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Mass 'scareware' attack hits 1.5M websites, still spreading -
A massive attack that's trying to scare computer users into visiting a bogus antivirus site has infected more than ...Posted by Samuel W. Velsor IV -
Mudslides in Brazil Kill Hundreds
Driving rains sent tons of rusty red earth sliding into Brazilian mountain towns, killing at least 287 people and ...Posted by Jon Mitchell -
Rio favela tweets create overnight celebrity
For the past few days, Brazilians watched transfixed as scenes more reminiscent of Iraq or Afghanistan than of ...Posted by Joey Baker
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Brazil Violently Ousts Indigenous Village Ahead of World Cup
Brazilian police violently evicted a group of indigenous people from a building they had occupied in Rio de Janeiro ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Does global battle against hunger have a new hero? - Yahoo! News
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How Latin Culture Got More Gay
Op-Ed Contributor: How Latin Culture Got More GayPosted by Pamela Hogle -
Rio +20: What does it augur for the 2016 Olympics?
The UN's global conference underscored just how much ground Rio de Janeiro itself has to cover when it comes to ...Posted by Pamela Hogle -
United Nations: Weak leaders wanted
To save his legacy Ban Ki-moon must refresh his top team with people who understand the UN's founding principlesPosted by Subramanya Sastry
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The People Vs. the Dam
(Blog Post) The election in Brazil is over. Dilma Roussef has won. For the first time in Brazilian history, a leftist woman ...Posted by Barry Grossheim -
The Ethanol Rhetoric Ramps Up
It has been interesting to watch the flurry of ethanol rhetoric since the recent elections. With the $0.45 per ...Posted by Mike LaBonte
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Here we have an interesting backgrounder on Brazil's acclaimed "Zero Hunger" program and the success it has had in uplifting people from a cycle of poverty. It is evidently, now being considered by the U.N. as a model for underdeveloped countries. The contrast with the Congressional ... More »
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