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  • Indigenous Amazon tribe says New York Times story led to its members being smeared as porn addicts

    05/23/2025 8:25:02 AM PDT · by BenLurkin · 20 replies
    NY Post ^ | 05/23/2025
    An Indigenous tribe from the Brazilian Amazon has sued The New York Times, saying the newspaper’s reporting on the tribe’s first exposure to the internet led to its members being widely portrayed as technology-addled and addicted to pornography. The Marubo Tribe of the Javari Valley, a sovereign community of about 2,000 people in the rainforest, filed the defamation lawsuit seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in damages this week in a court in Los Angeles. It also names TMZ and Yahoo as defendants, alleging that their stories amplified and sensationalized the Times’ reporting and smeared the tribe in the process....
  • Russia and China become part of strategic alliance: BRICS (Brazil,Russia,India,China,South Africa)

    02/16/2005 4:06:10 PM PST · by Tailgunner Joe · 25 replies · 1,436+ views
    India Daily ^ | Feb. 16, 2005 | Sudhir Chadda
    Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese authorities decided to form the strategic alliance for defense, trade and energy. Russia will deliver oil to China and China will collaborate with Russia in Geopolitical strategic defense of Euresia. Russia's Security Council and the Military Commission of the Chinese Communist Party's Politburo will form a forum and will work closely to make sure both countries can create and maintain the necessary military and political infrastructure as well as coordination. According to some international think tanks, sources close to Russia's Security Council say recommending countermeasures to check the U.S. geopolitical "offensive" in Eurasia...
  • Mystery surrounds whereabouts of former Gitmo detainee in South America

    07/05/2016 3:02:29 AM PDT · by Leaning Right · 19 replies
    Fox News ^ | July 05, 2016 | staff
    A South American airline issued a memo to its employees Monday to be on the lookout for a former Guantanamo Bay detainee who was resettled in Uruguay after being freed by the U.S. and has since vanished. *snip* The alert about Syrian native Abu Wa’el Dhiab adds to a growing mystery about his whereabouts. The Uruguayan authorities have insisted for weeks that he’s visiting neighboring Brazil and that as a refugee he is entitled to leave Uruguay. However, Brazilian authorities have said there is no record of Dhiab entering the country.
  • Massive electrical failure cuts power to Argentina and Uruguay

    06/16/2019 9:47:23 AM PDT · by Altura Ct. · 24 replies
    Fox ^ | 6/15/19
    A large electrical failure created a blackout in Argentina and Uruguay on Sunday, leaving both countries without power. Areas of Brazil and Paraguay were also impacted by the outage, which happened just after 7:00 a.m. according to the BBC. A massive failure in the electrical interconnection system left all of Argentina and Uruguay without power," electricity supply company, Edesur said in a tweet. The blackout occurred as people were getting ready to head to the polls for local elections in Argentina. It's not clear how the blackout will impact the voting process. Alejandra Martinez, an Edesur spokeswoman, described the blackout...
  • Venezuela's Clans Usher Hezbollah in Through the Front Door

    03/26/2021 10:02:19 AM PDT · by Marinario · 8 replies
    Iran Wire ^ | 15.Feb.2021 | XIMENA HERRERA
    Abdala Rada Ramel has close ties to Salman Raouf Salman, who has been also accused of an important role in the AMIA bombing attack The "clans" consist of groups of Lebanese origin who exert control over given territories in South America - and enable Hezbollah All three clans are strategically positioned close to the most important ports of Venezuela, from which they doubtless oversee the trade and handling of goods that in turn allows Hezbollah to profit Assad Ahmad Barakat is accused of having been involved in the AMIA bomb attack and operating call centers and shell companies on behalf...
  • Brazil's Lula asks Putin to attend talks with Ukraine

    05/14/2025 12:42:47 PM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 5 replies
    Star Malaysia ^ | Reuters
    Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday spoke to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin by phone and asked him to attend this week's talks with Ukraine in Istanbul, Lula's office said in a statement. Lula "emphasized Brazil's commitment to peace and once again made himself available to collaborate in whatever way necessary in the search for understanding between Russia and Ukraine," the statement said.
  • The 'Oscar' of food prizes goes to a Brazilian who harnessed the power of bacteria

    05/14/2025 8:58:43 AM PDT · by BenLurkin · 13 replies
    NPR ^ | 05/13/2025 | Dan Charles
    Mariangela Hungria, a microbiologist in Brazil, spent decades looking for bacteria in the soil that could act like fertilizer, boosting farmers' harvests. But she faced a lot of skepticism. "When I started my career, everybody was like, 'You're crazy! You will never succeed. This will never be possible,'" she recalls. Today, her work was rewarded with the World Food Prize, which recognizes advances in agriculture and nutrition. Bestowed by the World Food Prize Foundation since 1987, it comes with a cash award of $500,000. Hungria has spent her entire career as a scientist with the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA),...
  • A New World Order? The BRICS Summit Could Change Everything This July

    05/14/2025 4:54:21 AM PDT · by Rev M. Bresciani · 16 replies
    New American Prophet ^ | May 14, 2025 | Prophecy News Watch
    This July, leaders from across the globe will converge on Rio de Janeiro for what may be the most consequential BRICS summit to date. The stakes are high and the implications global. What was once a modest economic club of emerging nations has transformed into a powerful bloc capable of redefining global power structures. And with a growing list of countries formally applying to join BRICS–and even more expressing interest–it’s clear the world is no longer content to revolve around Washington, Brussels, or London.
  • Boff Bashes Benedict XVI

    01/14/2023 6:28:09 PM PST · by marshmallow · 13 replies
    Church Militant ^ | 1/13/23 | Samuel McCarthy
    Leftist theologian attacks late pontiffMUNICH (ChurchMilitant.com) - A Marxist philosopher and dissident ex-priest is denigrating the theological legacy of Pope Benedict XVI. On Tuesday, the German magazine Publik-Forum published an article by Brazilian Liberation Theology proponent Leonardo Boff, who shared his Marxist perception of the late Pontiff. Boff declared that Benedict "proved to be the enemy of the friends of the poor." He berated the pope emeritus for focusing too heavily on traditional theology and not enthusiastically embracing Marxist theory. The laicized Brazilian has a long history of conflicts with Pope Benedict XVI, going back decades to when Benedict was...
  • What is behind the new Pope's chosen name, Leo?

    05/10/2025 1:28:31 PM PDT · by xxqqzz · 42 replies
    BBC ^ | May 9, 2025 | Maria Zacora
    Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected pope and will be known as Pope Leo XIV. The 69-year-old is the first American to become a pontiff and will lead members of the Catholic Church's global community of 1.4bn people. Born in Chicago, he is seen as a reformer and worked for many years as a missionary in Peru before being made an archbishop there. He also has Peruvian nationality and is fondly remembered as a figure who worked with marginalised communities and helped build bridges in the local Church. Why do popes choose different names? One of the first acts of...
  • Brazil's Lula slams Trump tariffs in meeting with Putin

    05/09/2025 7:47:26 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 13 replies
    Reuters ^ | 5/9/2025 | Reuters
    Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday slammed U.S. President Donald Trump's trade policies and sweeping tariffs, saying they harm multilateralism as he met with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow. -snip- "The latest decisions by the U.S. president to unilaterally put tariffs on trade with all countries in the world undermine the great idea of free trade and strengthening multilateralism," Lula said during a bilateral meeting with Putin. The leftist leader said he intends to strengthen Brazil's strategic partnership with Russia, citing "political, commercial, cultural, scientific and technological interests" as he sees room to increase trade.
  • Brazilian Congress Approves Motion Expected To Annul Charges and Suspend Sham Prosecution of Bolsonaro and 32 Others Accused of ‘Coup D’état’ by Rogue Supreme Court (VIDEOS)

    05/08/2025 5:10:16 AM PDT · by george76 · 4 replies
    Gateway Pundit, ^ | May. 7, 2025 | Paul Serran
    A mere three days after he was discharged rom the hospital after a VERY complex surgery because of complications from the knife stabbing he suffered in 2018, Jair Bolsonaro is leading tens of thousands of citizens in a demonstration pro-Amnesty for those falsely accused of a ‘coup d’état’. Socialist President Lula da Silva is in Moscow for the Victory Day Celebration – but even if he was in the country, unpopular Lula could never assemble a crowd like that. ... Bolsonaro may be about to rejoin the presidential race for next year’s election, attempting a historical comeback Donald J. Trump-style....
  • Deserting the sinking ship and other news (Zelaya in Brazilian Embassy- Honduras)

    11/18/2009 6:02:16 AM PST · by Texas Fossil · 3 replies · 370+ views
    La Griga's Blogicito ^ | Wednesday, November 18, 2009 | None Stated
    Zelayistas and journalists are deserting the sinking ship of the Brazilian Embassy. Yesterday, Salvadoran Padre Andrés Tamayo left. Deserters are escorted away by police and, I believe, are examined by doctors prior to release, which seems a wise move so that false accusations of ill effects from death rays, toxic gases, mind control radiation and whatever else they dream up cannot be claimed later. In one photo of a Zelaya follower telling a doctor about his symptoms, a Brazilian blogger notes with humor the skepticism in the face of a journalist (in the blue shirt) standing by watching. The fact...
  • Honduras' attorney general escapes unharmed after gunmen open fire on his convoy

    11/09/2009 12:17:07 AM PST · by ErnstStavroBlofeld · 11 replies · 568+ views
    Sun Sentinel ^ | 11/08/2009 | Olga Rodriguez
    Gunmen ambushed a convoy carrying Honduras' top prosecutor, but neither he nor his bodyguards were harmed, police said Sunday. Police spokesman Orlin Cerrato said Attorney General Luis Alberto Rubi was riding on a northern highway when assailants opened fire Saturday night. Cerrato said no one was hurt. One car was damaged. He did not give a motive for the attack or say whether it was related to Honduras' four-month political crisis. But he speculated the attack could be an attempt to "provoke unease in the country." After the June coup, it was Rubi who filed criminal charges against ousted President...
  • Behind the Honduran March on America: Barack Obama

    10/19/2018 3:40:53 PM PDT · by UMCRevMom@aol.com · 24 replies
    https://canadafreepress.com ^ | 10-19-2018 | Judi McLeod
    What can hidden "Resistance" leader, former President Barack Obama and his handpicked protege for the 2016 presidential election possibly do to the USA from their D.C. underground activism network? Send a 2,000-and-still-growing march of Hondurans on the U.S.—with a Nov. 6 Midterm Election Day arrival just for sport! The marching Hondurans are marching on America now, because Obama and Clinton planned it that way since as far back as 2009. In trying to take down President Donald Trump, any port will do for activism-crazed Barack Obama and hopelessly embittered- in-defeat Hillary Clinton. "Obama and his then Secretary of State Hillary...
  • Suspected terrorist accused of planning to kill fans at Lady Gaga concert ID’d as illegal immigrant recently deported from US

    05/06/2025 8:48:18 AM PDT · by DFG · 20 replies
    NY Post ^ | 05/06/2025 | Anthony Blair
    A suspected terrorist who allegedly planned to kill Lady Gaga fans in a sickening attack on her record-breaking Brazil concert was deported from the US only last month, Brazilian authorities have revealed. Luis da Silva, 44, wanted to livestream the execution of children and set up bombs close to the stage during Gaga’s performance to 2.5 million fans on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday, investigators said. “He said that the singer was a Satanist and that he was going to perform a Satanist ritual too, killing a child during the show,” Rio de Janeiro Civil Police secretary,...
  • Child actor dies aged 11 after suffering 'multiple heart attacks'

    05/06/2025 10:32:07 AM PDT · by Angelino97 · 48 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | May 5, 2025 | Adry Torres
    A beloved child actor has tragically passed away after suffering multiple heart attacks, her mother has confirmed. Millena Brandão, 11, fell ill last Wednesday with severe headaches and was rushed to Grajaú General Hospital in São Paulo, Brazil, where she died Friday. Brandão, who appeared in the Netflix series Sintonia, had 13 cardiac arrests between Wednesday and Thursday, according to her doctor. Brandão's official cause of death was still unknown as of Monday. 'The doctors still haven't said what really happened to my daughter and what killed her,' Brandão's mother, Thays Brandão, told Brazilian news outlet G1. Millena Brandão experienced...
  • Oil Prices Are Falling. Here’s Where That Could Spell Trouble.

    05/05/2025 11:22:54 AM PDT · by Miami Rebel · 92 replies
    New York Times ^ | May 3, 2025 | Neil MacFarquhar
    Oil producing countries are bracing for a bumpy ride this year, with a precipitous drop in prices to the lowest levels in four years seen as the initial, alarming sign of looming turmoil. A price drop benefits any country seeking to cut its fuel bill. But in oil producing nations, lower prices can feed economic troubles, and sometimes political unrest, as governments slash spending. Analysts who had already been predicting lower oil prices because of softening demand amid increased global production said the possibility of a tariff trade war and the overall climate of uncertainty could well deepen producers’ woes....
  • The Most Expensive Liquid in the World at $39 Million Per Gallon

    04/30/2025 6:26:48 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 41 replies
    Greek Reporter ^ | April 30, 2025 | Tasos Kokkinidis
    One scorpion produces at most just two milligrams of venom at a time. Credit: Tola Kokoza, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 ***************************************************************** The most expensive liquid in the world is venom from a scorpion which has potential medical applications, but its extraction and processing are highly specialized and dangerous. The deathstalker is one of the most dangerous scorpions on the planet, and what makes it so dangerous also happens to be the most expensive liquid in the world. This stuff costs $39 million per gallon. The reason is because the liquid is hard to get. Scorpions are milked by hand,...
  • Woman who used lipstick to write on statue during Brazil unrest jailed for 14 years

    04/26/2025 7:29:56 PM PDT · by BenLurkin · 19 replies
    BBC ^ | Joshua Cheetham
    Rodrigues was arrested as part of a broader investigation into an alleged coup plot against the newly-elected President Lula da Silva. The 39-year-old hairdresser apologised for writing "You lost, idiot" on the statue of Justice outside the Supreme Federal Court - an incident dubbed the "lipstick coup". She maintains that she did not take part in any violence. "I went to the protests and I didn't imagine that they would be so turbulent," said Rodrigues. "I have never done anything illegal in my life". Rodrigues' lawyers said that she did not enter any buildings during the riots and acted impulsively...