2010年6月17日星期四

Yahoo! News: Brazil

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Brazil


Brazil suspends retaliation in U.S. cotton row (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 02:58 PM PDT

Reuters - Brazil on Thursday suspended retaliatory measures against U.S. goods over a cotton subsidy dispute, freezing until 2012 a long-running row that has demonstrated the South American nation's trade clout.

Brazil rainforest logging increases malaria rates (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2010 11:36 PM PDT

A deforested area inside the Jamanxim National Forest, state of Para, northern Brazil is seen in 2009. Logging of tropical forests can boost the incidence of malaria in the surrounding area by nearly 50 percent, according to new research tracking deforestation in Brazil's Amazon.(AFP/File/Antonio Scorza)AFP - Logging of tropical forests can boost the incidence of malaria in the surrounding area by nearly 50 percent, according to new research tracking deforestation in Brazil's Amazon.


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