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2010-09-03: Headlines

• foreignpolicy.com: The Oil and the Glory: Energys new frontier: More oil and gas, in more places 2010-09-03

  Keywords: this gas also could also be sold and piped to Brazil. | global energy, and that time frame seems reasonably accurate. | in which, by necessity, the extreme fringe is fast morphing into the center. | countries before China does. | fishing-village category, and in with the petrostates. | Why Is Charles de Gaulle Suddenly Back in Vogue? | Steve LeVine is the author of The Oil and the Glory and a longtime foreign correspondent.

• Hampshire Chronicle: International artists come to Hampshire 2010-09-03

  THE gallery of Courcoux and Courcoux in High Street, Stockbridge, will be showcasing the work of two international artists. | From Saturday, September 11, onwards, it will display paintings by Maria Bertran and Walter Sauermann. | The former is a Venezuelan who is showing her work in Britain for the first time.

• Gack Sports: Scientists Prove That Roberto Carlos Banana Kick Was No Fluke 2010-09-03

  The Brazilian full back set the ball for a free kick just outside the 18 yard box, with the French defenders forming a wall in front of goalkeeper Fabian Barthez. When Carlos stepped up to strike the ball it looked as though the shot was going wide of the goal, and not one French player moved a muscle, not even Barthez.

• NASDAQ: Argentinas Emgasud To Issue Up To $160 Million In Bonds 2010-09-03

  BUENOS AIRES -(Dow Jones)- Argentine energy company Emgasud plans to issue up to $160 million in bonds, the company said in a statement to the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange late Thursday. | Last year, the company reached an agreement with creditors to reschedule about $16 million in bond payments.

• Valley Dispatch: PLEASE RELEASE THOSE MINERS FROM THEIR HELL ON EARTH 2010-09-03

  Can we expedite this just a little, please? | I mean, four months is a long time to wait for a rescue. The video of the 33 trapped miners in Chile was heart-wrenching. Imagine what it must be like to be down in a hole in an area no larger than the average break room with no prospect of getting out before Christmas. | It irks me when I hear people compare this to the BP oil spill, which took 86 days to stop.

• Houma Courier: Most local marinas open Labor Day weekend 2010-09-03

  No public launches are closed for the ongoing oil-leak response. But a few local marinas are closed to the public because they are leased to BP to store equipment or stage crews. The oil company began contracting with marinas and motels along the coast following the April 20 Deepwater Horizon rig explosion that killed 11 workers and resulted in millions of barrels of oil leaked into the Gulf of Mexico.

• Livemint: Reporting India 2010-09-03

  American journalist Jeremy Kahn pegs the deference he gets as a foreigner in India, especially as a foreigner with white skin, as €œinteresting€€”a great advantage at times and sometimes highly disconcerting. | Social concessions aside, there is the professional privilege of being a foreign correspondent in India. A stint here is a bright spot on the resume.

• SkySports: Franco ends Mexico career 2010-09-03

  Former West Ham striker Guillermo Franco has announced his retirement from international football with Mexico. | The Argentine-born forward, who is without a club after leaving the Hammers in May, has decided to stand aside and let the next generation of Mexican players take centre stage.

2010-09-02: Headlines

• Independent: INM: BRICI countries to drive digital revolution: study 2010-09-02

  Fast-growing economies Brazil, Russia, India, China and Indonesia will drive a massive digital revolution in coming years as disposable incomes increase, a study released Wednesday suggested.

• Irish Independent: Trapped miners are denied cigarettes and alcohol 2010-09-02

  REQUESTS for alcohol and cigarettes by the trapped Chilean miners have been refused. They have been given nicotine patches instead.

• Reuters UK: Federer delights in repeating New York wonder shot 2010-09-02

  A combination photo shows Roger Federer of Switzerland returning a winning shot between his legs while playing against Brian Dabul of Argentina during their opening night match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, August 30, 2010. | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Roger Federer, like a father asked to rate his children, does not like playing favorites when it comes to dissecting his most spectacular shots on the tennis court.

• bettor.com: NORCECA Volleyball Tournament 2010, Mexicos men win gold 2010-09-02

  The Mexican pair earned a good reputation when they cleared the opening phase of the game. They kick-started a brilliant start by their overwhelming performance against a young team representing Guatemala in the first match of the tournament. Since then the pair moved forward with a streak of constant wins. They won the next two matches of the pool play with a good margin of points.

• Seeking Alpha: International ETF Portfolio for September 2010-09-02

  Ticker Company Trend Performance (Quarter) Half Year Year Sum 200-Day SMA GXG Global X/InterBolsa FTSE Colombia 20 ETF Here 25.99% 27.80% 64.04% 117.83% 26.56% THD iShares MSCI Thailand Invest Mkt Index Here 20.71% 26.36% 49.43% 96.50% 22.34% ECH iShares MSCI Chile Investable Mkt Idx Here 21.48% 21.61% 52.54% 95.63% 18.66% BRF Market Vectors Brazil Small-Cap ETF Here 19.43% 9.

• Teamtalk.com: Masch: Reds didnt fulfil promise 2010-09-02

  Barcelona new boy Javier Mascherano has accused former club Liverpool of lying about his motivations for leaving Anfield this summer. | The Argentina captain sealed a £20million move to the Nou Camp last week after being denied a transfer to the Catalan giants in the summer of 2009.

• istockAnalyst.com: Orexigen® Therapeutics and Takeda Enter Into Partnership to Commercialize Contrave® in North America 2010-09-02

  Contrave is a combination therapy believed to address both biological and behavioral drivers of obesity. The central pathways targeted by this treatment are involved in controlling the balance of food intake and metabolism, and regulating reward-based eating behavior.  Orexigen submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

• Property Wire: Brazilian agency created to present real estate project to foreign investors 2010-09-02

  Landmark Properties, one of the largest property brokerage agencies in the Middle East, has announced the appointment of Christiane Murray as Head of Property Management.

• Intercooler: Donto P1: Argentinas first supercar 2010-09-02

  Still technically in the prototype stage, the lightweight roadster was created to compete against the likes of the Ariel Atom and KTM X-Bow. | Weighing in at around 700 kgs (1543 lbs), the P1 is heavier than the Atom, but lighter than the X-Bow – which should make for an interesting battle if the trio ever meet on the track.

• Mainichi Daily News: New film sheds light on Japanese immigrants in Brazil amid chaos after WWII 2010-09-02

  Most first-generation Japanese immigrants have remained silent about the event. | The director says the Japanese immigrants at the time needed to adhere to such values as honoring the homeland, honor, samurai chivalry and yamato (Japanese) spirit in order to stand together to fight against social prejudice and maintain their identity in Brazil.

2010-09-01: Headlines

• First Post: As Robinho leaves Santos, what next for Neymar? 2010-09-01

  After persuading Neymar to stay in Brazil and pledging allegiance to Santos, Robinho signs for AC Mila...

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• Times and Transcript: Purported drug kingpin captured in Mexico 2010-09-01

  Edgar Valdez Villarreal, who got his improbable nickname from his fair complexion, is wanted in the United States for allegedly smuggling tons of cocaine. | In Mexico, he is blamed for a brutal turf war that has included bodies hung from bridges, decapitations and shootouts as he and a rival fought for control of the divided Beltran Leyva cartel.

2010-08-31: Headlines

• Crunchsports.com: Watch the FIBA World Championships Online 2010-08-31

  The FIBA World Championship 2010 are in full gear and yesterday almost produced a massive upset as the Americans barely survived a charge by Brazil. | Today there are are 6 matches on the schedule, with the first being New Zealand vs Lebanon at a tip-off time of 14:30 GMT and they will all be available to watch live online.

• allafrica.com: Namibia: Kazenambo Detained at German Airport 2010-08-31

  Foreign affairs officials from both countries had to pull some strings to rescue the Minister from detention late that night. | He was eventually booked into a luxury hotel. | He returns to Namibia this morning. Kazenambo, who missed his connecting flight to Windhoek from Munich via London on Sunday night, was on his way back from attending a world youth conference in Mexico. | He travelled with his diplomatic passport.

• The Guardian: Chilean mine company owners to be questioned over causes of collapse 2010-08-31

  Bosses to be quizzed over safety failures that led to 33 miners being trapped, as engineers begin drilling rescue shaf...

• KKTV 11 News: Suspected Drug Kingpin Caught 2010-08-31

  Federal police caught Valdez, in a house near Mexico City, a police spokesman told Reuters. He said Valdez, who is shown in this picture obtained by Reuters, put up little resistance.

• Bloomberg: Brazils July Output Rises Less Than Expected, Boosting Pause Expectations 2010-08-31

  Brazil€™s industrial output rebounded less than expected in July, reinforcing bets the central bank will keep interest rates unchanged tomorrow amid signs that economic growth is no longer stoking inflation. | Output rose 0.4 percent in July from a month earlier, the national statistics agency said today in Rio de Janeiro, compared with a 1 percent decline in June. The July figure was lower than the median estimate of a 0.

• Bloomberg: Bovespa Stock-Index Futures Fall on Industrial Output, Commodity Prices 2010-08-31

  Brazil€™s Bovespa stock-index futures fell, indicating the measure will add to the biggest monthly decline since May, after industrial production grew less than forecast and commodities prices slipped. | Vale SA, the world€™s largest iron-ore producer, fell in U.S. trading as metals prices declined.

• Daily Mail: Alexander Hleb signs for Birmingham on one-year loan with Jean Beausejour to follow 2010-08-31

  Birmingham have sealed a deal to sign Alexander Hleb on a one-year loan deal - and are close to adding Chile winger Jean Beausejour. | Benfica in favour of returning to the Premier League. | Birmingham City had an offer accepted of around £4million accepted by Mexican side Club America for Beausejour. | The 26-year-old winger arrived in England on Monday and has been granted a work permit alongside Hleb.

• Softpedia: NASA Will Help Chilean Miners 2010-08-31

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• ISRIA: UK 2010-08-31

  Secretary of State for Business Dr Vince Cable is to lead a delegation of more than 25 world-class UK companies to Brazil on Tuesday, in the first ministerial visit between the countries since the UK elections in MayWith Brazil tipped to become the world’s fourth largest economy by 2050, this visit is the second to enact the Coalition Government’s pledge to build relationships with key partners for the twenty first century.

• Phone Scoop: Mas Mexico Gives MetroPCS Customers More Mexico 2010-08-31

  MetroPCS today announced a new calling plan add-on called Mas Mexico. The new add-on, which costs $5 per month, provides MetroPCS customers with unlimited calling to landlines and unlimited texting to mobile lines in Mexico. In order to use the add-on, customers need to have a Wireless for All for Family Plan. The $5 price includes taxes and fees, and will be offer as an introductory rate until December 31, 2010.

• Colombia Reports: Colombia: Brazil is a strategic partner 2010-08-31

  With Juan Manuel Santos scheduled to leave for Brazil on his first official visit as Colombian president Tuesday, Colombian foreign minister says that the Andean nation views Brazil as a strategic partner in the region.