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  • Chevron commences LNG shipment from Angola Chevron commences LNG shipment from Angola

    SAN RAMON, California - Production and shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Angola by Chevron Corporation's subsidiary Cabinda Gulf Oil Company Limited has commenced with the first consignment being sent to Brazil, the global energy giant has confirmed. Angola LNG is one of the largest energy projects on the African continent. "First gas at Angola LNG is an important milestone in ...

  • Cristiano Ronaldo denies cheating on Irina Shayk

    Cristiano Ronaldo has said that he did not cheat on his model girlfriend Irina Shayk with Brazilian model Andressa Urach. A newspaper report had carried a story that Urach - also known as Miss BumBum - had claimed that she had a fumble with him that went on for hours, the Mirror reported. The 28-year-old footie ace said termed the story as fiction and forgery and that he was in an interview ...

  • Protests wont interfere with Confederations Cup

    Brazil will not allow anti-government protests to mar the Confederations Cup being hosted here, Sports Minister Aldo Rebelo said. Rebelo said Monday that Brazil must show the world that it is a democratic country but also that it can guarantee the order needed to undertake such events, reports Xinhua. "We will not allow any of these protests to get in the way of the events we have committed to ...

  • Corinthians await Tottenham bid for Paulinho

    Corinthians says it is expecting English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur to make an offer for Brazil international midfielder Paulinho. The Brazilian club's deputy director Duilio Monteiro Alves said Monday that all offers for the 24-year-old would be considered during the European summer transfer window, reports Xinhua. "We know that Tottenham are interested but there is nothing ...

  • We want to win hearts says Tahiti coach

    An emotional Tahiti coach Eddy Etaeta, after a 1-6 thrashing by Nigeria, said his team hoped to "win the hearts" of Brazilian fans during the Confederations Cup. The Pacific island minnows lost their opening Group B match against Nigeria Monday, but they were clearly the team of choice among neutral observers at the Mineirao stadium, reports Xinhua. The reigning Oceania Nations Cup champions ...

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The Prestige

The Prestige

Christopher Nolan's The Prestige has the unfortunate task of arriving as the second of this fall's turn-of-the-20th-century thrillers involving magicians. A few months ago, Neil Burger's The Illusionist gave us Edward Norton as a tortured Viennese spiritualist up to all kinds ... ...

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  • Gisele Bndchen unveils new lingerie line

    Brazilian model Gisele Bndchen unveiled her new line of lingerie in Sao Paulo over the weekend, with its seductively vibrant colours, delicate lace, transparencies and a wink at eroticism. Her new line, Gisele Bndchen Intimates, was shown at the Brazil Fashion Salon that opened Sunday and where fashionistas can see the styles of bikinis and lingerie that Sao Paulo designers have come up with ...

  • Video Does that country need more stadiums Brazilian discontent goes viral

    Carla Dauden, a Brazilian filmmaker living in Los Angeles, added her voice to those of thousands of protesters with a Youtube video about why she won't be attending next year's FIFA World ...

  • Protests Explode Across Brazil

    Brasilia, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) Protests in 20 Brazilian cities show a growing popular discomfort because of the continuous increase of prices, the high cost of living and the excessive public expense for the celebration of the Confederations Soccer Cup. The demonstrations were started on June 3 in Sao Paulo against the increase of the price of the transport tickets in buses, trains and subway, ...

  • Angry At Brazils Government Protesters Take To The Streets

    Copyright © 2013 NPR. For personal, noncommercial use only. See Terms of Use. For other uses, prior permission required. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Just because a government is democratically elected does not mean it is immune to protest. We've been watching demonstrations and the government response in Turkey. And now the demonstrations we're about to hear about took place in Brazil. ...

  • Biggest marches in 20 years sweep Brazil

    As many as 200,000 demonstrators marched through the streets of Brazil's biggest cities on Monday in a swelling wave of protest tapping into widespread anger at poor public services, police violence and government corruption.Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said on Tuesday the massive protests that have swept the country in recent weeks represent legitimate calls for better public ...

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