2009年11月11日星期三

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Yahoo! News: Brazil

Bad weather blamed in blackout for 60M in Brazil (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 04:36 PM PST

A general view of Sao Paulo during a blackout Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009. Brazil's Minister of Mines and Energy Edison Lobao said a massive power failure that threw Brazil's two largest cities along with other parts of the country into darkness Tuesday night affecting millions of people, after the huge Itaipu hydroelectric dam suddenly went offline. Power was restored in some areas of the city, more than two hours after it went out.(AP Photo/Andre Penner)AP - Heavy rain, lightning and strong winds caused blackouts that left nearly a third of Brazilians — 60 million people — in the dark, officials said Wednesday as they scrambled to restore confidence in the country's infrastructure before soccer's 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics.

Brazil boosts Middle East credentials with visits (AFP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 03:59 PM PST

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva delivers a speech during an attends an agreement sign ceremony with Israel's President Shimon Peres at Itamaraty Palace in Brasilia. Brazil's ambitions to play a peacebroker role in the Middle East were boosted Wednesday, as it hosted Israeli President Shimon Peres and prepared to receive his Palestinian and Iranian counterparts.(AFP/Evaristo Sa)AFP - Brazil's ambitions to play a peacebroker role in the Middle East were boosted Wednesday, as it hosted Israeli President Shimon Peres and prepared to receive his Palestinian and Iranian counterparts.

Brazil vows to find cause of huge blackout (AFP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 01:29 PM PST

Customers at a restaurant hold candles during a blackout in Rio de Janeiro. Brazil's government vowed Wednesday to find what caused a massive and mysterious blackout that plunged half the country into the dark and raised questions over its preparedness to host the 2016 Olympics.(AFP/Antonio Scorza)AFP - Brazil's government vowed Wednesday to find what caused a massive and mysterious blackout that plunged half the country into the dark and raised questions over its preparedness to host the 2016 Olympics.

Brazil: Ties with Iran important to Mideast peace (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 01:16 PM PST

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, left, walks with Israel's President Shimon Peres in the Itamaraty Palace in Brasilia, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009. Peres is on a five-day visit to Brazil. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)AP - President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva defended Brazil's friendly relations with Iran on Wednesday, saying such ties are necessary to build lasting peace in the Middle East.

Power restored after Brazil blackout (AFP)

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 09:28 PM PST

File photo shows the night lights of Sao Paulo illuminating the city's skyline. Power has been largely restored to much of southern Brazil after a four-hour blackout that plunged the country's biggest cities into darkness, triggering a crime alert, according to officials and witnesses.(AFP/File/Mauricio Lima)AFP - Power was largely restored to much of southern Brazil early Wednesday after a four-hour blackout that plunged the country's biggest cities into darkness, triggering a crime alert, according to officials and witnesses.

Chavez foe: Venezuela a refuge for Colombia rebels (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 03:13 PM PST

AP - A prominent opponent of President Hugo Chavez accused the socialist leader's government on Wednesday of turning a blind eye to leftist Colombian rebels taking refuge in border areas of Venezuela.

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