2011年5月26日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Brazil

Botero, Brazilian works drive record art sale (Reuters)

Posted: 26 May 2011 01:12 PM PDT

Fernando Botero's work titled Reuters - Strong demand for Brazilian abstract art and works by Colombia's Fernando Botero propelled Sotheby's to its best-selling auction of Latin American art with more than $21.6 million in sales.

Brazil's Rousseff backs aide in scandal (Reuters)

Posted: 26 May 2011 10:56 AM PDT

Brazilian presidential Chief of Staff Antonio Palocci attends a ceremony in which President Dilma Rousseff announced the inclusion of diabetes and hypertension drugs as part of their program to provide medicine to the poor, in Brasilia February 3, 2011. REUTERS/Ueslei MarcelinoReuters - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff defended her embattled chief of staff on Thursday, saying he would fully explain himself in a scandal over his alleged lobbying activities.

France to reveal more on Atlantic airliner crash (Reuters)

Posted: 26 May 2011 10:48 AM PDT

The Brazilian Navy picks debris from Air France flight AF447 out of the Atlantic Ocean, some 745 miles (1,200 km) northeast of Recife, in this handout photo distributed by the Navy in Recife, northeastern Brazil June 9, 2009. REUTERS/Brazilian Air Force/HandoutReuters - French crash investigators are preparing to set out in detail what happened just before an Air France airliner flying from Rio de Janeiro to Paris plunged into the Atlantic in 2009, killing all 228 on board.

Lagarde plans IMF charm trip to woo China, Brazil (AFP)

Posted: 26 May 2011 10:03 AM PDT

France's Finance Minister Christine Lagarde (C) arrives upon a press conference to announce her candidacy to head the International Monetary Fund at the ministry in Paris. Lagarde launched a bid to head the International Monetary Fund, vowing to run as a candidate even if judges probe her role in a business dispute.(AFP/Bertrand Langlois)AFP - French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde is planning a charm offensive to convince emerging economic powers like China and Brazil that another European should head the IMF, sources said Thursday.

Sarkozy backs Lagarde for IMF, China urges open race (Reuters)

Posted: 26 May 2011 10:55 AM PDT

France's Finance Minister Christine Lagarde announces her candidacy to head the IMF during a press conference in Paris, May 25, 2011. REUTERS/Jacky NaegelenReuters - Beijing dug its heels in against Western domination of the International Monetary Fund on Thursday as French frontrunner Christine Lagarde prepared to build on her headstart in the race for the top IMF job.

A Dark Day for Brazil's Amazon Jungle (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 26 May 2011 04:11 AM PDT

OneWorld.net - RIO DE JANEIRO, May 25 (IPS) - The same day that the lower house of the Brazilian Congress approved a reform of the forestry code that would make it easier to clear land in the Amazon jungle for agriculture, a husband and wife team of activists who spent years fighting illegal deforestation in the rainforest were murdered.

Mexico pushes Carstens for IMF; Brazil reacts coolly (Reuters)

Posted: 23 May 2011 03:42 PM PDT

Mexico's Central Bank Governor Agustin Carstens (C) stands with fellow G-20 finance ministers and central bank governors as they gather for a group photo during the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Spring Meetings at IMF headquarters in Washington, April 15, 2011. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/FilesReuters - The race to pick a new leader for the IMF formally launched on Monday as Mexico sought support for its central bank governor and Brazil said more time was needed to make a choice.

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