News: Botswana

We have started to collect the most important news related to Botswana in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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• November 16th 2005 – May 4th 2006
• May 13th 2006 – August 16th 2006
• August 18th 2006 – December 18th 2006
• December 28th 2006 – May 23rd 2007
• June 11th 2007 – October 21st 2007
• October 23rd 2007 – March 29th 2008
• April 10th 2008 – July 30th 2008
• August 15th 2008 – December 15th 2008
• December 16th 2008 – March 26th 2009
• April 1st 2009 – August 24th 2009
• September 22nd 2009 – November 4th 2009
• November 4th 2009 – February 7th 2010
• February 11th 2010 – July 26th 2010
• July 28th 2010 – October 22nd 2010
• October 25th 2010 – November 29th 2010
• December 1st 2010 – January 21st 2011
• January 23rd 2011 – May 1st 2011
• May 5th 2011 – August 8th 2011
• August 11th 2011 – October 26th 2011
• October 29th 2011 – December 18th 2011
• December 22nd 2011 – March 7th 2012
• March 14th 2012 – May 25th 2012
• May 29th 2012 – September 3rd 2012
• September 5th 2012 – November 24th 2012
• November 24th 2012 – January 28th 2013
• January 29th 2013 – April 25th 2013
• April 28th 2013 – June 15th 2013

Botswana: news

Senate to quiz Brazilian minister

Wednesday, November 16th 2005, 16:49
related countries: Brazil

Brazil's Finance Minister, Antonio Palocci, is to testify before the Senate over corruption allegations.
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Nigerian bank fraudsters guilty

Saturday, November 19th 2005, 6:41
related countries: Nigeria

A Nigerian court convicts two people for their part in a scam which defrauded a Brazilian bank of $242m.
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Lula's scandal-hit ally impeached

Thursday, December 1st 2005, 12:11

The Brazilian president's former chief of staff is expelled from Congress over a corruption scandal.
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Amnesty condemns Brazilian police

Friday, December 2nd 2005, 14:54
related countries: Brazil

Human rights group Amnesty International says millions of poor people in Brazil have been abandoned by state policing.
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Onassis heiress weds in Sao Paulo

Sunday, December 4th 2005, 2:57
related countries: Brazil, Greece

Greek heiress Athina Roussel Onassis marries a Brazilian horseman amid tight security to deter reporters.
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Brazil nun 'shot in self-defence'

Friday, December 9th 2005, 22:24
related countries: Brazil, United States

One of two men accused over the death of a US-born nun in Brazil tells a court he shot her in self-defence.
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Brazilian prison official killed

Monday, December 19th 2005, 18:00

Brazilian police launch an inquiry into the murder of the security chief of one of the country's most notorious prisons.
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Hundreds hostage at Brazil jail

Tuesday, December 27th 2005, 18:17

Some 200 hostages remain in the hands of inmates who seized control of a jail in Brazil on Christmas Day.
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New peacekeeping head for Haiti

Wednesday, January 18th 2006, 16:49
related countries: Haiti

A Brazilian is appointed to head the UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti, following the death of his predecessor.
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Menezes report handed in to CPS

Thursday, January 19th 2006, 10:14
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: London

A report into how a Brazilian was killed by London police is sent to the Crown Prosecution Service.
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Baby found in bag in Brazil lake

Sunday, January 29th 2006, 11:55
related countries: Brazil

TV footage shows a baby girl being found alive in a black plastic bag floating in a Brazilian lake.
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Call for openness in Menezes case

Monday, January 30th 2006, 9:27

The lawyer for the family of the Brazilian man shot dead on the Tube calls for openness in the investigation.
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Brazil annuls jail deaths verdict

Thursday, February 16th 2006, 1:53

A Brazilian court overturns the conviction of a police chief jailed over the deaths of more than 100 inmates in a jail riot.
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Rei Momo opens Brazilian carnival

Saturday, February 25th 2006, 0:27
related countries: Brazil
related places: Rio de Janeiro

One of the world's biggest carnival celebrations is officially opened in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Reward offered for Rio artworks

Monday, February 27th 2006, 9:22

A Brazilian museum offers a $5,000 reward for the return of paintings stolen during Rio de Janeiro's carnival.
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Queen welcomes Brazil's Lula

Tuesday, March 7th 2006, 21:39
related countries: Brazil, United Kingdom
related places: London

The Queen describes the UK and Brazil as "good friends and allies" at a banquet to welcome the Brazilian president.
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Menezes family to meet Lula

Wednesday, March 8th 2006, 21:20

Relatives of Jean Charles de Menezes will meet the Brazilian president on Thursday, the family says.
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Botswana leader in plane crisis

Monday, March 20th 2006, 20:43
related countries: Greece
related places: Athens

A plane carrying Botswana's President Festus Mogae makes an emergency landing in Athens, reports say.
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Seven die in Brazil prison riot

Thursday, March 23rd 2006, 14:13
related countries: Brazil

At least seven prisoners are killed at a Brazilian jail after rebelling inmates set fire to mattresses, the authorities say.
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Lula attacks rich on environment

Monday, March 27th 2006, 22:02

Rich nations should do more to preserve the variety of life on Earth, the Brazilian president tells a UN summit.
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Brazilian finance minister quits

Monday, March 27th 2006, 23:21
related countries: Brazil

Brazil's Finance Minister Antonio Palocci, an ally of the president, resigns after corruption allegations.
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First Brazilian goes into space

Thursday, March 30th 2006, 6:19
related countries: Russia

Marcos Pontes becomes the first Brazilian in space after a successful launch aboard a Russian rocket.
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Brazilian pioneer docks in space

Saturday, April 1st 2006, 4:58

The first Brazilian in space docks at the International Space Station after a two-day journey.
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Brazil plane crashes killing 19

Saturday, April 1st 2006, 11:29

All 17 passengers and two crew are killed as a Brazilian plane crashes in mountains near Rio de Janeiro.
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Brazilian back on Earth from ISS

Sunday, April 9th 2006, 3:59
related countries: Brazil

Three astronauts, including Brazil's first man in space, return to Earth from the International Space Station.
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Petrobras scraps Bolivia project

Thursday, May 4th 2006, 9:31
related countries: Bolivia

Brazilian energy firm Petrobras suspends investment in Bolivia following its neighbour's gas industry nationalisation.
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