Brazil
Big Brother Brazil participant probed for rape
RIO DE JANEIRO - A participant in the Brazilian version of reality TV show "Big Brother" is being investigated for suspected rape of a fellow housemate while she apparently was asleep during the program.
Brazil's Embraer eyes NATO buyers for Super Tucano
SAO PAULO - Brazil's Embraer expects to sell its Super Tucano light attack aircraft to more NATO nations after clinching an order from the United States that lifted the company into the upper echelons of global defense contractors, a top executive told Reuters.
Analysis: Brazil's Rousseff backs off Cabinet purge
BRASILIA - At first blush, it might seem like the clock is ticking on Fernando Bezerra's days as a Brazilian Cabinet minister.
FDA tests threaten Brazil orange juice imports
WASHINGTON - Fears that the U.S. might ban imports of orange juice from Brazil drove orange juice futures to an all-time high on Tuesday as health regulators began testing all incoming shipments for traces of an illegal fungicide called carbendazim.
BTG Pactual denies hostile bid for Hypermarcas
SAO PAULO - BTG Pactual , Brazil's largest independent securities firm, on Wednesday said it had no plans to make an unsolicited bid for Hypermarcas , denying media reports suggesting growing interest from the banking powerhouse in the struggling consumer goods maker
U.S. FDA tests threaten Brazil orange juice
WASHINGTON - Fears that the U.S. might ban imports of orange juice from Brazil drove orange juice futures to an all-time high on Tuesday as health regulators began testing all incoming shipments for traces of an illegal fungicide called carbendazim.
Orange juice futures surge to record on fungicide fears
NEW YORK - U.S. orange juice futures surged almost 11 percent to an all-time high on Tuesday, after U.S. health regulators announced a clampdown on imports from top producer Brazil following the discovery of small doses of a fungicide that is not approved in the United States.
FDA tests threaten Brazil orange juice imports
WASHINGTON - Health regulators said they will stop imports of orange juice from top grower Brazil if they test positive for an illegal fungicide, sending orange juice futures soaring on Tuesday to an all-time high.
Weather erratic for Brazil soy as harvesting starts
BRASILIA - Heavy showers will sweep over central and northeastern soy regions in Brazil this week but little moisture will reach the critically dry south, forecaster Somar said on Tuesday, as some farmers fire up harvesters to start gathering the crop.
Giant Vale ship completes maiden journey to China
SINGAPORE - The first of Vale's giant dry bulk vessels to arrive in China has completed delivery of its iron ore cargo, shipping data showed on Tuesday, a key step forward in the Brazilian miner's plan to cut shipping costs to its biggest market.
Divers suspend search of capsized Italy liner
GIGLIO, Italy - Divers searching the capsized Italian cruise liner Costa Concordia suspended work on Wednesday after the vast wreck shifted by more than a meter, delaying plans to remove the oil from the liner to prevent a possible environmental disaster. | Video
Winning the battle, losing the war; the US and Pakistan
After the NATO airstrikes, the political discourse within Pakistan is narrowing as religious nationalism gains ground
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