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WORLD SOCIAL FORUM: ‘Cancel the External Debt,’ Say Activists
The international movement in favour of abolishing the developing world's foreign debt has received a boost from the World Social Forum, which has articulated its message on a global stage and expressed absolute support for its efforts.WORLD SOCIAL FORUM: Economy and Technology, The Dominant Religions
The capitalism prevailing in the world today has as its weapon an economic theory that is pure ideology - one that equates scientific advances with human development and science with technology - in order to serve its interests, concluded a World Social Forum panel held here Friday.AGRICULTURE-BRAZIL: Sexing Chickens, Still a Japanese Fraternity
Nearly all of the 90-odd people in Brazil who provide their vital services to chicken farmers, identifying the sex of day-old chicks, are of Japanese descent.HEALTH/TRADE-MERCOSUR: Mad Cow Scare Hurts Beef, Boosts Other Exports
Mad cow disease in Europe could cut into the beef exports of Mercosur (Southern Common Market), but is proving to benefit foreign sales of other agricultural products, such as soya./REPEAT/DEVELOPMENT: World Social Forum Seeks a ‘Possible World’
Environmental matters rank high on the agenda of the World Social Forum, which from Jan 25 to 30 will make Porto Alegre, in southern Brazil, the international capital for those who seek to build alternative strategies for global development.MUSIC/ECONOMY-BRAZIL: Tourist Industry, Biggest Fan of Rock in Rio
The third edition of Rock in Rio drew to a close with few innovations on the music front and 1.23 million spectators, 18 percent less than projected. Nevertheless, the mega-bash brought booming business to the tourism industry of Brazil's second largest city.DEVELOPMENT-BRAZIL: Micro-Lending Provides Options for the Poor
Many of the motorcycles zooming up and down the narrow, steep streets of Brazil's largest "favela" or shantytown, Rocinha, operate as informal "taxis" that are not only affordable, but are the only transport capable of moving people around the crowded Rio de Janeiro neighbourhood.POLITICS-BRAZIL: Asian Tour Marks Cardoso’s Renewed Diplomacy
Brazil's President Fernando Henrique Cardoso departed Monday on a 10-day tour that includes stops in South Korea, East Timor and Indonesia, as he revives attempts to build closer ties with Asia after being interrupted by the financial crises of the last three years.
Is Another World Possible?
Leaders and representatives from social movements around the world are to meet in Brazil to debate ecological alternatives to what has been called the ''exclusive globalization'' promoted by the World Economic Forum, held annually in Davos, SwitzerlandPOLITICS-BRAZIL: There Won’t Be Enough Jails to Hold all the Mayors
Debts that exceed the size of the entire city budget and a host of irregularities inherited from their predecessors have alarmed thousands of new mayors in Brazil, who fear the sanctions provided for by the law on "fiscal responsibility" in effect since May.MUSIC-BRAZIL: Rio Turns into Capital of Aging Rock ‘n’ Roll
The third Rock in Rio festival, which is expected to attract more than 1.5 million people over seven days of concerts, will turn this Brazilian city into the international capital of young people's music beginning Friday, but its overriding tone seems to be nostalgia for older rock.EDUCATION-BRAZIL: Gov’t Promises to Wipe Out Illiteracy by 2010
Brazil's President Fernando Henrique Cardoso announced a National Education Plan on Tuesday that involves teaching 10 million adolescents and adults to read and write within five years, and eliminating illiteracy in the nation within the decade.DEVELOPMENT-BRAZIL: Activists Question Gov’t Land Reform Claims
The organisations fighting for broader land reform in Brazil questioned the government's claim that 482,206 families were settled on plots of their own during the six years President Fernando Henrique Cardoso has been in office.REVIEW 2000-BRAZIL: In the Vanguard of Genome Research
Brazil is firmly in the vanguard of genome research, as it reaches the end of a year of major advances in human health and the fight against agricultural pests, with a host of new projects on the horizon.REVIEW 2000-MERCOSUR: Economic Growth Eases Trade Tensions
The Southern Common Market (Mercosur) is looking ahead to more tranquillity within the trade bloc in 2001, largely the result of economic growth, especially in Brazil, which represents two- thirds of the four-nation market./ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT/ ART-BRAZIL: Book Series Shows Off 500 Years of Art
The Rediscovery Exhibition, which celebrated the 500 years since the Portuguese arrived in Brazil, allowed the country to take in the historic panorama of its plastic arts and led to the publication of a 13-book set that provides ongoing access to the rich collection of artworks.BRAZIL: Easing of Bank Secrecy May Be Overturned by Courts
Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso is getting ready to enact a law that would permit tax authorities to waive bank secrecy regulations without court authorisation.DEMOCRACY-DEVELOPMENT: In Search of a New Utopia
The World Social Forum 2001 (WSF) to take place next month in Brazil will be a bold experiment in drawing together a broad range of interests and civil society groups with the ambitious aim of rebuilding the dreams of the left in today's globalised world.HEALTH-BRAZIL: Cardoso Defies Pharmaceutical Industry
Brazil's pharmaceutical industry will only be able to raise prices by 4.4 percent next year, President Fernando Henrique Cardoso announced Tuesday, as part of his fight to curb the high cost of medicines.TRADE-LATAM: Toward a Common Market, Despite Existing Problems
Shared goals in the areas of inflation reduction and taxation assured a productive end to the biannual summit of the Southern Common Market (Mercosur), Friday, pointing the way towards the ultimate objective: a true common market in the region.LABOUR/TRADE-LATAM: Unions Want FTAA Put to Popular Vote to Avoid ‘Suicide’
Giving in to the positions imposed by the United States to create the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) under the current conditions would be tantamount to suicide, warned central trade unions from the Southern Cone countries.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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