News: Botswana

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Botswana: news

Rain hampers Brazil flood rescue

Friday, January 14th 2011, 19:52
related countries: Brazil

Rain is hampering Brazilian rescuers' attempts to find survivors from deadly mudslides - the country's worst natural disaster in decades.
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Rescued from a torrent of mud

Thursday, January 13th 2011, 16:14

A woman narrowly avoids being swept away in the floods north of Rio de Janeiro.
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Football holidays in Brazil take off

Tuesday, January 11th 2011, 9:01
related countries: Brazil

Eat, sleep and breathe football on the Brazilian vacation where coaching is on offer from some of the country's finest players.
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Ronaldinho seals move to Flamengo

Tuesday, January 11th 2011, 6:43

Brazilian forward Ronaldinho has joined Rio de Janeiro-based club Flamengo - ending any hope Blackburn had of signing the playmaker from AC Milan.
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Brazil warns of global trade war

Monday, January 10th 2011, 2:25

Brazilian Finance Minister Guido Mantega says the world is on course for a trade war because of currency manipulation.
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Blackburn lose out on Ronaldinho

Saturday, January 8th 2011, 18:00
related countries: Brazil

Blackburn boss Steve Kean admits the club's hopes of signing Ronaldinho are "dead in the water".
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Brazil footballer 'faked' kidnap

Friday, January 7th 2011, 22:53
related countries: Somalia

Somalia, a footballer for Brazilian club Botafogo, will be charged for falsely reporting he had been kidnapped when he was late for training, police say.
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Police move into Rio gang areas

Thursday, January 6th 2011, 18:25

Brazilian police say that after an operation involving hundreds of officers they are in control of three poor areas of the city of Rio de Janeiro long held by drug gangs.
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Fast forward

Wednesday, January 5th 2011, 17:42

Brazilian port expansion carries hopes for future
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Turning around Rio's favelas

Thursday, December 23rd 2010, 7:34

Brazilian authorities are craking down of the level of violence in some favelas allowing business to reinvest in once desolate areas.
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Brazil 'police arms gang' busted

Wednesday, December 22nd 2010, 20:46

Police in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro say they have dismantled a gang, largely made up of police officers, behind an extortion ring there.
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Still working: the architect inspired by women's curves

Thursday, December 16th 2010, 0:42

Celebrated Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer marks his 103rd birthday as both a museum of his work and his latest building open.
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Anderson signs new Man Utd deal

Wednesday, December 15th 2010, 15:10

Manchester United's Brazilian midfielder Anderson signs a new four-and-a-half year deal.
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Good cops, bad cops

Tuesday, December 14th 2010, 9:19

Why gritty police movie is a big hit with Brazilian cinemagoers
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Lula defends Wikileaks' Assange

Friday, December 10th 2010, 0:55

Brazilian President Lula da Silva calls the arrest of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange an attack on freedom of expression
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Brazil goalie jailed for kidnap

Tuesday, December 7th 2010, 15:36

Brazilian football star Bruno Fernandes is sentenced to four years and six months in jail for kidnapping and assaulting a former lover who is presumed dead.
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Brazil army to stay in Rio slums

Sunday, December 5th 2010, 2:00

Brazilian soldiers deployed to some of Rio de Janeiro's most violent neighbourhoods during an operation aimed at driving out drug-traffickers are to take on peacekeeping duties there.
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Rocking back Brazilian style

Thursday, December 2nd 2010, 0:27
related countries: Brazil

Os Mutantes was one of Brazil's biggest bands in the 1960s, their leader Sergio Dias reveals what it was like playing under a dictatorship and the band's comeback.
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'Literate' Brazilian clown cleared for congress

Wednesday, December 1st 2010, 19:30

A Brazilian clown elected to congress is cleared to take his seat after proving he can read and write.
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Botswana mulls legalised sex work

Wednesday, December 1st 2010, 15:42

Politicians call for Botswana to consider legalising prostitution to fight against HIV, as the country marks World Aids Day.
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Rio police seize huge drugs haul

Monday, November 29th 2010, 9:46

Brazilian authorities say they have found a large haul of drugs after storming a major drug traffickers' stronghold in Rio de Janeiro.
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Rio police seize large drugs haul

Monday, November 29th 2010, 5:17

Brazilian police and troops find more than 30 tonnes of marijuana after storming a major drug trafficker stronghold in Rio de Janeiro's slums.
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Brazil forces take over Rio slum

Sunday, November 28th 2010, 19:15

Brazilian security forces seize control of a major Rio de Janeiro slum as part of an offensive against the city's drug traffickers.
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Rio drug traffickers surrounded

Sunday, November 28th 2010, 9:40

Brazilian police surround a Rio de Janeiro slum, after the end of a deadline to drug traffickers to turn themselves in or face an assault.
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Brazil deploys soldiers in clashes

Saturday, November 27th 2010, 3:05

Brazilian soldiers have joined forces with police in Rio de Janeiro to drive out suspected drug traffickers after six days of violence.
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Soldiers deployed to Rio favela

Saturday, November 27th 2010, 0:23

Hundreds of Brazilian soldiers have been deployed to a poor area of Rio de Janeiro as part of operations to tackle a wave of gang violence.
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Police 'gain control' of Rio town

Friday, November 26th 2010, 11:30

Police in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro say they have gained control of a poor area of the city which has been the scene of five days of violent clashes.
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Police move in on Rio shanty town

Friday, November 26th 2010, 2:46

Brazilian police say they have gained control of the Vila Cruzeiro shanty town in Rio de Janeiro where security forces have been involved in violent clashes with drugs gangs.
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Rio police 'in control of favela'

Friday, November 26th 2010, 1:45

Brazilian police say they have regained control of the Vila Cruzeiro shanty town in Rio de Janeiro, as part of operations to tackle a wave of gang violence.
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Rio shaken by fresh gang violence

Thursday, November 25th 2010, 8:31

Police and gang members clash in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro for a fourth day, with at least 15 people shot dead.
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Violence sparks panic on Rio's streets

Thursday, November 25th 2010, 2:52

Brazilian police have shot dead at least 13 more people in Rio de Janeiro as they try stop a wave of violence by suspected drug traffickers.
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Brazil police battle Rio gang violence

Wednesday, November 24th 2010, 7:12

Brazilian police have launched a major operation in Rio de Janeiro to try to stop a new wave of violence.
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Rio police battle gang violence

Wednesday, November 24th 2010, 2:23

Brazilian police kill two suspects in a major operation to tackle a wave of gang violence in Rio de Janeiro, where gangs have been blocking roads and torching cars.
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Brazil fertility expert is jailed

Wednesday, November 24th 2010, 0:23

A prominent Brazilian fertility doctor is jailed for sexually assaulting 39 patients at his reproductive health clinic in Sao Paulo.
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In pictures

Wednesday, November 17th 2010, 10:53

Murals by Brazilian artist Portinari leave UN's HQ for world tour
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Live - Brazilian Grand Prix

Sunday, November 7th 2010, 14:03

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel wins the Brazilian Grand Prix ahead of team-mate Mark Webber and Ferrari's Fernando Alonso.
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