Ganso rejects new Santos offer
June 28th, 2012 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janerio, June 28 (IANS) Brazil international midfielder Paulo Henrique Ganso has rejected an improved contract offer by his club Santos.The 22-year-old, currently tied to the Brazilian outfit until ... Read more...
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Santos accuses Brazil confederation of burning out Neymar
June 15th, 2012 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, June 15 (IANS) Santos president Luis Alvaro Ribeiro has accused Brazil's football confederation of "burning out" star striker Neymar.The 20-year-old cut a frustrated figure during Santos' 0-1 ... Read more...
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AC Milan’s Robinho plays down home return
May 7th, 2012 - 4:21 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, May 7 (IANS) Italian Serie A club's AC Milan winger Robinho has played down reports of a possible return to Brazilian club Santos.Last month Santos president ... Read more...
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Robinho plays down return to Santos
May 5th, 2012 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, May 5 (IANS) AC Milan winger Robinho has played down reports of his return to Brazilian club Santos.Last month Santos president Luis Alvaro Ribeiro claimed Robinho ... Read more...
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Brazilian club Santos keen to re-sign Robinho
April 14th, 2012 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, April 14 (IANS) Brazilian football club Santos is planning a move to re-sign former club hero and current AC Milan winger Robinho.Santos president Luis Alvaro Ribeiro ... Read more...
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Santos preparing offer to keep Neymar beyond 2014
April 6th, 2012 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, April 6 (IANS) Santos president Luis Alvaro Ribeiro has revealed the club is preparing a new proposal to keep Brazilian prodigy Neymar at the club beyond 2014.The ... Read more...
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Paraguayan president cleared of cancer
January 28th, 2012 - 9:59 am ICT by IANS
Sao Paulo, Jan 28 (IANS) Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo who was diagnosed with lymphatic cancer in 2010 has overcome the disease, his doctors said."Medical examinations confirm the complete remission of ... Read more...
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Manchester City’s Robinho seeks Santos stay
August 6th, 2010 - 1:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 6(ANI): Manchester City striker Robinho hopes that manager Roberto Mancini will allow him to stay at Santos.Robinho ended his six-month loan spell at Santos on Wednesday by helping the ... Read more...
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Massive opportunities seen in India-Latin America ties
July 28th, 2010 - 12:34 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, July 28 (IANS) Stressing the great integration potential between India and Latin America, a new study calls for closer economic ties between the two distant partners to tap ... 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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Uruguay president-elect will farm too
December 2nd, 2009 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS
Montevideo, Dec 2 (EFE) Jose "Pepe" Mujica, winner of the presidential runoff in Uruguay, said he will alternate his duties as head of state with working the land on his small farm ... Read more...
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Former leftist guerrilla wins Uruguayan presidency
November 30th, 2009 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
Montevideo, Nov 30 (DPA) Jose Mujica, a former leftist guerrilla who spent 15 years in prison, has won a presidential run-off in Uruguay, results showed Monday.
With nearly all the votes counted, results ... Read more...
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Former guerrilla Mujica wins Uruguayan presidency
November 30th, 2009 - 7:06 am ICT by IANS
Montevideo, Nov 30 (DPA) Jose Mujica, a former member of the leftist guerrilla group Tupamaros who spent 15 years in prison, apparently won Sunday's presidential election run-off in Uruguay.
His rival, former president ... Read more...
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FARC rebels kill 18 in Colombia
February 10th, 2009 - 12:25 pm ICT by IANS
Bogota, Feb 10 (IANS) At least 18 people have been killed by leftist rebels in a settlement in Colombia, EFE news agency reported Tuesday.According to the National Indigenous Organization of Colombia (ONIC), ... Read more...
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Uruguay minister called exhibitionist for posting shower picture on Facebook
January 16th, 2009 - 5:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 16 (ANI): A picture on Facebook showing Uruguay''s Interior Minister Daisy Tourne in the shower has caused opposition leaders to be scandalized, and to brand her an exhibitionist.Tourne, who ... Read more...
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Spain refuses to receive Guantanamo prisoners
December 27th, 2008 - 10:07 am ICT by IANS
Madrid, Dec 27 (Prensa Latina) Spain has refused to accept any inmate from the Guantánamo prison, saying that would create serious legal problems.In a press conference here, Spanish President Luis Rodriguez Zapatero ... Read more...
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Apec meeting to boost regional free trade: Peru
November 13th, 2008 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS
Lima (Peru), Nov 13 (Xinhua) The upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting will serve as a stage for boosting free trade in the region, Peruvian Vice President Luis Giampietri has said."Globalization is ... Read more...
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Don’t blame food prices on biofuels: Brazilian president
April 11th, 2008 - 7:35 pm ICT by admin
The Hague, April 11 (IANS) Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva has called on world leaders to take steps to increase food production to hold the price line and not blame ... Read more...
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Latin American banks discuss micro credit for poor
April 6th, 2008 - 9:29 pm ICT by admin
Miami, April 6 (IANS) Latin American banks and financial experts have converged here to explore ways to reach out to the poor through micro credit and other initiatives, EFE new agency reported ... Read more...
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