2012年1月27日星期五

Yahoo! News: Brazil

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Brazil


U.S. detains Brazil, Canada orange juice for fungicide (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 02:17 PM PST

Reuters - U.S. health regulators detained three shipments of Brazilian orange juice and six from Canada that tested positive for the fungicide carbendazim, which is illegal in the United States.

Rescuers searching for survivors in Rio collapse (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 01:26 PM PST

Firefighters carry away a body from the rubble after a building collapsed in downtown Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday Jan. 27, 2012.  The building collapsed on Wednesday, killing at least 9 people and at least 16 are still missing. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)AP - Rescue workers feverishly dug through the wreckage of three downtown buildings Friday, hunting for survivors of a collapse that killed at least 12 people and left 17 more missing, police and municipal authorities said.


Rio building collapse: Will Brazil be ready for the Olympics? (+video) (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 06:44 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - The collapse of three buildings in the center of Rio de Janeiro sounds a sharp cautionary note for Brazilians as the country rushes to build homes, hotels, transports links, and other infrastructure projects ahead of the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics. 
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