Spain seeks stronger trade ties with Brazil
| Sao Paulo, May 18 (IANS/EFE) Spain's foreign minister lobbied here Thursday for strengthening "economic diplomacy" to tighten economic and trade links between his country and Brazil. | On his ...
Brazil judge sentences Twitter user
Sao Paulo: A federal judge has sentenced a former law student to 17 months in prison for using Twitter to incite prejudice and discrimination against people from Brazil's impoverished northeast. | A c...
Boca hold edge over Fluminense May 18, 2012
| Boca Juniors could only record a 1-0 home victory over Fluminense despite playing with an extra man for nearly an hour in the first leg of their Copa Libertadores quarter-final. | GettyImagesPablo M...
Hutchison shows poise, Blue Jays beat Yankees 4-1
| TORONTO — Drew Hutchison isn't pitching anything like a 21-year-old rookie. Toronto Blue Jays' Yan Gomes gets the first hit of his Major League career during fourth-inning AL baseball game act...
Hutchison shows poise as Blue Jays beat Yankees
| TORONTO — So far, Drew Hutchison isn't pitching anything like a 21-year-old rookie. Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Drew Hutchison throws to the New York Yankees during first-inning AL base...
Maersk raising LatAm cargo rates up to 30 pct
| * Ship operator seeks to pay for $2.2 bln vessel order | * Maersk group spending $8.17 billion in Latin America | * Rate rise comes as Danish parent cuts 2012 profit view | * Maersk to put most Lati...
Brazil Selects N.B.A. Players for Olympic Team
| Brazil’s men’s basketball team will be led by the N.B.A. players Nene, Leandro Barbosa, Tiago Splitter and Anderson Varejao when it returns to the Olympics for the first time in 16 years...
REVA Medical Announces: EuroPCR | RESTORE Trial
Friday, 18 May 2012, 2:53 pm | Press Release: REVA Medical | REVA Medical Announces | Interim Clinical Results at EuroPCR | No Major Adverse Coronary Events from RESTORE trial | San Diego, California ...
Pursuing a Dream All the Way to Brazil
| It was my first day of practice with Santo André and I sat quietly on the team bus, staring out the window as we rode to a practice center. I had no idea where we were going or what kind of s...
Brazil probes oil leak reports, finds nothing
| BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's state-owned oil company Petrobras, its navy, and oil industry regulators rushed to investigate multiple reports of an oil leak from an offshore field on Thursday, but s...
'Suicide' art statues spark panicked calls to cops in Brazil
| THEY stand like nude sentinels, hundreds of feet above the stone pedestrian streets of central Sao Paulo. | The life-size human silhouettes appear tense, perched on the edges of high-rises, prepared...
South Korea jet firms flying high
| South Korea's defence industry has been steadily taking off over the past six years, in part spurred by concerns over reported advances made by its neighbour, North Korea. | The country's Korea Aero...
UPDATE 4-Brazil probes oil leak reports, finds nothing
| * Reports said stain found in Petrobras offshore field | * ANP says navy overflights turn up no sign of oil stain | * Petrobras says it "confirmed normality of operations" | * Petrobras reported pro...
Baseball: Gomes Becomes First Brazilian-Born Major Leaguer
Toronto. Not only did Yan Gomes become the first Brazilian-born player to reach the major leagues, his debut came against the most famous baseball team in the world. | Born and partially raised in Sao...
Brazilian firms keen to invest in animal husbandry sector
| Brazilian firms working in the animal husbandry sector are keen to invest in Indonesia and will explore investment opportunities here soon, says Brazilian Ambassador to Indonesia Paulo Alberto Da Si...
Brazil judge sentences Twitter user
| A federal judge has sentenced a former law student to 17 months in prison for using Twitter to incite prejudice and discrimination against people from Brazil's impoverished northeast. | A court...
World Erotic Art Museum's 'Neon Lights' to heat up South Beach
| Erotic photographer Robert Babylon, whose cutting-edge neon-like work has been widely showcased, will be the guest of honor at the kick-off reception Tuesday, May 22 for his "Neon Lights" exhibit ...
