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Stores shut, schools close amid curfew by Rio drug dealers
Reuters* Curfew follows police shootout that killed drug dealer * More than 5,400 children turned away from schools By Paulo Prada RIO DE JANEIRO, May 23 (Reuters) - Drug traffickers in Rio de Janeiro ordered shops closed in one of its biggest slums early...Tags: Criminals, 2016 Olympic Games, Crime, Law and Justice, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Drug Trafficking
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Brazilian government sends Argentine corn to drought-hit state
ReutersSAO PAULO, May 23 (Reuters) - Twenty thousand tonnes of Argentine corn arrived in Northeastern Brazil on Thursday, the state of Bahia said, a sign Brazil is purchasing corn from its southern neighbor even though it is expected to harvest its second...Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Droughts, Natural Disasters, Argentina
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One dead, about 10 injured in Guinea opposition protest
ReutersCONAKRY (Reuters) - One person was killed and about were 10 injured when security forces and supporters of Guinea's president clashed with protesters marching in the capital on Thursday against planned legislative elections. President Alpha Conde's...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Guinea, Witnesses, Africa, Elections
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Soccer-Libertadores Cup quarter-final results
ReutersMay 24 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Libertadores Cup Quarter-final first leg matches on Thursday Quarter-final Friday, May 24, first leg Boca Juniors (Argentina) - Newell's Old Boys (Argentina) 0-0 (halftime: 0-0) Club Tijuana (Mexico) -...Tags: Argentina
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Brazilian Ana Carolina offers her stylistic mix in Orlando concert
In her native Brazil, singer-songwriter Ana Carolina was introduced to music as a child in the early 1970s by listening to her grandmother, aunts and uncles sing traditional songs and play an array of instruments that included piano, violin, cello and...
Tags: Music, Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre, Music Industry, Ana Carolina, Entertainment
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CIF Gulf Grain-Spot soybean bids ease, corn basis steady to firm
ReutersMay 23 (Reuters) - Basis bids for soybeans shipped by barge to the U.S. Gulf Coast were steady to lower early on Thursday, continuing a recent slide as accelerated farmer selling and limited demand for near-term export shipments weighed on the market,...Tags: Arable Farming, Chicago Board of Trade, Exports
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Russia doubted as growth engine for business aviation
ReutersGENEVA (Reuters) - Russia, long touted as an engine of growth for the stuttering global business aviation industry, needs radical changes in its taxation and regulatory system if it is to fulfill that promise, a U.S. expert said on Wednesday. But the...Tags: Moscow (Russia), Marketing, Air Transportation Industry, Russia, Government
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Carrefour falls back on doubts over emerging market retreat
ReutersPARIS (Reuters) - Carrefour shares dropped over 5 percent on Thursday, reversing gains from the day before, amid concerns the world's No. 2 retailer is pulling out of too many high-growth markets after the surprise sale of a Middle Eastern venture. The...Tags: Malaysia, Emerging Market, China, Carrefour S.A., Walmart
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FINA World League Prelims this weekend
Corona del Mar High alumni John Mann and Tumua Anae are on the No. 1 senior national teams for the FINA World League Prelims that start Friday at Los Alamitos Air Force Base swimming pool. The four-day event will feature a mix of official matches and...Tags: John Mann, National Collegiate Athletic Association, USC Trojans
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COLUMN - Prosperity without power
Reuters(David Rohde is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By David Rohde May 22 (Reuters) - In Moscow, they are "non-Soviet Russians." In New Delhi, they are a "political Goliath" that may soon awake. In Beijing and São Paolo, they are lawyers...Tags: Media Industry, China, The New York Times, Russia, Entertainment Events
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Brazil seeks source of rumors blamed for run on banks
SAO PAULO, Brazil -- Brazilian authorities are trying to determine the source of rumors that led thousands of people concerned about their government assistance payments to make a run on banks last weekend. Word spread that the government would be...
Tags: Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Dilma Rousseff
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Failure to bring border-crossing fugitives to justice a national problem
Jorge Montiel fled to his hometown near Pachuca, Mexico, after he was alleged to have raped and murdered a Georgia housewife in October 2010.
Federal agents tried to bring the international fugitive to justice, but something stood in the way: the cost....Tags: Criminals, International Law, Law Enforcement, Laws, Conservation
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