2009年11月14日星期六

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Yahoo! News: Brazil


Spain, Brazil impress in World Cup warm-ups (AFP)

Posted: 14 Nov 2009 03:25 PM PST

Brazil's Kaka is challenged by England's Gareth Barry (R) during their friendly football match at the Khalifa Stadium in the Qatari capital Doha. Brazil won 1-0.(AFP/Marwan Naamani)AFP - Xabi Alonso emerged as the two-goal hero as Spain downed Argentina while England came up short against five-time world champions Brazil in World Cup warm-ups on Saturday.


France, Brazil unveil policy for climate conference: Sarkozy (AFP)

Posted: 14 Nov 2009 01:13 PM PST

French President Nicolas Sarkozy (R) welcomes his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva prior to a meeting at the Elysee presidential Palace in Paris. France and Brazil adopted a common policy Saturday ahead of key UN global warming talks and vowed to launch a worldwide push to convince other powers to back their AFP - France and Brazil adopted a common policy Saturday ahead of key UN global warming talks and vowed to launch a worldwide push to convince other powers to back their "climate bible".


Brazilian stroll exposes England's lack of depth (AFP)

Posted: 14 Nov 2009 11:16 AM PST

Brazil's Elano (L) and England's Wayne Bridge eye the ball during their friendly football match at the Khalifa Stadium in the Qatari capital Doha. Brazil won 1-0.(AFP/Karim Jaafar)AFP - Brazil kept their World Cup preparations on track by cruising to a 1-0 win over a second-string England side here on Saturday that was much more comfortable than the close scoreline suggested.


APEC retreats from C02 target, Brazil pledges cut (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Nov 2009 08:18 AM PST

Volunteers from Greenpeace Japan, dressed as Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (R) and U.S. President Barack Obama, unveil a banner in front of the Statue of Liberty in Tokyo Bay November 13, 2009. REUTERS/Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert/Greenpeace/HandoutReuters - Asia Pacific leaders backed away on Saturday from supporting a global halving of greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, even as Brazil pledged deep cuts of its own over the next decade.


Brazil to offer carbon cut of 36% at UN climate meet (AFP)

Posted: 14 Nov 2009 07:31 AM PST

French President Nicolas Sarkozy (R) welcomes his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva prior to a meeting at the Elysee presidential Palace in Paris. France and Brazil adopted a common policy Saturday ahead of key UN global warming talks and vowed to launch a worldwide push to convince other powers to back their AFP - Brazil said Friday it would offer a "voluntary" cut of at least 36 percent in greenhouse gas emissions at the UN conference on climate change in Copenhagen next month.


Rooney set for captain's role in Brazil friendly (AFP)

Posted: 14 Nov 2009 01:39 AM PST

Manchester United's English forward Wayne Rooney applauds the crowd at Old Trafford in Manchester, north-west England, on November 3. Rooney is poised to captain England for the first time in the friendly against Brazil after an ankle injury has left John Terry struggling to be fit to face the five-times world champions.(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)AFP - Wayne Rooney is poised to captain England for the first time in Saturday's friendly against Brazil after an ankle injury left John Terry struggling to be fit to face the five-times world champions.


Italian ex-militant starts hunger strike: reports (AFP)

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 08:42 PM PST

Human rights activists protest in front of the Brazilian Supreme Court in support of Cesare Battisti. Battisti, an ex-militant awaiting a verdict on whether he should be extradited to his native Italy for murder, started a hunger strike in his Brazilian prison, reports said(AFP/File/Evaristo Sa)AFP - Cesare Battisti, an ex-militant awaiting a verdict on whether he should be extradited to his native Italy for murder, started a hunger strike in his Brazilian prison, reports said.


Dell to sell smartphone, starting in China, Brazil (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 07:11 PM PST

The company logo of Dell inc. in Tokyo March 24, 2009. REUTERS/Issei Kato/FilesReuters - Dell Inc is entering the smartphone market, with its first device to launch in China in late November, followed by Brazil toward the end of the year.


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