2009年11月12日星期四

Yahoo! News: Brazil

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Brazil

Fewer tress cut down in Brazil's Amazon jungle (AFP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 04:19 PM PST

A view of a deforested area on the border of Xingu river in the Amazon rainforest, northern Brazil in 2005. Brazil's sprawling Amazon jungle this year lost 7,000 square kilometers (2,700 square miles) of rain forest, a huge area but also a whopping 45 percent drop from 2008 losses, an official reported Thursday.(AFP/File/Antonio Scorza)AFP - Brazil's sprawling Amazon jungle this year lost 7,000 square kilometers (2,700 square miles) of rain forest, a huge area but also a whopping 45 percent drop from 2008 losses, an official reported Thursday.

Brazil: Deforestation sees biggest drop in 20 yrs (AP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 02:59 PM PST

Back dropped by a map depicting the Amazon rainforest, Brazil´s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, right, gestures as Chief of Staff Dilma Rousseff, center, and the Environment Minister Carlos Minc talk during a ceremony in Brasilia, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. The government announced a sharp drop in the rate of deforestation in the Amazon in September. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)AP - Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon dropped nearly 46 percent from August 2008 to July 2009 — the biggest annual decline in two decades, the government said Thursday.

Answers demanded over Brazil blackout (AFP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 02:42 PM PST

Residential buildings in the Moema neighborhood stand in darkness, the city lit solely by antennas atop buildings and vehicles headlights, during a massive blackout in Sao Paulo, Brazil, early November 11. State prosecutors in Brazil on Thursday demanded officials explain how a huge blackout across half the country occurred, as doubts were cast on the government's argument a storm was to blame.(AFP/File/Mauricio Lima)AFP - State prosecutors in Brazil on Thursday demanded officials explain how a huge blackout across half the country occurred, as doubts were cast on the government's argument a storm was to blame.

Brazil Blackout Raises Concern About Olympics, World Cup (Time.com)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 07:50 AM PST

Time.com - As Brazil prepares for the Olympics and the World Cup, a huge power outage darkens its two largest cities

Rooney relishes Brazil test as England lose Lampard (AFP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 07:33 AM PST

England's forward Wayne Rooney says he relished the idea of facing Brazil for the first time. England's preparations for their friendly clash with Brazil have suffered another setback when Frank Lampard flew home after suffering a thigh strain in the squad's first training session in Qatar.(AFP/Karim Jaafar)AFP - England's preparations for their friendly clash with Brazil suffered another setback on Thursday when Frank Lampard flew home after suffering a thigh strain in the squad's first training session in Qatar.

England hit by Lampard injury ahead of Brazil clash (AFP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 06:00 AM PST

England's forward Wayne Rooney says he relished the idea of facing Brazil for the first time. England's preparations for their friendly clash with Brazil have suffered another setback when Frank Lampard flew home after suffering a thigh strain in the squad's first training session in Qatar.(AFP/Karim Jaafar)AFP - England's preparations for their friendly clash with Brazil suffered a serious setback on Thursday when Frank Lampard was ruled out of the match with a thigh injury.

发贴者：iwvck17 时间 17:16 0 条评论

bnzv