2010年1月29日星期五

Yahoo! News: Brazil

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Brazil


Social forum ends with vows to fight capitalism (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 10:24 AM PST

A boy selling candy leans against a wall next to a banner of the World Social Forum in Porto Alegre, Brazil, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010.  The social forum is the annual counterpoint to the World Economic Forum. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)AP - Leftists who converged in Brazil to protest what they view as uncontrolled capitalism ended the World Social Forum Friday with vows to take advantage of the financial crisis to promote a global socialist agenda.


Davos honors Brazil's president for his leadership (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 09:58 AM PST

In this photo released by Brazil's Presidency, Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, left, and chief of staff Dilma Rousseff greet doctors at Hospital Portugues in Recife, Brazil, Thursday morning Jan. 28, 2010.  Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva suffered an attack of high blood pressure just before taking off for Switzerland and was hospitalized overnight, officials said. He was released early Thursday. (AP Photo/Ricardo Stuckert-Brazil's Presidency)AP - The World Economic Forum has honored Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva for his "global statesmanship" — a ceremony the leader couldn't attend for health reasons.


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