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DEVELOPMENT-LATIN AMERICA: Mega-Cities Squander Water Resources
Latin America's mega-cities are devouring as well as contaminating their water resources, and forced to seek increasingly distant supplies. However, experts stress that the problem is not scarcity but rather widespread waste..BRAZIL: Government’s Amazon Plan Fails to Convince Environmentalists
An accurate diagnosis, but short on effective solutions, is how some environmentalists describe the Brazilian government's new plan to stop the destruction of the Amazon forests, a phenomenon that has intensified over the past few years.BRAZIL: Sugar a Celebrity in Trade, Villain of Obesity
The international offensive against refined sugar "is foolishness based on erroneous science," and could aggravate the trade protectionism that is already taking a toll on Brazil's sugar exports, says a Sao Paulo sugar industry executive.BRAZIL: Route to Security Council Runs Through Haiti – Analysts
Sending Brazilian troops to take part in the U.N. stabilisation force in Haiti will pose military and political risks, but that is a price that must be paid by Brasilia if it aspires to a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council, said analysts interviewed by IPS.
Mega-Cities Squander Water Resources
If Latin America's major cities, like Sao Paulo and Mexico City, don't enact policies for conservation and efficient use of water, they will soon have to ration this vital liquid, warn experts.AGRICULTURE-BRAZIL: Transgenic Soy Found ‘Guilty’ by People’s Court
Transgenic soy was ''found guilty'' Thursday in the southern Brazilian city of Porto Alegre by an 'International People's Tribunal', organised by more than 40 social movements and non-governmental organisations./CORRECTION*/HEALTH-BRAZIL: AIDS Spreading Six Times Faster Among Teenage Girls
HIV/AIDS is spreading at an alarming rate among teenage girls in Brazil, with six13 to 19-year-old girls infected for every boy in that age group.HEALTH-BRAZIL: AIDS Spreading Six Times Faster Among Teenage Girls
HIV/AIDS is spreading at an alarming rate among teenage girls in Brazil, with six 13 to 19-year-old girls infected for every boy in that age group.AGRICULTURE-BRAZIL: Battle Over Transgenics Rages On
The cultivation of transgenic soy beans is harmful to human health, the environment and agriculture, according to the Brazilian Consumer Defence Institute (IDEC), a government agency.CORRUPTION-BRAZIL: Campaign Treasurers Play High Risk Game in Politics
The ideal is for campaign treasurers to stay in the shadows. If their names appear in the headlines, it's usually a sign that disaster has struck, because they have become the most frequent catalyst of political scandals in Brazil.POLITICS-BRAZIL: The Bingo Resistance
Since the Brazilian government issued a decree that closed down bingo parlours and slot machines across the country, hundreds of thousands have lost their jobs and have taken to the streets in protest.EDUCATION-BRAZIL: Too Many Lawyers, Not Enough Quality
A country with an intense production of sometimes overlapping federal, state and local laws and statutes like Brazil, Latin America's giant, needs many lawyers./ARTS WEEKLY/FILM-BRAZIL: When a Flooded Town Is a Laughing Matter
The fictional town of Javé is to be flooded by a dam that Brazil's authorities claim will generate electricity "and progress". The uprooting of its residents would be a sad tale, but it is told in a new film with such humour and human warmth that film-goers have no choice but to laugh.HEALTH-BRAZIL: Carnival’s Condoms Sliced by Censorship
Safe sex and condom use are the themes of this year's main acts during the Rio carnival, adding fuel to the debate sparked by the Catholic Church when it cast doubt over the effectiveness condoms in preventing AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases.BRAZIL: Poor Sell Organs to Trans-Atlantic Trafficking Ring
At least 30 Brazilians have sold their kidneys to an international human organ trafficking ring for transplants performed in South Africa, with Israel providing most of the funding, says a legislative commission in Brazil.BRAZIL: Local Arm of Dairy Giant Unlikely to Survive
It is unlikely that the Brazilian arm of Italian dairy giant Parmalat, the second-largest buyer of milk in Latin America's biggest country, will survive.TRADE-BRAZIL: Agribusiness Frets Over Prospect of Weak FTAA
Brazil's powerful agribusiness industry is not pleased with the prospect of a weak Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) or the possible failure to reach the January 2005 deadline for completion of the talks.BRAZIL: Clean Energy Effort Rides Ocean Waves
Surfers are not the only ones who will be enjoying the massive power of the Atlantic Ocean's waves on the Brazilian coast. For the first time in the Americas, ocean waves are to be used to generate electricity - enough for 200 families in the northeastern state of Ceará.BRAZIL: Amazonian ‘Chocolate’ Free of Japanese Patent
Brazil was able neutralise the attempt by a Japanese firm to claim a patent for processing cupuaçú, an Amazon fruit belonging to the same family as cacao. But the battle continues on the trademark front.ENVIRONMENT-BRAZIL: Up to Neck in Water but Spouts Are Dry
Long-awaited rains finally came to Sao Paulo over the past two weeks, and have been heavy enough to flood several neighbourhoods, but half the population of this metropolis of 18 million still faces water rationing.
Brazil's Clean Energy Effort Rides Ocean Waves
Surfers are not the only ones who will be enjoying the massive power of the Atlantic Ocean's waves on the Brazilian coast. For the first time in the Americas, ocean waves are to be used to generate electricity -- enough for 200 families in Ceará state.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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