2011年5月31日星期二

Yahoo! News: Brazil

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Brazil


ATM heists leave Brazilians short of cash (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2011 02:33 PM PDT

AP - Brazilian police have arrested nearly 30 people in connection with a series of ATM heists that have left some poorer parts of Sao Paulo with scant access to cash.

Can France's Christine Lagarde get Brazil's support for her IMF bid? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 31 May 2011 09:57 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - France’s candidate to head the International Monetary Fund was in Brazil this week to drum up support for her bid, but her hosts are still on the fence about whether to back the European candidate or throw their weight behind a contender from the developing world.

Teams recover 75 more bodies from 2009 air crash (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2011 08:46 AM PDT

AP - The French gendarmerie says that 75 more bodies have been pulled from the Atlantic Ocean in the past week, nearly two years after the crash of an Air France flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris.

Lagarde in Brazil charm offensive for top IMF post (AFP)

Posted: 31 May 2011 03:20 AM PDT

France's Finance Minister Christine Lagarde answers a question during a press conference in a hotel in Brasilia, on May 30, 2011. Lagarde is defending her bid to lead the International Monetary Fund on a visit to Brazil, part of a tour to several increasingly important emerging nations.(AFP/Evaristo Sa)AFP - France's Christine Lagarde sought to rally support for her bid to lead the International Monetary Fund, promising on a visit to Brazil to "deepen" reforms at the institution.


Lagarde pledges IMF reform in bid to woo Brazil (Reuters)

Posted: 30 May 2011 05:33 PM PDT

France's Finance and Economy Minister Christine Lagarde arrives at Brazil's Finance Ministery for a meeting with Brazilian Finance Minister Guido Mantega in Brasilia May 30, 2011. REUTERS/Ricardo MoraesReuters - French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde pledged to push reforms to give Brazil and other emerging economies more influence at the International Monetary Fund as she kicked off a worldwide tour on Monday to win support for her candidacy to lead the global lender.


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