2011年1月3日星期一

Yahoo! News: Brazil

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Brazil


Brazilian president, UN chief discuss Security Council (AFP)

Posted: 03 Jan 2011 05:34 PM PST

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff (L) holds her first Political Coordination meeting at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia on January 3, 2011. Rousseff and UN chief Ban Ki-moon have spoken by telephone about the UN Security Council -- a body on which Brazil has long tried to get a permanent seat.(AFP/File/Evaristo Sa)AFP - Brazil's new President Dilma Rousseff and UN chief Ban Ki-moon spoke by telephone about the UN Security Council -- a body on which Brazil has long tried to get a permanent seat.


Brazil's 2010 trade surplus lowest in 8 years: official (AFP)

Posted: 03 Jan 2011 11:38 AM PST

Cargo ships wait for their export load at Rio de Janeiro's port. Brazil's 2010 trade surplus slipped nearly 20 percent to its lowest level in eight years as surging imports caught up to record exports, industry and trade ministry figures released Monday showed.(AFP/File/Antonio Scorza)AFP - Brazil's 2010 trade surplus slipped nearly 20 percent to its lowest level in eight years as surging imports caught up with record exports, trade ministry figures released Monday showed.


Brazil's Rousseff quickly tackles spending (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Jan 2011 10:50 AM PST

Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff attends a reception after she was sworn in to office in Planalto Palace, in Brasilia January 1, 2011. REUTERS/Ricardo MoraesReuters - President Dilma Rousseff's new government moved immediately on Monday to tackle the biggest threats to Brazil's booming economy, vowing new budget cuts, measures to deal with an overvalued currency, and even a tougher line in trade talks with China.


Hackers attack Brazilian government's website (AP)

Posted: 03 Jan 2011 09:14 AM PST

AP - Officials say hackers tried to take the Brazilian government's website off the air a day after President Dilma Rousseff was sworn in.

A busy first day for Brazil's new president (AFP)

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 06:30 PM PST

Brazil's new president, Dilma Rousseff, has outlined plans for tax reform, environmental protection, improved health services, regional development -- and unspecified measures to combat foreign AFP - Brazil's new president Dilma Rousseff held a flurry of talks with foreign envoys during her first full day in office after succeeding her hugely popular predecessor Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.


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