 Brazil hotels set to cut rates for June's Rio+20 summit Thu 17 May 2012
Rio de Janeiro hotel owners have agreed to cut prices during a major UN summit next month, amid fears that spiralling costs were putting off visitors. The Brazilian... (photo: Fabio Pozzebom/ABr ) BBC News
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 Luiz ready for final Thu 17 May 2012
Chelsea defender David Luiz admits he has only gone up against Bayern Munich striker Mario Gomez before 'on Playstation' but is delighted to be fit for Saturday's UEFA... (photo: AP / Tom Hevezi) Sky Sports
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 Tevez unrepentant over banner Thu 17 May 2012
Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez appears to have no intention of apologising to Sir Alex Ferguson for holding a banner mocking the Manchester United manager. He... (photo: AP / Jon Super) Belfast Telegraph
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 Paris Hilton set to make her DJ debut in Brazil Wed 16 May 2012
Paris Hilton is reinventing herself yet again. The 31-year-old former reality TV star is set to make her debut as a DJ at Sao Paolo, Brazil's Pop Music... (photo: WN / melwin daniel nadar) IMDb
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 'Hydrogen is tomorrow's biofuel' say scientists Tue 15 May 2012
Currently, Brazil is the world’s most intensive user of bioethanol as an alternative to gasoline for powering transport. There are questions about whether the mass... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) PhysOrg
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 Julio Iglesias Robbed: Singer's Hotel Room Burgled Sat 12 May 2012
CARACAS, Venezuela -- Venezuelan authorities say thieves stole cash and other items from the hotel room of Spanish singer Julio Iglesias while he was performing a... (photo: AP/Jose Luis Magana, File) Huffington Post
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 Chavez returns declaring success in fight against cancer Sat 12 May 2012
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez returned home from Havana on Saturday, declaring success in his fight against cancer after a week in which he received what was supposed... (photo: AP / Miraflores Press Office, Efrain Gonzalez) Deccan Chronicle
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 Hugo Chavez ends 'successful' Cuba cancer treatment Sat 12 May 2012
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has returned from Cuba, saying he has successfully completed his radiotherapy treatment for cancer. TV images showed Mr Chavez hugging... (photo: AP / Fernando Llano) BBC News
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 Cuenca: Messi is the best and deserves another Ballon d'Or Fri 11 May 2012
The young attacker has nothing but praise for the Argentina international, and is eagerly anticipating next season with Tito Vilanova set to take charge of the Blaugrana... (photo: AP / Manu Fernandez) Goal
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 40 MPs & NGOs Oppose Chavez Rights Body Seat Bid Fri 11 May 2012
Friday, 11 May 2012, 11:39 am Press Release: UN Watch Coalition from 19 countries including US, France, UK, Canada, Switzerland, Bahrain, Guinea, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria,... (photo: UN / Mark Garten) Scoop
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 EU flying big team to Rio summit but to cap expenses Thu 10 May 2012
AFP - The EU executive is flying six top officials plus an unspecified number of aides to June's Rio Summit on sustainable development but plans to tighten spending, a... (photo: European Community / EC) France24
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 Brazil tries to avoid FIFA World Cup collapse Thu 10 May 2012
The appointment of an ally of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff to the organizing committee of the 2014 World Cup was widely seen by sports experts in the South American... (photo: ABr / Abr) Taipei Times
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 Oil Wars on the Horizon Thu 10 May 2012
Conflict and intrigue over valuable energy supplies have been features of the international landscape for a long time. Major wars over oil have been fought every decade... (photo: AP / Abd Raouf) CounterPunch
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 Gay marriage a distant dream around the world Thu 10 May 2012
BANGKOK (AP) — China's government considered homosexuality a mental disorder until 2001. Mobs in Senegal have disinterred bodies of men they believe were gays and dragged... (photo: AP / Gerald Herbert) my SA
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 Cuba to increase hotel capacity Thu 10 May 2012
Havana, May 10 (IANS/EFE) Cuba is intending to increase its hotel capacity on its offshore keys and islets to take advantage of the economic opportunities offered by... (photo: Creative Commons ) Newstrack India
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 Dead pelicans baffling scientists Wed 9 May 2012
Lima - The carcasses of dead pelicans still litter the beaches of northern Peru, even as the last of nearly 900 dolphins are slowly being cleared away. The mass die-offs... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) Independent online (SA)
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 Hugo Chavez tells Venezuela: I'm in charge Wed 9 May 2012
"I'm fulfilling my duties as head of state – but in this unique situation which I will be out of in the next few days," he declared, sounding firm. "Soon I... (photo: AP / Fernando Llano) The Independent
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 Illegal gold mines imperil Peru's Amazon Wed 9 May 2012
Illegal gold miners in Peru are destroying thousands of hectares of the Amazon jungle that are home to some of the world's most important biologically diverse... (photo: UN / Devra Berkowitz) Al Jazeera
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 Global plan for sustainable development Mon 7 May 2012
With the Rio Plus 20 Summit approaching, a preparatory meeting in New York last week discussed how to strengthen or create various institutions to deal with the three... (photo: ABr / Abr) The Star
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 The global fight to end capital punishment Sun 6 May 2012
The death penalty is a shameful legacy of colonialism – now British lawyers are fighting to abolish it around the world by representing condemned prisoners in court... (photo: Jose Cruz/ABr) The Guardian
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