: BRICS
March 29th, 2012 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) The world's leading emerging economies Thursday asked for increased global cooperation to stem excessive capital inflows into their respective countries as it could play havoc ... Read more...
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Booked for BRICS: busy Thursday for Manmohan
March 28th, 2012 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Barely 30 hours after returning from the Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will Thursday hold a slew of high-profile diplomatic ... Read more...
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Tight security in place for BRICS summit
March 27th, 2012 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Security was beefed up in the Indian capital ahead of Thursday's BRICS summit that will see leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South ... Read more...
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BRICS to sign pacts for trade in local currencies
March 26th, 2012 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) The five major emerging economies of BRICS -- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa -- are set to inject greater economic momentum into ... Read more...
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Kerala teachers to get opportunity to teach in Brazil
March 24th, 2012 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 24 (IANS) Around 500 teachers from Kerala might get an opportunity to teach in Brazilian schools in the near future, say officials.The teachers, who need not necessarily know ... Read more...
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‘Brazil committed to halting currency appreciation’
March 23rd, 2012 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, March 23 (IANS) Brazilian Finance Minister Guido Mantega said Thursday that the government is committed to halting the appreciation of the Brazilian currency real against the US ... Read more...
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Ronaldo reveals desire to become president of CBF
March 19th, 2012 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, March 19 (IANS) Retired soccer star Ronaldo revealed his aspirations of entering the world of politics and becoming the next president of the Brazilian Confederation of Soccer ... Read more...
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2014 World Cup to be best ever: Ronaldo
March 18th, 2012 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, March 18 (IANS) Filling in as the leader of Brazil's Local Organizing Committee, Ronaldo declared that the 2014 football World Cup in Brazil will be the biggest ... Read more...
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Brazil wants Mexico to cap vehicle exports
March 11th, 2012 - 11:56 am ICT by IANS
Brasilia, March 11 (IANS/EFE) Brazil's government wants Mexico to impose quotas on its own auto exports to the South American nation to ensure the total value does not exceed $1.4 ... Read more...
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