2009年10月18日星期日

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Yahoo! News: Brazil

Rio police on alert after deadly drug violence (AFP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2009 03:34 PM PDT

A police armoured car stands by at the Sao Joao slum entrance in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Brazilian authorities deployed an extra 4,500 police officers on Sunday, hours after deadly clashes between drug traffickers and police left 12 people dead in 2016 Olympics host city Rio.(AFP/Helio Cardoso)AFP - Brazil deployed an extra 4,500 police Sunday as deadly clashes with drug traffickers brought down a police helicopter and left 17 people dead over the weekend in 2016 Olympics host city Rio.

Brazil vows safe Olympics after 14 killed in Rio (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2009 01:55 PM PDT

A woman and a child walk by police officers at the Jacarezinho slum, in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009. Brazilian officials are insisting security won't be a problem for the 2016 Olympics despite drug-gang violence that plunged Rio de Janeiro into a day of chaos just two weeks after it was picked to host the games when an hour-long firefight between rival gangs in one of the city's slums killed at least 12 people, injured six and saw a police helicopter shot down and eight buses set on fire Saturday.(AP Photo/Felipe Dana)AP - At least 2,000 police officers patrolled this coastal city Sunday and Brazilian officials pledged to host a violence-free 2016 Olympics despite bloody drug gang shootouts that left 14 people dead.

Brilliant Button takes F1 world title as Webber wins in Brazil (AFP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2009 01:18 PM PDT

Bristish Formula one drive Jenson Button (R) of Brawn/GP celebrates with his father after winning the F1 Grand Prix, at the Interlagos racetrack in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Button was crowned world champion Sunday when he finished fifth in an incident-filled Brazilian Grand Prix won by Australian Mark Webber.(AFP/Vanderlei Almeida)AFP - Briton Jenson Button was crowned world champion Sunday when he finished fifth in an incident-filled Brazilian Grand Prix won by Australian Mark Webber.

Button and Brawn celebrate title double in Brazil (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Oct 2009 11:23 AM PDT

Brawn GP Formula One driver Jenson Button of Britain celebrates becoming the 2009 Formula One World Champion after finishing fifth in the Brazilian F1 Grand Prix at the Interlagos racetrack in Sao Paulo October 18, 2009. REUTERS/Bruno DomingosReuters - Jenson Button and his Brawn GP team were crowned Formula One champions with a race to spare in an action-packed Brazilian Grand Prix won by Red Bull's Australian Mark Webber on Sunday.

Button and Brawn take Formula One titles in Brazil (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Oct 2009 10:54 AM PDT

Brawn GP Formula One driver Jenson Button of Britain waves to the crowd before the start of the Brazilian F1 Grand Prix at the Interlagos racetrack in Sao Paulo October 18, 2009. REUTERS/Paulo WhitakerReuters - Britain's Jenson Button and his Brawn GP team were crowned Formula One champions on Sunday in a Brazilian Grand Prix won by Red Bull's Australian Mark Webber.

English FA defends Qatar showdown with Brazil (AFP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2009 07:04 AM PDT

Brazil's national football team players pose for a picture before a FIFA World Cup South Africa-2010 qualifier football match against Chile in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil. The English Football Association insist their decision to arrange a friendly against Brazil in Qatar next month is not motivated by financial gain.(AFP/File/Vanderlei Almeida)AFP - The English Football Association insist their decision to arrange a friendly against Brazil in Qatar next month is not motivated by financial gain.

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