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  • NDTV is reporting that military commandos are searching room by room at the Taj Mahal hotel. No terrorists detected yet.
  • The Italian government has confirmed moments ago, that an Italian citizen is among the fatalities in Mumbai -- France-Presse (Corrected)
  • The spanish EFE newswire, quoting local tv NDTV, is reporting at this hour that all the hostages at the Taj Mahal Hotel are now free.
  • The Italian goverment has confirmed moments ago, that an Italian citizen is among the fatalities in Mumbai, France-Presse is reporting.
  • There are at least 100 people trapped inside the hotel, officials said, with a smaller number believed to have been taken hostage - Reuters
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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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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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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 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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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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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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Messi is world’s best footballer: Brazilian president

September 5th, 2008 - 6:32 am ICT by IANS -
Brasilia, Sep 5 (DPA) Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a great football fan, has said that Argentine Lionel Messi "is the best player in the world," in comments published Thursday."When ...

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Brazil urges India to resume world trade talks

Brazil urges India to resume world trade talks

August 13th, 2008 - 12:25 pm ICT by IANS -
Xinhua Rio De Janeiro, Aug 13 (Xinhua) Brazil has urged India to resume the stalled Doha round of talks under the World Trade Organisation. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Tuesday in ...

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The Indian angle in Beijing’s welcome party

August 8th, 2008 - 11:46 am ICT by IANS -
By Tarun Basu Beijing, Aug 8 (IANS) 'Welcome, World', screamed the banner headline of China Daily, the only English language daily from Beijing, on the morning of the opening of the 29th ...

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Sex battles religion in catholic Brazil

July 10th, 2008 - 11:49 am ICT by IANS -
By Veronica Sardon Buenos Aires, July 10 (DPA) Brazil may be the largest Roman Catholic country in the world, but its image is marked by its beaches and Carnival much more than by ...

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Betancourt urges Lula to help Colombia mend diputes with neighbours

July 10th, 2008 - 11:46 am ICT by IANS -
Sao Paulo, July 10 (IANS) Former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt has called on Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to mediate disputes pitting her homeland against Venezuela and Ecuador, EFE ...

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Brazil vows to fulfill millennium development goals before 2015

July 8th, 2008 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS -
Xinhua Rio De Janeiro , July 8 (Xinhua) Brazil has pledged to fulfil the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) of reducing malnutrition and infant mortality before the deadline of 2015. Brazil will achieve ...

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Brazil calls for end to armed struggle in Latin America

July 4th, 2008 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS -
Xinhua Rio de Janeiro, July 4 (Xinhua) Following the Colombian troops' dramatic rescue of former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt and 14 others from the country's largest leftist rebels group, Brazil has called for ...

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Brazil announces plan to become world’s granary

July 3rd, 2008 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS -
Rio de Janeiro, July 3 (IANS) Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has announced an initiative, involving an investment of 78 billion reais ($49 billion), to make Brazil the "granary of ...

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Cuba releases images of Fidel Castro after six months

June 19th, 2008 - 12:20 pm ICT by IANS -
Havana, June 19 (IANS) After almost six months, Cuba's ailing leftist leader Fidel Castro has appeared on state television. This time he was shown chatting with his younger brother and the country's ...

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