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  • Brazil throws Africa a lifeline Brazil throws Africa a lifeline

    Brazil has decided to forgive $900 million of African debt. 12 African countries will be the beneficiaries of the loan write-off following the plans, in which the government of Brazil will cancel or restructure the debt as part of a strategy to boost ties with the continent, which is seen as an upcoming trade heavyweight. President Dilma Rousseff, while visiting the Ethiopian capital Addis ...

  • Gisele Bundchen wants picture perfect

    Brazilian model Gisele Bundchen is reportedly very fussy about how she looks in photographs and does not approve of bad ones. Bundchen, 32, recently demanded for change in pictures during an event in which she did not like herself, reports nypost.com. "She was looking at every picture they took. She didn't like some and was asking for them to be redone," a source said. Bundchen had recently ...

  • FC Barcelona confirm Neymar deal

    FC Barcelona Sunday confirmed that the club has reached an agreement to sign 21-year-old Brazilian international striker Neymar from Brazilian club Santos. The announcement, which was posted on the official Barca website, thus closes a long transfer saga, which had threatened to become even more complicated when Real Madrid appeared to take an interest in the player a week ago, reported ...

  • Neymar agrees to five-year deal with Barcelona

    Brazil's football star Neymar has agreed to a five-year contract with Spanish giants Barcelona and will join the club during this summer's European transfer window. The 21-year-old is expected to announce the move after playing his final match for Santos in Brazil's Serie A championship against Flamengo Sunday, reports Xinhua. "Neymar has listened to his heart and made a decision," the ...

  • Brazil Government Writes Off Majority Of African Debt

    Dilma Rousseff in 2009 (Photo: Wikipedia) The Brazilian government has announced that it is to either write off or restructure over US$900 million worth of debt with Africa. Among the 12 countries to benefit are oil-rich Congo-Brazzaville, Zambia, and Tanzania. Experts have suggested the move is a bid to improve economic ties between Brazil and the African continent. During the last decade ...

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Re-Animator [Blu-Ray]

Stuart Gordons Re-Animator, based on a series of six stories by pulp master H.P. Lovecraft, is a giddy, gory horror-comedy filled with audaciously grotesque special effects and witty black humor. It arrived in 1985, at the height of the 80s spate of horror comedies, which also inc ... ...

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  • Brazilian driver Tony Kanaan earns emotional Indianapolis 500 victory at the Brickyard

    United States With a good luck charm he had given to a sick child back in his pocket, Brazilian Tony Kanaan won his first Indianapolis 500 on Monday (AEST) to end a decade of disappointment at the famed Brickyard.The former IndyCar champion captured the crown jewel of North American motor racing in his 12th attempt to complete his resume, taking the chequered flag under caution after defending ...

  • No injuries when Brazilian plane with 121 UN peacekeepers runs off runway at Haiti airport

    PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Police in Haiti say a Brazilian military plane veered onto the grass next to a runway of the capital's airport after one engine caught fire as the aircraft attempted to take off. There were no injuries. Airport police spokesman Max Justin says the fire erupted as the airplane was speeding down the runway Sunday and the craft ran into the grass. Fire crews put out ...

  • Bolivia Reduces Infant Malnutrition in Half

    La Paz, May 26 (Prensa Latina) Bolivia reported in the last five years a 43-percent reduction of chronic malnutrition in infants, while the primary-assistance cover to pregnant women and childbirths in public centers increased. The Health Ministry reported today that those results were achieved after implementation of the bond Juana Azurduy, a social project that will be five years old tomorrow, ...

  • Cleverley to miss Ireland Brazil friendlies

    England manager Roy Hodgson had hoped Cleverley would recover in time to feature in the friendlies, but the Football Association revealed on Sunday that the 23-year-old had withdrawn from the squad, just three days before Ireland visit Wembley for an end-of-season international. Hodgson had already called up Manchester City midfiedler Jack Rodwell earlier this week in case Cleverley could not ...

  • Brazils Kanaan wins Indy 500 in 12th attempt

    KV Racing Technology driver Tony Kanaan of Brazil takes the traditional drink of milk after winning the 97th running of the Indianapolis 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana, May 26, 2013. REUTERS/Jeff ...

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