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Top economies show slower growth: UN indexSome large economies show significantly lower growth when natural assets such as forests and water are factored into growth indicators, an index showed on Sunday, a few days before a global sustainability summit starts in Rio de Janeiro. T More… |
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Chevron, Transocean in second $11bn lawsuitA Brazilian federal prosecutor on Tuesday launched his second 20-billion-real ($10.9-billion) lawsuit against US oil company Chevron and driller Transocean, doubling the stakes against the companies as critics assailed him as overzealous. More… |
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Emirates flies to Buenos Aires, Rio de JaneiroEmirates has extended its network with the addition of Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro routes, further broadening the airline's reach across the Americas. Emirates’ inaugural Flight 247 made its first landing at Galeão-Antonio Carlos J More… |
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Brazil company to expand ME chicken exportsBrazArtis Assessoria em Comercio Exterior, an import-export company based in Brazil, has announced a campaign to expand chicken exports to the Middle East. The endeavour is aligned with the growing Brazilian poultry exportation to the reg More… |
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Emirates to launch Rio de Janeiro flightsDubai-based Emirates airline will launch daily services to the 2014 Fifa World Cup host city of Rio de Janeiro from January 3, 2012. The new direct service to Rio de Janeiro, with an onward extension to Buenos Aires, will provide seamless More… |
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Rio wins 2016 Olympics as IOC rebuffs ObamaRio de Janeiro won a resounding vote to stage the first Olympics in South America in 2016, rebuffing US President Barack Obama, who had personally lobbied for his adopted hometown Chicago. The decision by the International Olympic Committe More… |
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Global forest destruction seen overestimatedThe amount of carbon emissions caused by world forest destruction is likely far less than the 20 per cent figure being widely used before global climate talks in December, said the head of the Brazilian institute that measures Amazon deforestation More… |
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Petrobras finds light crude off Brazil coastState-run oil giant Petrobras has said it found light crude in reserves situated off the coast of the state of Rio de Janeiro. Preliminary studies indicate around 280 million barrels of light crude found about 120 kilometers (75 miles) off More… |
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Mideast film to star RonaldoA film produced by two Iranians will cast Brazilian soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo in a film about a Palestinian girl who hoped to meet him but was killed by a land mine before she could fulfill her dream, his club said. “He (Ronaldo) con More… |
