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With poor infrastructure and instruction, education woes the Achilles' heel of Brazil growth
Associated PressSEROPEDICA, Brazil (AP) — There's a storage room just off a university lab that gives students more experience than many can handle: Skinned pigs and cats, disembodied cow livers, intestines, brains and the other unidentifiable detritus of years'...Tags: Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Colleges and Universities, Conservation, Students, Trinidad and Tobago
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South American corn bolsters drought-ravaged U.S. stocks
Reuters* Corn from Brazil, Argentina seen going north until August * United States 2012 crop staggered by Midwest drought * U.S. chicken, hog producers bitten by high feed costs * New U.S. corn to be harvested September through November By Hugh Bronstein...Tags: Buenos Aires (Argentina), Natural Disasters, Droughts, Argentina, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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FACTBOX-Petrobras, BG, OGX, Total, BP top Brazil oil auction winners list
ReutersMay 15 (Reuters) - Brazil's petroleum agency, the ANP, sold rights to 142 oil and gas exploration areas to 39 companies from 12 countries on Tuesday. It was the first auction since 2008. Brazil racked up a record 2.82 billion reais ($1.4 billion) for the...Tags: Energy Resources, Auction Service, Exxon Mobil Corporation, BP Plc, Chevron Corportion
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Report: Cars made in Brazil blamed for country's high death rate
Autoblog.comFiled under: Government/Legal, Safety, South America The Detroit Free Press reports the new generation of Brazil-built cars are to blame for the country's high death rate. Thanks to a booming middle class, Brazil is the fourth-largest vehicle market in... -
CIF Gulf Grain - Soybean bids mostly steady, corn steady-firm
ReutersMay 15 (Reuters) - Basis bids for soybeans shipped by barge to the U.S. Gulf Coast were mostly steady early on Wednesday, underpinned by tight supplies but capped by limited demand from exporters for nearby shipments, traders said. * CIF corn basis bids...Tags: Arable Farming, Exports, China, Chicago Board of Trade
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Brazil port strike enters second day as Congress debates reform
ReutersSAO PAULO (Reuters) - Stevedores at Brazil's Santos and Rio de Janeiro ports entered the second day of a strike to protest proposed legislation that may open terminals to new private-sector investments. The strike began unexpectedly at midday on...Tags: Dilma Rousseff, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Strikes, Politics, Labor Legislation
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Brazil port strike enters 2nd day as Congress debates reform
Reuters* Stevedores at Santos and Rio de Janeiro ports on strike * Stevedores at Paranagua call off strike; port returns to normal * Congress to resume debate over port reform bill Wednesday SAO PAULO, May 15 (Reuters) - Stevedores at Brazil's Santos and...Tags: Dilma Rousseff, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Strikes, Politics, Labor Legislation
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Brazil judicial panel paves way for gay marriage
ReutersBRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil has taken a big step towards joining Argentina and Uruguay as the first Latin American countries to legalize gay marriage, even though the Brazilian Congress has dragged its feet on the issue. A panel that oversees the...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Justice and Rights, Gay Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Minority Groups
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SOFTS-ICE sugar prices fall to near three-year low
Reuters* Downtrend in sugar has now lasted more than two years * Arabica coffee consolidates after recent advance * May cocoa on Liffe due to expire later on Wednesday By Nigel Hunt LONDON, May 15 (Reuters) - Benchmark raw sugar futures on ICE broke below 17...Tags: Unica Corporation, Weather, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Weather Reports, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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Tijuana benefit from Bruno blunder to advance
ReutersBUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Palmeiras goalkeeper Bruno's blunder gifted Colombian forward Duvier Riascos the softest of goals to put Tijuana on course for an upset 2-1 victory in their Libertadores Cup tie in Brazil on Tuesday. Tijuana, a northern Mexican...Tags: Peru
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Brazil's tarnished oil industry polishes image with rights sale
Reuters* BG Group, OGX, Total, BP among big winners at Brazil auction * Sale comes after years of sluggish oil growth, rising debt * Last auction held in 2008, after which oil interest waned * U.S., European companies rush in, but Asian rivals wary By Jeb...Tags: Eike Batista, Venezuela, BP Plc, Petroleum Industry, Petroleo Brasileiro SA
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Exclusive: Brazil's Rousseff sides with farmers in Indian land fight
ReutersBRASILIA/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has ordered her government to stop confiscating farmland to create new Indian reservations, government officials say, a policy reversal with major implications for one of the world's top...Tags: Dilma Rousseff, Government, Politics, Interior Policy, Judges
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