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Divers Recover Telling Debris From Air France Flight
Posted: June 8th, 2009, 1:51pm EDT by By ANDREW DOWNIE
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Brazilian divers have recovered the distinctive red- and blue-striped stabilizer from the tail of the Air France jetliner that crashed in the Atlantic Ocean.
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As Food Prices Soar, Brazil and Argentina React in Opposite Ways
Posted: August 28th, 2008, 1:00am EDT by By ANDREW DOWNIE
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In Brazil, the government is encouraging farmers to produce more for export while prices are high. But Argentina is focused on encouraging farmers to sell more at home.
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Wanted: Skilled Workers for a Growing Economy in Brazil
Posted: July 2nd, 2008, 3:15am EDT by By ANDREW DOWNIE
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Many experts say the dearth of highly skilled labor, particularly engineers and tradesmen, will jeopardize Brazil’s economic and political rise.
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Brazil Seizes Livestock to Protect Rain Forest
Posted: June 24th, 2008, 11:23pm EDT by By ANDREW DOWNIE
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Officials seized cattle that they said were being raised on an ecological reserve, a warning to other ranchers raising cattle on illegally deforested land in Amazonia.