Yahoo! News: Brazil

Faith and snakes, mud and fear in flooded Brazil (AP) Posted: 08 May 2009 04:17 PM PDT AP - The leaky canoe is taking on water fast as our two guides fight the river in a driving rain.

Brazilians flee flooding, stay in cow pens (AP) Posted: 08 May 2009 04:16 PM PDT AP - Brazilians huddled in cow pens converted into emergency shelters Friday, as swollen rivers continue to rise and northern Brazil's worst floods in decades boosted the number of homeless to nearly 300,000. The death toll rose to 39, and coffins started popping out of the soaked earth.

WHO retains alert status as flu cases climb (Reuters) Posted: 08 May 2009 10:56 AM PDT Reuters - The World Health Organization kept its global pandemic alert at 5 out of 6 on Friday because the new H1N1 virus was not spreading rapidly outside North America, while Asian nations promised a common fight against the new flu.

Brazil rejects extradition of Italian leftist (AFP) Posted: 07 May 2009 07:26 PM PDT AFP - Brazil's attorney general has rejected Italian demands to reverse the decision granting political refugee status to left-wing militant Cesare Battisti.

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