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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Brazil Sun.com http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/10/id/80f72651582f2c13/ en-us Mon, 08 Sep 2008 08:39:01 -0400 Mon, 08 Sep 2008 08:39:01 -0400 30 Brazil thrashed Chile 3-0 to climb back to a place in the table that would grant it a place in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/403665/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:00:15 -0400 Brazil Sun.com http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/403665/cs/1/ Caracas, Sep 8 (Xinhua) Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez has said that his country would send more humanitarian aid to Haiti devastated by hurricane Ike that killed at least 39 people. http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/403623/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 01:00:27 -0400 Brazil Sun.com http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/403623/cs/1/ Hurricane Ike weakened as it churned toward eastern Cuba, dropping to wind speeds of 195 km an hour after sweeping destruction across Haiti, killing at least 39 people. http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/403617/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:00:22 -0400 Brazil Sun.com http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/403617/cs/1/ Port-au-Hurricane Ike, with wind speeds of 215 km an hour, was blamed for the deaths of 39 people in Haiti, the Haiti Press news agency reported. http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/403613/cs/1/ Sun, 07 Sep 2008 23:01:45 -0400 Brazil Sun.com http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/403613/cs/1/ Seven policemen have been shot dead by gunmen in Mexico's western state of Michoacan, EFE news agency reported Sunday. http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/403612/cs/1/ Sun, 07 Sep 2008 23:01:40 -0400 Brazil Sun.com http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/403612/cs/1/ At least 11 drug traffickers were killed Sunday in an operation carried out by the army in Colombia's southwestern province of Cauca, Spain's EFE news agency reported. http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/403610/cs/1/ Sun, 07 Sep 2008 23:01:32 -0400 Brazil Sun.com http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/403610/cs/1/ Residents of the Caribbean Turks and Caicos islands began surveying damage Sunday following the devastating impact of Hurricane Ike, as the 'extremely dangerous' category 4 storm continued on its path toward the Bahamas and Florida Keys. http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/403594/cs/1/ Sun, 07 Sep 2008 17:00:45 -0400 Brazil Sun.com http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/403594/cs/1/ Jamaicans are bracing for more heavy rains after the Meteorological Service yester-day issued a tropical storm watch for the island as Hurricane Ike continued its trail of blood and destruction throug... http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17571796/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 06:52:56 -0400 Jamaica Gleaner http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17571796/ Brazil eased the pressure on coach Dunga and boosted their World Cup qualifying hopes with a 3-0 win over Chile. Two goals from Luis Fabiano and another from Manchester City new boy Robinho gave Br... http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17571923/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 06:58:44 -0400 Sky Sports http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17571923/ Men walk along a flooded road on the island of Providenciales in the Turks and Caicos Islands as hurricane Ike descends. Photograph: Brennan Linsley/AP Hurricane Ike weakened to a category 2 storm t... http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17571637/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 06:51:14 -0400 The Guardian http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17571637/ Hurricane Ike's torrential rains swelled rivers across Haiti and sent floodwaters gushing into homes in the dead of night in one eastern town, killing at least 58 people. http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17571809/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 06:26:33 -0400 ABC News http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17571809/ BOGOTA, Colombia – The Venezuelan government confirmed Sunday that four Russian naval vessels will participate in joint exercises in the Caribbean this year, a move that could heighten already s... http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17571406/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 06:19:41 -0400 The News Tribune http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17571406/ HAVANA: Hurricane Ike raged over Cuba early Monday, pummeling the island with gale force winds and torrential rain after killing dozens in beleaguered Haiti and worsening its growing humanitarian disa http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17571790/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:04:38 -0400 Times of Oman http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17571790/ Brazil will use revenue from newly discovered offshore oil fields to eradicate poverty, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has vowed. In a TV address, President Lula said Brazil would not squander t... http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17571932/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 06:35:36 -0400 BBC http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17571932/ Improvements in fiscal management in many Latin American countries and the use of budget surpluses to pay down public debt have helped to cushion the region against deteriorating international economi... http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17571906/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 06:50:22 -0400 Forbes http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17571906/ BOGOTÁ, Colombia — The Venezuelan government confirmed Sunday that four Russian naval vessels will participate in joint exercises in the Caribbean this year, a move that could aggravate alr... http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17571401/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 06:42:06 -0400 The Seattle Times http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17571401/ SINGAPORE (AP) — Oil prices rose Monday in Asia as Hurricane Ike looked poised to slam into the Gulf of Mexico later this week, delaying efforts to bring oil and gas production back online in a... http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17571913/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 06:16:33 -0400 New Jersey Online http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17571913/ A Foreign Ministry spokesman says that Russia may hold joint naval maneuvers with Venezuela.Andrei Nesterenko said Monday Russian ships are to visit Venezuela before the year's end and the two navies ... http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17571398/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 06:54:14 -0400 Miami Herald http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17571398/ Parts of the Florida Keys looked like a ghost town Monday morning after many people evacuated ahead of the extremely dangerous Hurricane Ike churning in the Caribbean.The storm is not expected to hit ... http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17571801/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 06:47:11 -0400 News 13 http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17571801/ A Montgomery woman and her mother, who helped establish a school in the town of Coco Beach, Haiti, plan to leave Tuesday to film a documentary about the school and the daily struggles of the people in... http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17571791/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 06:54:20 -0400 Montgomery Advertiser http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17571791/ A woman weeps as the lifeless bodies of twelve children that died in flooding caused by Hurricane Ike are loaded onto a truck and carried away to the morgue. http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17568450/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:15:26 -0400 Miami Herald http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17568450/ Luis Fabiano scored twice as Brazil beat Chile 3-0 in South American qualifying for the World Cup on Sunday.Brazil improved to a share of second in the standings with Argentina on 12 points, two behin... http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17568533/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:13:14 -0400 eTaiwan News http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17568533/ CAMAGUEY, Cuba — Hurricane Ike roared across low-lying islands and bore down on Cuba, destroying homes, sweeping away boats and bringing more rain to waterlogged communities in Haiti, where it ki... http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17568469/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:47:40 -0400 Deseret News http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17568469/ Hurricane Ike intensified their misery, flooding homes and collapsing a bridge on the last open land route for aid to the desperate city. Five adults and five children drowned overnight in the coastal... http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17568464/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:50:24 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17568464/ Hurricane Ike intensified their misery, flooding homes and collapsing a bridge on the last open land route for aid to the desperate city. Five adults and five children drowned overnight in the coastal... http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17568463/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:50:22 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17568463/ In L.A. County, 75% of inmates who reenter the U.S. engage in more criminal activity within a year. The rate is less for illegal immigrants who have never been ordered to leave. http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17570863/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:52:18 -0400 Los Angeles Times http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17570863/ Cesar Augusto Castro Gonzalez found his calling when he went looking for a buddy to play some soccer during recess. Castro was attending middle school in the Mexican coastal city of Veracruz and was t... http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17570864/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:52:19 -0400 Los Angeles Times http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17570864/ A sign that reads "Ike: Take a Hike!" is seen Sunday, Sept. 7 2008 in Key Largo, Fla. The hurricane, after crossing Cuba, will come near the Florida Keys. Forecasters are urging coastal dwellers all a... http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17569115/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:49:10 -0400 ABC News http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17569115/ BEVERLY HILLS, CA, September 5, 2008. Hilton Hotels Corporation, under a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company, announces that it has signed a multi-year management agreement with Hoteles Aeropuerto ... http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17568019/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:32:58 -0400 Hospitality Newswire http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17568019/ In the seventh round of the 2010 World Cup qualifying tournament for the South American zone, Brazil beat Chile 3-0 to register its first away victory. With Sunday's 3-0 victory, Brazilian coach Dunga... http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17567858/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:20:07 -0400 People's Daily http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17567858/ The Colombian, who had been a marketer's dream despite not winning a PGA Tour event, produces clutch putting to take tournament title at St. Louis by two shots. Vijay Singh all but clinches playoff ti... http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17570611/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:52:16 -0400 Los Angeles Times http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17570611/ London, Sept 7 : Many versions of Barbie dolls have been created throughout the ages, and now the world's most expensive has been unveiled in Mexico City. http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17568517/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:17:08 -0400 New Kerala http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17568517/ HURRICANE Ike has roared ashore northeastern Cuba with 195km/h winds, ripping apart houses and toppling trees. "We are preparing for a strong hit,'' Cuban Vice President Carlos Lage told state t... http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17568460/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:53:26 -0400 News.com.au http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17568460/ — Mexico City once topped lists of places with the worst air pollution in the world. Although efforts to curb emissions have improved the situation, tiny particles called aerosols still clog the ... http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17568525/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:40:28 -0400 Science Daily http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17568525/ In this Jan. 16, 2008 file photo O.J. Simpson, right, sits in a courtroom during his bail revocation hearing in Las Vegas. On Monday, Sept 8, 2008 Simpson and co-defendant Clarence "C.J." Stewart go o... http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17569117/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:49:08 -0400 ABC News http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17569117/ A LOCALLY developed website offering free classified adverts is expanding into Brazil today in a venture backed by internet entrepreneur Ronnie Apteker. http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17568364/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:46:10 -0400 All Africa http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17568364/ SEPTEMBER 4, 2008. Marriott International (NYSE:MAR) has announced five new hotels for its Caribbean/Latin American region, spanning its upscale Marriott, moderate-priced Courtyard by Marriott and Res... http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17568027/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:32:33 -0400 Hospitality Newswire http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17568027/ Paul Schulte scored 18 out of his 20 points in the first half, helping U.S. crush Brazil 87-41 to win its second pool B match in the men's wheelchair basketball of the Beijing Paralympics at the USTB ... http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17568534/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:20:06 -0400 People's Daily http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17568534/ MEXICO, September 8 (RIA Novosti) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has announced the timeframe for the upcoming Russian-Venezuelan naval exercise, arranged in line with Russia's plans to extend ... http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17568135/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:19:46 -0400 Russian Information Agency http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17568135/ Colombian Miguel Caballero's bulletproof clothes are one option for wealthy Mexicans seeking protection from escalating crime, in a private security industry that has mushroomed in recent years. ... http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17563862/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:26:09 -0400 Yahoo! News http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17563862/ Brazil gave beleaguered coach Dunga much-needed respite by beating Chile 3-0 away in a World Cup qualifier on Sunday despite a Ronaldinho penalty miss. Luis Fabiano notched two goals for Brazil, wh... http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17565268/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:45:45 -0400 soccerway http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17565268/ Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez postponed on Sunday a jointly military exercise with Russia, originally scheduled for November this year. "We are still at the preparatory phase, we are not ready... http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17565005/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:23:04 -0400 People's Daily http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17565005/ The men's national team is accustomed to the certain pressure that is laid upon their shoulders while under the command of Dunga. For Sunday's match against Chile, the atmosphere is no different. The ... http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17565440/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:22:57 -0400 People's Daily http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17565440/ Mexican President Felipe Calderon congratulated on Sunday the swimmer Nelly Miranda, who won a gold medal during Beijing Paralympics, in China. Miranda, 36, on Sunday obtained the first medal of the M... http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17564391/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:22:39 -0400 People's Daily http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17564391/ HAVANA: Hurricane Ike took aim at Cuba today after leaving 20 people dead in Haiti, where the death toll from a succession of powerful storms in the past few weeks now tops 600. http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17563669/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:46:45 -0400 The Australian http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17563669/ Five Cool Rooms, Palermo Soho This hotel in fact has 16 rooms, all of which are indeed very cool. The "five" relates to the number of people in the family of the owners, siblings Adria... http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17564256/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:36:22 -0400 The Independent http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17564256/ Chilean soccer national team would on Sunday play against the Brazilian national team in a World Cup qualifier at the National Stadium of Santiago. Sports fans and press wait with expectations the per... http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17563864/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:22:58 -0400 People's Daily http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17563864/ Officials in Haiti said Sunday that heavy flooding caused by Hurricane Ike has killed at least 47 people. Those deaths add to an estimated toll of 500 people killed during the past week by a series of... http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17565228/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:22:35 -0400 Chosun http://story.brazilsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/80f72651582f2c13/id/17565228/