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Amazon deforestation dropped by 45%
A good news on Environmental front. A report from Brazil says that the deforestation in Amazon dropped by 45% last year. It is lowest in 21 year of surveillance period. " The rate of deforestation in the Amazon... 
Murder For Ratings: Hunted Brazil TV Crime Show Host Gone Missing
Wallace Souza, a former state legislator and TV crime show host in Brazil who is accused of commissioning killings to boost his ratings, has gone missing after his arrest warrant was issued. Brazilian police are hunting the 51-year-old Amazonian politician and television...
Honduras: Political Crisis and Civil Uprising
The political crisis that began almost three months ago is now at its worst as the de facto government extended the curfew, closed all airports, set roadblocks and threatened to cut off electricity in the whole... 
17-yr-old girl stabs 30 men to death: Brazil
What is this? a girl kills 30 people and authorities were unaware about it. How she excuted these killing with such a perfection that she never got caught.Strange , a typical hollywood stuff, hope some script... 
New Weapon Against Crime in the South
"New Weapon Against Crime in the SouthCrime in the South's fast-growing cities has a negative affect on economic development and social and community harmony. In Africa, with one fifth of the world's population,...
Brazil anger over toxic UK waste
" Brazilian police are investigating after 64 containers with more than 1,400 tonnes of hazardous UK waste were found in three of the country's ports. The authorities say that among the material which was brought... 
Human Brains Make Their Own 'Marijuana'
ScienceDaily (Apr. 20, 2009) — U.S. and Brazilian scientists have discovered that the brain manufactures proteins that act like marijuana at specific receptors in the brain itself. This discovery may lead to new marijuana-like drugs for managing pain, stimulating appetite,... 
Air France Tail Fin Pulled From The Atlantic
A Brazilian navy ship has pulled the tail fin of Air France Flight AF447 from the Atlantic Ocean as officials prepared to identify the first of the bodies recovered from the water. " The plane's black boxes were... 
Marseille v Shakhtar Donetsk: Preview UEFA Cup Quarter Final 2nd
Will history be again on Marseille side? " Marseille will host Shakhtar Donetsk in the UEFA Cup Quarter final second leg at the Stade Velodrome this Thursday.The first leg saw a 2-0 victory of Shakhtar Donetsk. Marseille will be hoping on the home crowd supporters for...
Update: Swiss police: Woman may have faked skinhead attack?
Wow another possible fraudulent accusation. The Brazilian woman who claimed to lose her unborn twins in a skinhead attack was not pregnant and probably carved the initials of Switzerland's main right-wing party into her own skin, investigators said Friday. Paula...-1.jpg){kind=small}
Ten killed in Brazilian slum raid
In a raid conducted by about 300 police officers in the slums using armed vehicles and a helicopter in search of drugs, weapons and stolen cars, Police in Brazil have killed at least 10 suspected drug dealers in operations in four slums in the city of Rio de Janiero. " Ten...
São Paulo Fashion Week Comes to a Close
The Fall 2009 collections by 37 design houses were presented in São Paulo this week, calling attention to Brazil's 50 million dollar fashion industry and the vibrant "Brazilianness" inherent in their native...
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