Tuesday 9th March, 2010
Argentina to import gasoline for first time in 30 years
Rio de Janeiro News.NetArgentine oil company YPF has said that it plans to import 50 million litres of gasoline as demand outstrips supply in the South American nation.
Brazil expecting near-record harvest
Rio de Janeiro News.NetBrazil will bring in a grain harvest of 145.1 million tonnes this year, a volume very close to the record 145.8 million tonnes gathered in 2008, authorities said.
How far South American cities moved in Chile quake
Rio de Janeiro News.NetIn a new research, scientists have shown how far South American cities moved in the massive earthquake that struck Chile on February 27.
China enters Latin American mineral market with Canada deal
Rio de Janeiro News.NetAfter storming Africa, resource-hungry China Monday made a big opening into the Latin American mineral market by inking a $1-billion deal with Canadian copper major Quadra Mining Ltd for a stake in its copper operations in Chile.
Brazil expecting near-record harvest
New KeralaRio de Janeiro, March 10 : Brazil will bring in a grain harvest of 145.1 million tonnes this year, a volume very close to the record 145.8 million tonnes gathered in 2008, authorities said.
Brazil announces near-record harvest
CNNThe expected 143.95-ton harvest will nearly equal the record of 144.1 million tons set in the 2007-2008 season, said the state-owned food company, Companhia Nacional de Abastecimento.
Commentary: OAS vs The Community of Latin American and Caribbean States
Caribbean Net NewsBy Sonia Rosita Boddie The OAS was founded in 1948, at the behest of Washington to promote multilateral dialogue and decision making of a hemispheric nature between governments of the Americas. Its st...
Latin American Markets: Mining, home builders fuel stock gains in Brazil
Market WatchDeconstructing the refining sector The problem facing Chevron, and almost everyone else in the world of Big Oil, is that the price of crude oil has been rising faster than they can jack up fuel prices...
Brazil, Haiti negotiate printing Haitian currency as int'l aid
People's DailyBrazil and Haiti are now negotiating printing Haiti's currency, the gourde, free of charge as part of Brazil's international aid to Haiti, Brazil's foreign ministry said Tuesday.The offer was made las...
Obama criticized for Mexico, Brazil sanctions
The StarWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Republicans and business groups on Tuesday criticized President Barack Obama's administration for failing to resolve a cross-border trucking dispute nearly one year after M...
Cannon Design wins Brazil hospital project
St. Louis Business JournalCannon Design was awarded a new hospital design project for the Instituto Nacional de Câncer (INCA) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the first project in South America for Cannon’s St. Louis off...
Brazilian former political prisoners call for creation of Truth Commission
Merco PressA group of former radical militants that were viciously tortured during the Brazilian military regime (1964/1985) supported the creation of a Truth Commission to unveil human rights violations, during...
Brazil's Silva quits smoking after 50 years
MSNBCBRASILIA, Brazil - Brazil's president said Tuesday that he kicked the smoking habit he had for 50 years after a recent health scare sent his blood pressure soaring.
Brazil's Silva quits smoking after 50 years
BreitbartBRASILIA, Brazil (AP) - Brazil's president said Tuesday that he kicked the smoking habit he had for 50 years after a recent health scare sent his blood pressure soaring. President Luiz Inacio Lula ...
Brazil's Silva quits smoking after 50 years
Yahoo! NewsBRASILIA, Brazil – Brazil's president said Tuesday that he kicked the smoking habit he had for 50 years after a recent health scare sent his
Guns N' Roses plan "secret" shows in South America
NewsTalk Radio 810Guns N' Roses will play three private shows in Brazil and Argentina during the band's current tour of South America, the organizer said on Monday. The shows are set for undisclosed locations in Sao P...
Commerce Secretary Locke's Travel to Brasilia, Brazil
America.orgU.S. Department of Commerce Office of Public Affairs Press Release March 8, 2010 U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke to Travel to Brazil to Meet with Key Leaders to Strengthen Bilateral, Commercial ...
Sell Brazil Bonds, Buy Mexico, Bank of America Says
Business WeekMarch 9 (Bloomberg) -- Bank of America Corp. recommended selling Brazil’s debt before October’s presidential election and buying Mexican dollar-denominated bonds on the outlook for a U.S. ...
Brazil's president: Iran sanctions dangerous
Arab NewsPresident Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said in an interview with The Associated Press that sanctions could isolate Iran so much that tensions would spiral out of control. And that, he suggested, might le...
Trade war looms as Brazil raises tariffs on wide range of US goods
Gulf NewsWashington/Sao: Paulo Brazil moved on Monday to raise tariffs on a wide range of American goods, potentially igniting a trade war with the US over cotton subsidies after eight years of litigation at t...
* Brazil raises tariffs on US products in cotton showdown
Taipei TimesAFP , BRASILIA Wednesday, Mar 10, 2010, Page 10 Brazil said on Monday it would raise tariffs on US$591 million worth of US products in the latest twist in its showdown over US cotton subsidies it ...
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