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  • September 2007

    • Brazil Stuns US Women in Cup Semifinal

      Chicago Tribune  |  Sep 27, 07 11:40 AM CDT

      Brazil Stuns US Women in Cup Semifinal

      (Newser) - Brazil thrashed the US, 4-0, in the Women’s World Cup semifinals today in Hangzhou, China, the worst loss in the program's history. The match was “over at halftime,” the C hicago Tribune writes, with the Americans down two goals—and one player, after Shannon Boxx received two yellow cards. Brazil faces Germany in Sunday's final; the US plays Norway for third place. More »

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      Brazil  • soccer  • US  • Briana Scurry  • Women's World Cup  • Shannon Boxx

    • XO: Buy 1, a Kid Gets 1 Free

      Wall Street Journal  |  Sep 24, 07 6:23 AM CDT

      XO: Buy 1, a Kid Gets 1 Free

      (Newser) - Americans will be asked to buy XO laptops in pairs—one for themselves and one for a child in a developing nation. Organizers of the "One Laptop Per Child" program hope to distribute laptops to millions of Third World schoolchildren this way. The combined cost of the pair of PCs—available in November—is $399, some of which is tax deductible, reports the Wall Street Journal . More »

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      Brazil  • MIT  • Rwanda  • Cambodia  • One Laptop Per Child  • Nicholas Negroponte  • Third World  • XO

    • Latin Neighbors Mistrust Chavez

      Weekly Standard  |  Sep 19, 07 2:06 PM CDT

      Latin Neighbors Mistrust Chavez

      (Newser) - Hugo Chavez's regional popularity is largely hot air, a Pew survey shows, concluding that the Venezuelan president is “widely mistrusted.” In large numbers, Latin Americans also agree that “most people are better off in a free market economy”—including 72% of Chavez’s countrymen, Weekly Standard ’s Duncan Currie notes. More »

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      Venezuela  • Hugo Chavez  • Brazil  • Latin America  • Chile  • Ecuador  • Bolivia

    • $100 Laptop Price Hits $188

      Associated Press  |  Sep 15, 07 9:01 PM CDT

      $100 Laptop Price Hits $188

      (Newser) - The famous but increasingly misnamed “$100 laptop” will actually cost $188—the fourth price increase for the innovative device designed for nonprofit group One Laptop Per Child, reports the AP. While still a bargain, the bump could scare off developing governments fixed on the “fanciful $100-per-child figure,” observers fear. More »

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      Brazil  • Thailand  • MIT  • Libya  • laptop  • One Laptop Per Child  • price  • Uruguay

    • US Soccer Team Keeps up with the Big Boys

      Chicago Tribune  |  Sep 11, 07 3:20 AM CDT

      US Soccer Team Keeps up with the Big Boys

      (Newser) - Despite a lopsided 4-2 score, the American men's soccer team played Brazil hard in an exhibition match at Chicago's Soldier Field. Carlos Bocanegra struck first in the 23rd minute, and Clint Dempsey's opposite-post goal tied the score 2-2 in the 73rd. Brazilian phenom Ronaldinho gave Brazil the go-ahead score two minutes later on a free kick. More »

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      Brazil  • soccer  • Ronaldinho

  • August 2007
  • July 2007

    • Brazil's Defense Minister Fired Over Air Disaster

      Reuters  |  Jul 26, 07 4:48 AM CDT

      Brazil's Defense Minister Fired Over Air Disaster

      (Newser) - Brazil's defense minister was ousted yesterday for his failure to prevent the worst air disaster in the nation's history, which claimed 200 lives last week. Waldir Pires was already under fire after a mid-air collision last September killed 154 people. More »

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      Brazil  • Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

    • Plane in Brazil Crash Had Brake Problems

      Reuters  |  Jul 20, 07 6:15 PM CDT

      Plane in Brazil Crash Had Brake Problems

      (Newser) - The Airbus A320 that crashed at the Sao Paulo airport Tuesday was flying with part of its braking equipment disabled, the manufacturer said today, as pressure on the government escalated. Flying without one of the aircraft's two thrust reversers is legal, but the revelation suggests the slick, short runway probably wasn't the sole cause of Brazil's deadliest air disaster. More »

    • Officials Demand Sao Paulo Airport Shutdown

      BBC  |  Jul 19, 07 5:39 PM CDT

      Officials Demand Sao Paulo Airport Shutdown

      (Newser) - In the wake of Tuesday's catastrophic plane crash, Brazilian officials are calling for the closure of Sao Paulo's Congonhas airport pending a review of safety conditions, the BBC reports. The Tam Airlines Airbus 320 landing in heavy rain skidded off a wet runway that was resurfaced last month and had not yet had drainage grooves inscribed on the new concrete. More »

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      airline industry  • Brazil  • airplane  • plane crash  • aviation  • Sao Paulo  • air disasters

    • Brazil Crash Death Toll Nears 200

      Reuters  |  Jul 18, 07 10:12 AM CDT

      Brazil Crash Death Toll Nears 200

      (Newser) - The death toll in last night's plane crash at the Sao Paulo airport is expected to near 200, making it the worst in Brazil's history, officials said today as rescuers continued pulling bodies from the rubble. The Airbus 320 had 186 people onboard, and more died on the ground when the aircraft skidded into a building and exploded. More »

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      Brazil  • plane crash  • Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

    • Jet Crashes, Explodes in Brazil

      Associated Press  |  Jul 17, 07 10:27 PM CDT

      Jet Crashes, Explodes in Brazil

      (Newser) - A plane with up to 178 passengers and crew skidded off a Brazilian runway in heavy rain, careered across a traffic-snarled road, slammed into a gas station and exploded in a huge ball of fire. The accident happened as a Tam Airlines Airbus was landing in Sao Paolo after a flight from Porto Alegre last night. More »

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      Brazil  • accident  • Airbus  • TAM  • Sao Paolo  • Congonhas

    • Brazil Hot Again at the Copa

      Reuters  |  Jul 16, 07 4:17 AM CDT

      Brazil Hot Again at the Copa

      (Newser) - Despite missing playmakers Kaka and Ronaldinho and scuffling earlier in the tournament, Brazil got hot at the right time to upset old rivals Argentina and win its eighth Copa America, the second in a row. Argentina's freewheeling offense was disrupted by 37 fouls from its calculating, muscular opponent, and Brazil scored two in the first half to take control. More »

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      Brazil  • soccer  • Argentina  • Copa America

    • Brazil to Face Argentina in Copa Final

      goal.com  |  Jul 12, 07 4:22 AM CDT

      Brazil to Face Argentina in Copa Final

      (Newser) - Brazil out-shot Uruguay 5-4 in penalty kicks this Tuesday, earning itself a fifth Copa America final in six attempts. Argentina shut out Mexico 3-0 last night for the other spot in this year's championship Sunday in Venezuela. The match will be a recapitulation of 2004's final, in which Brazil downed Argentina in a shootout. More »

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      Venezuela  • Brazil  • Chile  • Argentina  • Uruguay  • Copa America

    • 7 New Wonders Wear Crown

      Reuters  |  Jul 7, 07 6:26 PM CDT

      7 New Wonders Wear Crown

      (Newser) - The largest online poll ever conducted wrapped up yesterday, and today the results became official. The seven wonders of the modern world, which were announced in Portugal, include an Asian engineering triumph and a South American religious monument, but not the Great Pyramid of Giza—the Egyptian government refused to cooperate with the competition. More »

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      Italy  • Brazil  • statue  • Machu Picchu  • Taj Mahal  •