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  • Brazil deploys elite force in Confederations Cup host cities

    Brazil deployed members of an elite security force in cities hosting international football matches, in the wake of massive anti-government protests that threaten to disrupt the FIFA Confedrations Cup. Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff ordered the deployment of Brazil's National Public Security Force (FNSP) to the cities of Fortaleza, Salvador, Belo Horizonte, the capital Brasilia and Rio de ...

  • Nicole Scherzinger dons Rio Ferdinands cap while shopping

    Nicole Scherzinger was spotted wearing a cap designed by Man U's Rio Ferdinand's No. 5 clothing range at Mayfair. The 'X-Factor' judge, 34, teamed up her designer hat with a floral bomber jacket and grey slogan T-shirt, the Sun reported. The pop star, who is dating F1 star Lewis Hamilton, showed off her long pins in a pair of tight fitting jeans with Nike trainers on her feet. She also ...

  • Bolivia Venezuela collaborate in search for oil

    Petroandina, a 60/40 joint venture of Bolivian state oil company YPFB and Venezuelan counterpart PDVSA, will invest an additional $35 million this year in a search for oil and gas in La Paz province. That investment will bring to $151 million the total amount devoted to the Lliquimuni project since the beginning of 2011, YPFB said. Lliquimuni, located in northern La Paz province, may hold as ...

  • Brazil Protests Proceed as Smaller Cities Join

    SAO PAULO/FORTALEZA Protesters blocked roads in Sao Paulo and marched toward a stadium hosting a major international soccer game in Brazil's northeast on Wednesday in a growing wave of nationwide demonstrations against poor public services, inflation and other woes in Latin America's biggest country. After more than a week, the biggest series of protests to sweep Brazil in more than two ...

  • Brazil Protesters Turn World Cup Dream Into a Nightmare

    Brazil's World Cup was supposed to be the country's shining moment, a big party on the international stage, a chance to display "the beautiful game" in world-class stadiums for billions of viewers. But one year away from the tournament, Brazil's dream is looking more like a ...

Movie Review

The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

Political thriller or political satire? "The Manchurian Candidate" is both, and although it was made in 1962, it has lost none of its edge or any of its biting attacks on the American political circus. It feels just as taut, just as scathing, and just as paranoid as it did thirty-five years ago. "The Manchurian Candidate" is mostly a cinematic backlash against the absurdities of the McCarthy hear ... ...

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  • Brazil v Italy post-match reaction to Confederations Cup clash – video

    a 2-0 victory over Mexico in the Confederations Cup, Brazilian players Neymar and Lucas talk at the mixed zone of Arena Castelao on Wednesday. Neymar, who scored a stunning volley in the game against Mexico, looks forward to the match against Italy on ...

  • Why Brazilians are angry protesting

    >Editor's note: James Montague is the author of When Friday Comes: Football, War and Revolution in the Middle East (deCoubertin Books). He is in Brazil for the Confederations Cup. Follow him @JamesPiotrBelo Horizonte, Brazil (CNN) -- At 11 pm, the tired and the injured gathered in Belo Horizonte for one last expression of discontent. More than a thousand sat in Praca Sete de Setembro, a ...

  • Transit Fee Hikes in Brazil Scrapped Amid Volatile Protests

    Leaders in two of Brazil's biggest cities have scrapped plans to increase public transportation fees, which triggered massive anti-government protests throughout the South American nation. Officials in both Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro announced their decisions Wednesday to revert back to the previous fares. Several other Brazilian cities had already canceled plans to increase transit ...

  • Neymar Brazil Knock Out Mexico

    Neymar made the difference for Brazil again on Wednesday, scoring in the ninth minute and assisting on a goal by Jo to give the hosts a 2-0 win over Mexico at Fortaleza and secure a spot in the semifinals of the Confederations ...

  • Iniesta Its beautiful that Brazilians like our football

    Iniesta insists his team-mates will approach the game like any other, regardless of the obvious gulf between the two sides."The best way of respecting your opponents is by playing as well as you can and not relaxing," he told a press conference. "We're just think about competing and winning, not about the goals we are going to score."We'll play ...

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