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Protests against Sao Paulo bus fare hike turn violent
SAO PAULO, Brazil -- Police used tear gas and rubber bullets Thursday night to disperse thousands of protesters in Sao Paulo who had been chanting, "The love is over -- Turkey is right here" before fleeing the law enforcement onslaught. At least 55...
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In Brazil, fine art draws crowds from favelas to fairs to museums
RIO DE JANEIRO — Instead of playing in the dirty streets after school, one hot afternoon kids in a local favela, or slum¸ are led into a giant space with bright, high white walls. Assistants lead them around, nudging them to engage with original...
Tags: Museums, Artists, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), 2016 Olympic Games, Arts and Culture
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Toronto is fixated on allegations against mayor
NEW YORK -- When he walked into a recent meeting of property developers and angry residents of Canada’s largest city, Toronto City Council member Josh Matlow said, the two sides quickly put aside their quarrel over a disputed building project....
Tags: Chris Christie, Elections, Toronto (Canada), Rob Ford, Canada
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‘The Los Angeles Times Photographer Series’ — June 6, 2013
FrameworkThe Julia Dean Photo Workshops is beginning a series of free monthly presentations featuring photographers from the Los Angeles Times. Times photojournalist Michael Robinson Chavez will kick off the first event, “The Los Angeles Times Photographer... -
Deforestation in Brazil rain forest spurs evolution
Deforestaton is propeling fast changes in evolution, a study of the Brazilian rain forest suggests. Researchers found that in areas where populations of large-billed, fruit-eating birds, such as toucans, have been driven out because of deforestation,...
Tags: Forestry and Timber, Forests, Science and Technology
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Iranian presidential hopefuls debate over weak economy
TEHRAN -- Two weeks ahead of Iran’s presidential election, the eight officially sanctioned candidates faced off in a nationally televised TV debate which focused mainly on the nation's faltering economy, battered by U.S.-led sanctions tied to...
Tags: Elections, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Hassan Rouhani, Gholamali Haddad-Adel, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf
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Chinese firm to buy pork producer Smithfield Foods
China is hungry. The world's most populous country has for years been on an agricultural buying binge, scooping up supplies of soybeans, palm oil, cotton and just about anything else that can be culled from the soil. Now, with 1.3 billion mouths to...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Environmental Issues, Consumers, Smithfield, Petroleum Industry
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Biden invites Brazil's leader to pay a high-profile visit
SAO PAULO, Brazil -- Vice President Joe Biden praised Brazil as a rising power and extended an invitation to better relations with the U.S. during a three-day visit that ended Friday. “We’re ready for a deeper, broader relationship across...
Tags: American Red Cross, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Venezuela, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Wars and Interventions
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The Week Ahead: Biden goes south, classic cars go continental
Monday-Friday, May 27-31 -- “Being Biden” is going on a road trip. U.S. Vice President Joe Biden’s eclectic blogsite will follow his sweep through Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago and Brazil this week as he carries out a mission to...
Tags: Biofuels, Environmental Issues, Renewable Energy, Beijing (China), Dilma Rousseff
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Plant a tree, save the Amazon
Viridian, a Connecticut-based clean energy company, is taking travelers to plant trees in the Amazon. On May 2, two Viridian employees and 28 volunteer travelers visited the Mamori region of the Brazilian Amazon on the company’s fourth trip to...
Tags: Transportation Industry, Travel, Trips and Vacations
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Brazil seeks source of rumors blamed for run on banks
SAO PAULO, Brazil -- Brazilian authorities are trying to determine the source of rumors that led thousands of people concerned about their government assistance payments to make a run on banks last weekend. Word spread that the government would be...
Tags: Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Dilma Rousseff
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Brazil plan to import thousands of Cuban doctors criticized
SAO PAULO, Brazil -- A Brazilian government plan to import 6,000 Cuban doctors to practice in needy areas is being greeted with criticism from local medical professionals. Much of the medical care in Brazil is concentrated in rich, densely populated...Tags: Cuba, Healthcare Provider, European Union
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