In Brazil, baby’s head accidentally torn off during delivery
May 20th, 2012 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 20 (IANS) A team of doctors in Brazil accidentally tore off a baby's head as the mother struggled to give birth in a hospital. The headless body remained ... 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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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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Air force pilot dies in Brazil plane crash
May 13th, 2011 - 10:35 am ICT by IANS
Sao Paulo, May 13 (IANS/EFE) An air force pilot died Thursday when his aircraft crashed in northeastern Brazil, said an air force spokesperson.The A-29 turboprop plane went down near Natal, ... Read more...
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Brazilian president skips G20 summit due to flood
June 26th, 2010 - 5:39 am ICT by IANS
Brasilia, June 26 (IANS) Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva has cancelled his visit to Canada for the G20 summit due to heavy floods in northeastern Brazil, a government spokesman said ... Read more...
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Brazilian Fritzl ‘had 7 kids’ with imprisoned daughter
June 10th, 2010 - 2:37 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 10 (ANI): In a case reminiscent of Austrian incest father Josef Fritzl, a woman in a remote fishing village in Brazil has been freed by police after being imprisoned and ... Read more...
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Man with cocaine capsules in stomach dies at Brazil airport
November 27th, 2009 - 8:00 am ICT by IANS
Sao Paulo, Nov 27 (EFE) A 35-year-old Italian citizen died at an airport in northeastern Brazil of a cocaine overdose after one of the 20 capsules containing cocaine that were in his ... Read more...
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Lula biopic to debut at Brasilia film festival
October 23rd, 2009 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Oct 23 (EFE) A much-anticipated biopic chronicling the early years of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will premiere next month at the Brasilia film festival, organisers said.
"Lula, ... Read more...
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14 dead in Brazil plane crash
May 24th, 2009 - 2:55 pm ICT by ANI
Brasilia (Brazil), May 24 (ANI): At least 14 people were killed in a small executive jet crash at a luxury beach resort in northeastern Brazil.Brazil's Aeronautics Command and the Legal Medical ... Read more...
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Girlfriend ’severs Brazilian man’s penis’ over rape claims
April 28th, 2009 - 4:50 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Apr 28 (ANI): A Brazilian man has had his penis severed by his girlfriend who accuses him of raping her daughter.As per police officer Fabio Gaudencio, Isaias Saturnino, 42, was sleeping ... Read more...
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Stranded Brazil penguins returned to sea
October 5th, 2008 - 9:05 am ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Oct 5 (IANS) Around 300 penguins marooned on the Brazilian beaches for past few months have been returned to the sea by conservationists, hoping that they would find their ... Read more...
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Chavez blames Iraq invasion for soaring oil prices
March 28th, 2008 - 1:29 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Rio de Janeiro, March 28 (Xinhua) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has said that the US invasion of Iraq is partly to blame for the rising oil prices. Oil producing countries are not ... Read more...
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