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Brazils once big biofuel boom is now falling on hard times - News-Democrat
SAO PAULO, Brazil -- Brazils biofuel industry just months ago was being flooded with billions in new investments for vast new sugarcane plantations and gleaming distilleries that churn out the cheapest ethanol on earth. But the global financial ...

Brazils Ronaldo considering retirement - Reuters Africa
MILAN (Reuters) - Brazilian striker Ronaldo may retire from soccer following his latest serious knee injury, the 32-year-old said on Wednesday. Ronaldo ruptured a tendon in his left knee playing for AC Milan in February and made his return earlier ...

Senna junior keen to follow in uncles footsteps - Sabah Daily Express
PARIS: Bruno Senna, the nephew of former triple world champion Ayrton, underwent his first full day of Formula One testing and hoped he had done enough to win a seat with Honda for the 2009 season. Senna was eighth fastest at Barcelona, almost 2 ...

U.S. global power to decline in coming decades, intelligence report ... - Haaretz.com
U.S. economic and political clout will decline over the next two decades and the world will be more dangerous, with food and water scarce and advanced weapons plentiful, U.S. spy agencies projected on Thursday. The National Intelligence Council ...

Sepang: A1 Team Brazil A1GP Practice Recap - Guimaraes On Duty - PaddockTalk
A1 Team Brazil was on track today as preparations began for round three of the 2008/09 A1GP World Cup of Motorsport at the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia. Felipe Guimarães was on duty for the Brazilian squad, using all available practice ...

World Business Briefing | the Americas Brazil: Banco Do Brasil ... - New York Times
table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifa href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/0i-0fd=Rurl=http://washingtontimes.com/news/2008/nov/19/van-der-beek-back-creekside-in-north-carolina-1/cid=1272653175ei=X6MmSYH6K5nU9QTku6xUusg=AFQjCNEAwLiOwOKt1QvoSIZAoex7gghQVgimg src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=1xKfJIJjelIJimgurl=media.washingtontimes.com/media/img/photos/2008/11/18/DEAF_001_r329x151.JPG%3Fe315d4515574cec417b1845392ba687dd98c17ce width=80 height=37 alt= border=1brfont size=-2Washington Times/font/a/font/tdtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/0-0fd=Rurl=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/21/business/worldbusiness/21fobriefs-BANCODOBRASI_BRF.htmlcid=1272653175ei=X6MmSYH6K5nU9QTku6xUusg=AFQjCNGZ-ByVJp7LxNE0h0sbZIpUfKMfzgWorld Business Briefing | the Americas bBrazil/b: Banco Do Brasil b.../b/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fNew York Times,nbsp;United Statesnbsp;-/font nobr5 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1By REUTERS bBrazil/b?s state-run Banco do Brasil agreed to buy Nossa Caixa, a large public bank owned by the state of São Paulo, for 5.39 billion reais ($2.25 b.../b/fontbrfont size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/0-1fd=Rurl=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news%3Fpid%3D20601086%26sid%3DaNMm.WIcif2k%26refer%3Dnewscid=1272653175ei=X6MmSYH6K5nU9QTku6xUusg=AFQjCNGS4aY2bK1InGPOzczSPQ4Chtm2swbBrazil/b Stocks Trading in US Slide on Commodities; Vale Drops/a font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrBloomberg/nobr/font/fontbrfont size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/0-2fd=Rurl=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/21/content_10391231.htmcid=1272653175ei=X6MmSYH6K5nU9QTku6xUusg=AFQjCNEB-wmTh_CUPpl38fRPdLMnPBn8EABank of bBrazil/b buys regional bank Nossa Caixa/a font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrXinhua/nobr/font/fontbrfont size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/0-3fd=Rurl=http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/20/in-brazil-the-beat-goes-on-for-banking-deals/cid=1272653175ei=X6MmSYH6K5nU9QTku6xUusg=AFQjCNGOZyaOsG7WmVjBsFbBwiAt-5UG2AIn bBrazil/b, the Beat Goes On for Banking Deals/a font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrNew York Times Blogs/nobr/font/fontbrfont size=-1 class=pa href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/0-4fd=Rurl=http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5igrqk2XLGi1KIV0Kk4MblMwvEAPQD94IUT1G2cid=1272653175ei=X6MmSYH6K5nU9QTku6xUusg=AFQjCNF_ug2Euu7EmufR5WeSFw-FXlJetAnobrThe Associated Press/nobr/anbsp;- a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/0-5fd=Rurl=http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/feedarticle/8044390cid=1272653175ei=X6MmSYH6K5nU9QTku6xUusg=AFQjCNHw_17XsY7PYX5V4jjKbKlKnNM97Qnobrguardian.co.uk/nobr/a/fontbr/font class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news?ie=ISO-8859-1ncl=1272653175hl=ennobrall 96 news articles/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table

Rule change will allow telecom mergers in Brazil - The Associated Press
table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifa href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/1i-0fd=Rurl=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7731881.stmcid=1272883533ei=X6MmSYH6K5nU9QTku6xUusg=AFQjCNG2lGUFifsSlTOdQqkKLM973E3O2wimg src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=wsPUZqLKQR4Jimgurl=newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/45210000/jpg/_45210534_lulabushafp226b.jpg width=72 height=80 alt= border=1brfont size=-2BBC News/font/a/font/tdtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/1-0fd=Rurl=http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hUzSvlqWMcHAHU6lkExRzbxgC27gD94ITMQ80cid=1272883533ei=X6MmSYH6K5nU9QTku6xUusg=AFQjCNFZ1NsKhY-zeUoA50JLHjMDCUaIzQRule change will allow telecom mergers in bBrazil/b/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fThe Associated Pressnbsp;-/font nobr14 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1BRASILIA, bBrazil/b (AP) ? President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has approved a change to bBrazil#39;s/b telecommunications law, allowing fixed-line telecoms to b.../b/fontbrfont size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/1-1fd=Rurl=http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSN1826524320081118cid=1272883533ei=X6MmSYH6K5nU9QTku6xUusg=AFQjCNGRDf_NReuPQJcjENMimeotDOfuOwbBrazil#39;s/b Lula urges G20 to follow up reform pledge/a font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrReuters/nobr/font/fontbrfont size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/1-2fd=Rurl=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7731881.stmcid=1272883533ei=X6MmSYH6K5nU9QTku6xUusg=AFQjCNG2lGUFifsSlTOdQqkKLM973E3O2wbBrazil/b president hails G20 summit/a font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrBBC News/nobr/font/fontbrfont size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/1-3fd=Rurl=http://www.brazzilmag.com/content/view/10211/1/cid=1272883533ei=X6MmSYH6K5nU9QTku6xUusg=AFQjCNH-jcHcosd4vZzhzDWzuflGsdP9NwFor bBrazil/b, New-Found Understanding Among G-20 Members Brings Hope b.../b/a font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrBrazzil Magazine/nobr/font/fontbrfont size=-1 class=pa href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/1-4fd=Rurl=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/18/content_10375060.htmcid=1272883533ei=X6MmSYH6K5nU9QTku6xUusg=AFQjCNHUW1pQ0HDOVksmvLmUFTvtoF5LtwnobrXinhua/nobr/anbsp;- a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/1-5fd=Rurl=http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/11/15/business/NA-US-Meltdown-Summit-Silva.phpcid=1272883533ei=X6MmSYH6K5nU9QTku6xUusg=AFQjCNHx6nFCADqwxJFyWTcYcmwn32xQ3QnobrInternational Herald Tribune/nobr/a/fontbr/font class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news?ie=ISO-8859-1ncl=1272883533hl=ennobrall 130 news articles/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table

California leads fight against climate change on global level - Los Angeles Times
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Brazil#39;s once booming ethanol sector hits brakes - The Associated Press
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Brazil mulls tax break to draw its citizens#39; cash - The Associated Press
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In Brazil, the Beat Goes On for Banking Deals (New York Times)
Banking mergers may be cooling down in the United States, but in Brazil they are just heating up. The state-controlled Banco do Brasil announced Thursday that it was buying a 72 percent stake in Banco Nossa Caixa for 5.4 billion reals, or about $2.25 billion.

Obama Victory Revives 1926 Brazil Novel on Black U.S. President (Bloomberg)
Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Barack Obama 's election as America's first black president is fueling worldwide demand for a forgotten 1926 science-fiction novel from Brazil.

Brazil's once booming ethanol sector hits brakes (AP via Yahoo! News)
Brazil's biofuel industry just months ago was being flooded with billions in new investments for vast new sugarcane plantations and gleaming distilleries that churn out the cheapest ethanol on earth.

Rule change will allow telecom mergers in Brazil (AP via Yahoo! News)
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has approved a change to Brazil's telecommunications law, allowing fixed-line telecoms to operate in more than one region of the country.

Petrobras Finds Light Oil Off Brazil?s Espirito Santo Coast (Bloomberg)
Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Petroleo Brasileiro SA , Brazil?s state-controlled oil company, found light oil in two wells off the coast of Brazil?s Espirito Santo state.