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Obama heading to New York for commencement address
Austin American Statesman
| WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will spend Monday in New York City, and his comments in support of same-sex marriage appear likely to be a principal focus of discussion. | Obama is scheduled to deliver the commencement address at Barnard College, where he'll share the stage with Evan Wol...
Is Obama wary of Brazil and Dilma Rousseff?
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Is Obama wary of Brazil and Dilma Rousseff?
Al Jazeera
| Are there hidden tensions which stand to undermine the important diplomatic relationship between Washington and rising star Brazil? During a recent meeting at the White House, Obama and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff sought to put on a good face. Brazil had made "extraordinary progre...
Pesticides in paint vaccinates homes against bugs
San Francisco Chronicle
| For decades, nets and sprays have been the only effective methods for controlling the mosquitoes that cause malaria and dengue. Pilar Mateo thinks she can do better. | The Spanish chemist has invented a way to embed pesticides in microcapsules stir...
Chevron tripped up by Brazil's oil politics
San Francisco Chronicle
| On Nov. 7, something went wrong at a deep-sea oil well operated by Chevron 230 miles northeast of Rio de Janeiro. As a massive drill bit punctured reservoir N560, roughly 3,500 feet beneath the ocean floor, monitors revealed pressure much higher th...
Parliament Speaker for Cooperation With Argentina
All Africa
[ANGOP] Luanda - The speaker of the National Assembly, António Paulo Kassoma, defended on Friday in Luanda the need for a greater dynamic cooperation between Angola and Argentina in new domains of common interest, such as parliament area. | ...
Repsol Cancels Argentina Gas Exports
All Africa
[ANGOP] Buenos Aires - Spanish firm Repsol has cancelled a contract to provide liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Argentina. | ...
French President Nicolas Sarkozy leaves the Pompidou Center at the end of a conference on disabled people in Paris, Wednesday June 8, 2011.
AP / Lionel Bonaventure, Pool
The News Matrix: Wednesday 25 April 2012
The Independent
| Nicolas Sarkozy has provoked accusations of pandering to the National Front, and even copying the ultra-conservative wartime Vichy regime, in his bid to beat the Socialist challe...
Cars parked at Wal-mart Superstore in Highland, Illinois, USA on this cloudy and icy weather on December 16, 2010.
WN / Janice Sabnal
Wal-Mart Stores stock slides on bribery probe
The Times Of India
Tweet NEW YORK: Shares of Wal-Mart Stores fell nearly 5 percent after a news report alleged executives at the company's Mexican subsidiary carried out a vast bribery scheme and tri...
Repsol oil and lubricants at the Manila Auto Show, World Trade Center, as seen in this April 3, 2009 photo.
WN / RTayco
Repsol threatens to sue firms that help Argentina
Buffalo News
| MADRID (AP) - Spanish energy firm Repsol warned Monday that it would consider legal action against companies or investors that help Argentina exploit petroleum Repsol planned to ...
In Brazil, benefits far outweigh the problems
Jakarta Post
| Separated by the vast Pacific Ocean, the emerging economies of Brazil and Indonesia share a number of similar traits, at least in the hurdles faced when doing business. | However, despite its challenges, Brazil seems to attract more investment from...
SEC seeks information from Chipotle Mexican Grill
The Oklahoman
  | In brief | SEC seeks info | from Chipotle | DENVER — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has issued a subpoena to Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. regarding the Denver-based restaurant chain's hiring practices. Chipotle said Friday that...
Just stop! Frisking saves lives: Bloomy
New York Post Online
| There’s not going to be any retreat on the NYPD’s “stop-and-frisk” strategy because the program is saving lives, a defiant Mayor Bloomberg declared yesterday. | “We’re not going to walk away from tactics that wor...
Money
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Mexican wind energy boom plays out on gusty shores
Reuters
| * Natural wind tunnel feeds electric grid | * 26-storey turbines blossom across region | By David Alire Garcia | LA VENTOSA, Mexico, May 14 (Reuters) - On an arid plain where sudden gusts of wind can rip roofs off buildings and knock over tractor trailers, Mexico is building a new engine for its energy future. | Surrounded by towering turbines in...



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