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Swine flu has killed up to 17,000 in U.S.: report

H1N1 swine flu has killed as many as 17,000 Americans, including 1,800 children,...

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Brazil's Lula legalizes more Indigenous reservations in Amazon - Times of India

BRASILIA: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Tuesday officially recognized two Indigenous territories, granting them legal protection as reservations to defend against invasions by illegal loggers, gold miners and cattle ranchers. The announcement came on the day Brazil celebrates its Amazon region, home to the world’s largest tropical rainforest, the preservation of which is seen…

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Brazil top court expected to reject limit on Indigenous land claims - Times of India

BRASILIA: Brazil‘s Supreme Court is expected to rule later this month against attempts by the country’s powerful farm lobby to limit land claims by Indigenous peoples to areas they occupied before 1988. Lawyers and Indigenous rights advocates believe a majority of the 11-member court will vote to reject the date restriction on the grounds it is unconstitutional. The vote count is currently 4-2…

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Brazil’s Rousseff to form new government this week – chief of staff | Reuters

Brazil’s Rousseff to form new government this week – chief of staff | Reuters

BRASILIA Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff will announce a new governing coalition before the end of the week, her chief of staff Jaques Wagner said on Tuesday, after her main coalition partner left the government.

"The PMDB took a quick decision that opens the opportunity for the President to form a new coalition for her remaining two years and nine months in office," Wagner told reporters…

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By Brad Haynes and Anthony Boadle SAO PAULO/BRASILIA (Reuters) - Nike Inc and some other big international companies face a grilling over their powerful role in Brazilian soccer as a former star player turned senator vows to expose what he describes as suspect marketing contracts and their links to corrupt payments. Romario, a revered striker who led Brazil to victory at the 1994 World Cup wearing the U.S. sportswear giant's boots, is leading a new congressional probe into sponsorship deals in the wake of U.S. graft charges that have shaken the soccer world. Three Brazilians were among those named and charged in the U.S. indictment, including a former head of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF). Source: Reuters

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Brazil's Rousseff pulls ahead of Neves before Sunday's election: poll

By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) - Incumbent President Dilma Rousseff pulled ahead again in a new poll ahead of Brazil's presidential election and she appears to be the favorite to win Sunday's runoff although the vote is still too close to call. The Datafolha poll, released on Wednesday, was the fourth in three days to show that Rousseff is numerically in front of her rival Aecio Neves, the financial markets' favorite who has promised business-friendly policies to revive a sluggish economy. ... Source: Reuters

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By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) - Opposition candidate Aecio Neves is heading into the final week of Brazil's presidential race with a razor-thin lead in polls, but it's the incumbent Dilma Rousseff who appears to be gaining momentum in the homestretch. After a sudden surge before and after the first-round vote on Oct. 5, Neves is struggling to retain the momentum that gave him a slight advantage in recent polling. He leads Rousseff by 2 percentage points in the most closely watched opinion polls, within their margin of error. ... Source: Reuters

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By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's most unpredictable presidential election in a generation is heading toward a photo finish on Oct. 26 between leftist incumbent Dilma Rousseff and pro-business challenger Aecio Neves, two new polls showed on Wednesday. In an increasingly acrimonious campaign, the candidates traded accusations of lies, corruption and nepotism in a bruising television debate on Tuesday night that had no clear winner and saw more attacks than discussion of policy issues. ... Source: Reuters