2011年12月6日星期二

Yahoo! News: Brazil

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Brazil


Brazilian Senate loosens Amazon protections (AP)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 05:06 PM PST

AP - Brazil's Senate has passed a preliminary environmental bill that relaxes rules limiting deforestation in the Amazon.

Vale port moves damaged ore ship from berth (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 07:11 AM PST

The Vale Beijing, a 361-metre-long vessel that can carry 400,000 tonnes of iron ore, is seen anchored at Ponta da Madeira Port near the northen Brazilian city of Sao Luis, December 5, 2011. The vessel had ruptured its hull and has a leak in a ballast tank, operator STX Pan Ocean said. REUTERS/Biaman PradoReuters - The damaged Vale Beijing, the world's largest iron-ore carrier, was moved from its berth in Brazil for repairs on Tuesday, opening up space at a port responsible for about 10 percent of the world's iron ore exports, the harbor pilot's office said.


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