2010年4月16日星期五

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Yahoo! News: Brazil

Brazil, Turkey promote diplomatic solution on Iran (AFP)

Posted: 16 Apr 2010 04:32 PM PDT

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva during a ceremony to sign agreements at Itamaraty Palace in Brasilia in 2009. Lula is expected to visit Iran in coming weeks, even as US President Barack Obama and top administration officials work with their Western counterparts to secure support for new UN sanctions from China and Russia.(AFP/File/Evaristo Sa)AFP - Brazil's Foreign Minister Celso Amorim and his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglo reiterated Friday their nations' opposition to new sanctions against Iran, promoting renewed dialogue instead.

Amazon dam delay overturned by Brazil judge (AP)

Posted: 16 Apr 2010 03:36 PM PDT

Director James Cameron, left, and actress Sigourney Weaver, right, march during a protest against a proposed dam in the Amazon in Brasilia Monday April 12, 2010. Brazil's government says the Belo Monte project will provide much-needed clean energy for the country. Indian groups say they will be displaced by the dam and environmentalists say its benefits won't make up for the damage to the jungle.(AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)AP - A judge on Friday overturned a decision that could have delayed construction of a huge Amazon dam opposed by environmentalists, Indians and the director of "Avatar."

Brazil Amazon dam project gets new go-ahead (AFP)

Posted: 16 Apr 2010 01:20 PM PDT

Canadian movie maker James Cameron (C) and US actress Sigourney Weaver (R) attend with Brazilian natives a demonstration against the Belo Monte Hydroelectric power station construction, in Brasilia, on April 12. A Brazilian federal court Friday overturned a judge's ruling halting moves towards construction of a huge dam that critics say will flood vast Amazon tribal areas.(AFP/File/Evaristo Sa)AFP - A Brazilian federal court Friday overturned a judge's ruling halting moves towards construction of a huge dam that critics, including Hollywood stars, say will flood vast Amazon tribal areas.

Brazil police arrest alleged Colombian drug lord (AP)

Posted: 16 Apr 2010 11:06 AM PDT

AP - Brazil has arrested a suspected Colombian drug kingpin wanted in the U.S. on smuggling and money laundering allegations.

Vandals cover Rio's Christ statue with graffiti (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Apr 2010 09:31 AM PDT

Reuters - Vandals covered Rio de Janeiro's towering Christ the Redeemer statue with spray-painted graffiti, marring the world-famous monument in an act Rio's mayor called a "crime against the nation."

President Hu Jintao leaves Brazil for quake-hit China (AFP)

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 08:23 PM PDT

President Hu Jintao (pictured) left Brazil for China late on Thursday, after cutting short a Latin America tour to handle the disaster response to a devastating quake at home, according to Brazilian officials.(AFP/Adriano Machado)AFP - President Hu Jintao left Brazil for China late on Thursday, after cutting short a Latin America tour to handle the disaster response to a devastating quake at home, Brazilian officials said.

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