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100 killed in Brazil rain

November 27th, 2008 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS -
Brasilia, Nov 27 (IANS) More than 100 people have been killed in accidents caused by continuous downpour over the past two weeks in southern Brazil as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ...

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65 killed in Brazil rains, floods (Lead)

November 25th, 2008 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS -
Rio de Janeiro, Nov 25 (RIA Novosti) At least 65 people have been killed and some 44,000 left homeless in southern Brazil after more than two months of heavy rains, the civil ...

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Emerging economies gain unprecedented clout on global stage

November 16th, 2008 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS -
Washington, Nov 16 (DPA) The world's emerging economic powers came out of an historic financial summit Saturday emboldened by their new role in fixing the global economy.The Washington summit marked the first-ever ...

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Brazil, Italy to press for tighter financial regulations

November 12th, 2008 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS -
Rome, Nov 12 (IANS) Brazil and Italy have said they would propose creation of an economic system that would lay more stress on production than speculation during the upcoming financial summit ...

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‘Brazil better equipped to face market crisis’

November 11th, 2008 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS -
Brasilia, Nov 11 (Prensa Latina) Brazil has said it is better equipped than the rich economies to face the global market meltdown and invited foreign investment as a proof of its economic ...

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US shares “common ground” with EU on financial turmoil

November 9th, 2008 - 11:23 am ICT by IANS -
Washington, Nov 9 (IANS) Heading into this weekend summit of world's 20 largest industrialised nations and emerging economies, the US says it shares some "common ground" with European Union leaders on how ...

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G20 finance ministers, central bank governors meet in Sao Paulo

November 8th, 2008 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS -
Sao Paulo, Nov 8 (Xinhua) Finance ministers and central bank governors from the Group of 20 (G20), which is an informal arena to facilitate dialogue between major industrial and emerging-market countries, began ...

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Obama has responsibility to solve financial crisis: Lula

Obama has responsibility to solve financial crisis: Lula

November 8th, 2008 - 2:32 am ICT by IANS -
Rio de Janeiro, Nov 8 (DPA) Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Friday that US president-elect Barack Obama could lose the political capital he has gained if the financial crisis ...

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Brazil’s economy safe, says president

Brazil’s economy safe, says president

November 7th, 2008 - 12:33 pm ICT by IANS -
Rio de Janeiro, Nov 7 (Xinhua) The Brazilian economy is cushioned against any possible adverse impact of the global financial meltdown, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has said. During a meeting ...

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Latin American leaders, Cuban dissidents urge Obama to lift sanctions (Lead)

Latin American leaders, Cuban dissidents urge Obama to lift sanctions (Lead)

November 6th, 2008 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS -
La Paz(Bolivia)/Havana, Nov 6 (Prensa Latina) Latin America's two leftist leaders have joined Cuban dissidents calling on US president-elect Barack Obama to lift the decades-old blockade on Cuba.Bolivian President Evo Morales and ...

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Obama urged to lift US blockade on Cuba

Obama urged to lift US blockade on Cuba

November 6th, 2008 - 3:13 pm ICT by IANS -
La Paz (Bolivia), Nov 6 (Prensa Latina) Latin America's two leftist leaders have called on US president-elect Barack Obama to lift the decades-old blockade on Cuba.Bolivian President Evo Morales and Brazil's Luiz ...

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Latin American leaders welcome Obama presidency

Latin American leaders welcome Obama presidency

November 6th, 2008 - 2:43 am ICT by IANS -
Miami, Nov 6 (IANS) Leaders across Latin America Wednesday welcomed the election of Barack Obama as the president of the US, Spain's EFE news agency reported.Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ...

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Brazil’s Lula says Obama victory would be extraordinary thing

Brazil’s Lula says Obama victory would be extraordinary thing

November 2nd, 2008 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS -
Havana, Nov 2 (IANS) Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has said a victory of Democratic Party contender Barack Obama in the US presidential poll would be "an extraordinary thing" and ...

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Brazil demands greater role of poor economies in global financial bodies

October 31st, 2008 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS -
San Salvador, Oct 31 (Prensa Latina) Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has demanded greater presence of the poor economies in global financial institutions to resolve the current global market ...

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Brazil urges urgent reform of global financial system

October 24th, 2008 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS -
Brasilia, Oct 24 (DPA) Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has called for "urgent" reform in international financial institutions as the ongoing credit crisis has put developing countries at risk."The progress ...

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IBSA slams rich countries for financial crisis, pitch for reforms (Roundup)

October 15th, 2008 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) Blaming rich countries for the global financial crisis, India, Brazil and South Africa (IBSA) Wednesday vigorously backed reforms of the UN and international financial institutions even as ...

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Brazil, South Africa ready to sell uranium to India

Brazil, South Africa ready to sell uranium to India

October 15th, 2008 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) More than a month after a global cartel lifted an embargo on atomic trade with New Delhi, Brazil and South Africa Wednesday vigorously supported civil nuclear cooperation ...

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Tamil cauldron boils, PM asks Lanka to stop violence (Lead)

Tamil cauldron boils, PM asks Lanka to stop violence (Lead)

October 15th, 2008 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) With Tamil Nadu MPs threatening to resign en masse over the "atrocities" against fellow Tamils in Sri Lanka, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday sent a stern ...

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World has turned into a giant casino: Brazil president

October 15th, 2008 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Wednesday did not mince words when he attacked a handful of rich countries and speculators for triggering the financial crisis ...

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Manmohan Singh welcomes Brazilian, South African presidents for IBSA summit

October 15th, 2008 - 4:18 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Oct 15 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today welcomed the South African President Kgalema Motlanthe and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who are in New Delhi ...

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IBSA urges reform of global financial institutions

IBSA urges reform of global financial institutions

October 15th, 2008 - 4:10 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) Blaming the rich countries for the unfolding global financial crisis that is impacting the developing world, India, Brazil and South Africa (IBSA) Wednesday joined hands to push ...

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India to seek n-energy support from Brazil, South Africa

India to seek n-energy support from Brazil, South Africa

October 14th, 2008 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) Armed with an NSG waiver, India will seek civil nuclear cooperation with Brazil and South Africa at the third IBSA summit Wednesday that will focus on improving ...

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Third IBSA Summit will focus on financial crisis: Anand Sharma

Third IBSA Summit will focus on financial crisis: Anand Sharma

October 14th, 2008 - 6:22 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Oct 14 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma on Tuesday said that the joint declaration to be brought at the end of the third India-Brazil-South Africa ...

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Financial crisis, energy security to top IBSA agenda

Financial crisis, energy security to top IBSA agenda

October 11th, 2008 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) With the world's leading powers trying to enlist emerging economies in dealing with the global financial crisis, India, Brazil and South Africa are set to focus on ...

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Brazil to propose resuming Doha talks to fight financial crisis

Brazil to propose resuming Doha talks to fight financial crisis

October 11th, 2008 - 12:26 pm ICT by IANS -
Rio De Janeiro, Oct 11 (Xinhua) The Brazilian government has proposed that world leaders resume the WTO's Doha Development Round talks as a way to fight the international financial crisis, President Luiz ...

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Global market mayhem evokes mixed reaction in Latin America

October 8th, 2008 - 2:59 pm ICT by IANS -
Mexico City, Oct 8 (Xinhua) Latin American countries have reacted differently to the current world financial crisis with some governments urging more support from developed nations and some others taking active measures ...

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Panic in Latin America, trading suspended in Sao Paulo

October 7th, 2008 - 7:12 am ICT by IANS -
Sao Paulo, Oct 7 (DPA) The global financial crisis unleashed panic Monday in the stock exchange in Sao Paulo, where trading had to be suspended twice, while markets in Buenos Aires and ...

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A few Barack Obamas in fray for Brazilian municipal polls too!

A few Barack Obamas in fray for Brazilian municipal polls too!

October 2nd, 2008 - 3:19 pm ICT by ANI -
Sao Paulo, Oct 2 (ANI): The Nov 2 US presidential poll seems to have made an impression on the Brazilian municipal polls too, with a host of candidates here prefixing or ...

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Brazil stocks tumble as US bailout plan fails

September 30th, 2008 - 11:35 am ICT by IANS -
Sao Paulo/Rio de Janeiro, Sep 30 (DPA) For the first time in close to a decade the Brazilian stock exchange in Sao Paulo had to suspend activities for half an hour Monday, ...

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World leaders attack US financial oversight

September 24th, 2008 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS -
New York, Sep 24 (IANS) Wall Street's and the Bush administration's record of financial oversight has come under attack at the UN, with world leaders gathered here for the General Assembly session ...

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