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DISARMAMENT: Brazil Rejects India’s Nuclear Tests
India's nuclear tests dealt a blow to the hopes entertained by Brazil and other countries of the developing south of becoming permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, analysts said Tuesday.LABOUR-BRAZIL: Problems in Plans for Social Security Reform
President Fernando Henrique Cardoso if fighting an uphill battle to reform Brazil's overburdened social security system but his efforts are not lacking in comic value.DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN-BRAZIL: Civilization Destroying Great Pharmacy
Nature is the most illustrious pharmacy in the world, able to cure illnesses that continue to perplex modern science, but civilization seems intent on its destruction, say the shamans (traditional healers) of Brazil.HEALTH: Heart Disease, Cancer Increases in the South
Heart attacks and a high incidence of cancer, generally linked to stressful lifestyles in industrialised countries, are increasingly common in developing nations, according to latest reports.POLITICS-BRAZIL: Food Crisis Slows Govt Election Drive
A food crisis spawned by drought and famine in northeastern Brazil has slowed President Fernando Henrique Cardoso's drive for re-election on October 4.DEVELOPMENT-BRAZIL: Civilization Destroying Great Pharmacy
Nature is the most illustrious pharmacy in the world, able to cure illnesses that continue to perplex modern science, but civilization seems intent on its destruction, say the shamans (traditional healers) of Brazil.DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN-LATIN AMERICA: Books not Bombs, says Arias
Latin America has no choice but to cut military spending and increase investment in education if it wants to develop and become more competitive, said Oscar Arias, 1987 Nobel Prizewinner and former president of Costa Rica.ECONOMY-BRAZIL: Privatisations Enter Their Juiciest Phase
The most lucrative phase of Brazil's privatisations process will open in the next few months, as the telephone companies are sold off, starting from July 15, to be followed by the electricity companies and others.EDUCATION-LATIN AMERICA: Books not Bombs, says Arias
Latin America has no choice but to cut military spending and increase investment in education if it wants to develop and become more competitive, said Oscar Arias, 1987 Nobel Prizewinner and former president of Costa Rica.LABOUR-BRAZIL: Women Participate More in Union Activities
Women workers in Brazil are becoming more involved in union activities - historically dominated by men - and they have good reason to fight for their rights.ENVIRONMENT BULLETIN-BRAZIL: 9.5 Million Facing Hunger Caused by Drought
Drought has brought the spectre of hunger over some 9.5 million people in Brazil's impoverished northeastern region, where hungry crowds have started to loot supermarkets and warehouses.LABOUR-BRAZIL: Spectre of Unemployment Dampens May 1 Celebrations
Unemployment and growing unease over the Brazilian government's neoliberal policies have put a damper on traditional worker's day celebrations to be held May 1.CINEMA-BRAZIL: Children Bring Social Drama to the Screen
Like thousands of Brazilian children, Vinicius de Oliveira, dreamed of being a star on the football field - with its rich rewards providing a way to escape the poverty of his family life.HEALTH: Lifestyles and the Dangers of Heart Attack
Some 15,000 medical experts from 91 nations at the XIII World Congress of Cardiologists, are pondering the growing rate of premature deaths caused by heart disease in developing countries, and what preventive measures can be taken.FOOD-BRAZIL: 9.5 Million Facing Hunger Caused by Drought
Drought has hung the spectre of hunger over some 9.5 million people in Brazil's impoverished northeastern region, where hungry crowds have started to loot supermarkets and warehouses.ECONOMY-BRAZIL: Boosting Productivity, the Key to Growth
The Brazilian government's plans to boost the country's economic growth are based on raising the low productivity levels of local industry.ENVIRONMENT-BRAZIL: El Nino’s Heavy Effect On Amazon Forests
Brazil's Amazon region is facing an immediate threat of fires, worse than those that ravaged forests earlier this yerar, as a result of the weakening of forests produced by the El Nino weather phenomenon.BRAZIL-RIGHTS: Massive Demonstrations Commemorate Massacre
Tens of thousands of people demonstrated both within Brazil and abroad Monday, commemorating the massacre of 19 members of the Landless Movement (MST) two years ago, and to designate April 17 as the day of the rural workers.RELIGIOUS BULLETIN-BRAZIL: Indigenous Religious Leaders Use Rain Making Arts To Douse Forest Fires
Heavy rain has extinguished forest fires raging in the Amazon state of Roraima after a visit there by two indigenous religious leaders which has rekindled traditional mystic beliefs in natural phenomena among Indians and peasants in the region.ENVIRONMENT BULLETIN-BRAZIL: Rain Makers Triumph Over Forest Fires
Heavy rain has extinguished forest fires raging in the Amazon state of Roraima after a visit there by two indigenous religious leaders which has rekindled traditional mystic beliefs in natural phenomena among Indians and peasants in the region.AMERICAS SUMMIT: FTAA Offers Brazil No Advantages
Brazil is, in the short term, not interested in the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), something which explains its ambiguous position - joining in the action but putting the brakes on the US steam-roller.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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