2009年12月16日星期三

Yahoo! News: Brazil

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Brazil


Brazil court supports US dad in son's custody case (AP)

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 04:40 PM PST

AP - A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that a 9-year-old boy living in Brazil should be returned to his American father, but the case will likely be appealed again, officials said. U.S Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton praised the decision.

Brazil toddler has 50 sewing needles inside body (AP)

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 04:04 PM PST

In this frame taken from a TV Globo video, a person points at a X-ray of a 2-year-old boy showing needles inside his body in a hospital in Ibotirama, northern Brazil, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009. A 2-year-old Brazilian boy has as many as 50 metal sewing needles inside his body and a doctor treating the boy said they were apparently stuck there one by one. (AP Photo/Agencia O Globo)AP - A 2-year-old Brazilian boy has as many as 50 metal sewing needles inside his body and a doctor treating the boy said Wednesday they were apparently stuck there one by one. Dr. Luiz Cesar Soltoski told The Associated Press that surgeons hope to remove most of the needles — some as long as 2 inches (5 centimeters)_ but because some are stuck in his lungs, they have to wait until the child's breathing improves.


Paraguay-Brazil energy treaty going nowhere fast (AP)

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 03:34 PM PST

The Itaipu dam, the world's second-largest hydroelectric power producer, is seen in the Parana River along the border of Brazil, right, with Paraguay, left, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009. The 25-year-old dam provides about 20 percent of Brazil's electricity, and was the largest producer of electricity in the world until China's Three Gorges dam recently surpassed it.  (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)AP - It's been nearly five months since the presidents of Brazil and Paraguay agreed on a breakthrough deal to triple Paraguay's income from the world's second-largest hydroelectric dam, but the money won't be flowing anytime soon.


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