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.

World news related to Botswana – overview

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• 'Lula, Son of Brazil' makes first public s... – Barrichello seals Williams drive
• BBC's car show in salt pan storm – Brazil aircraft maker to cut jobs
• Brazil airline rescue bid fails – Brazil jet 'too fast on runway'
• Brazil jet disaster probe begins – Brazil river plane crash kills 24
• Brazil samba leader shot dead – Brazilian airports chief sacked
• Brazilian army – Brazilian pioneer docks in space
• Brazilian plane missing in Amazon – Cash missing after Brazil crash
• Castro 'ready to return' - Lula – Ex-Paraguayan ruler dies in exile
• F1: Alonso takes title as Massa wins – Five killed in Brazil jail fire
• Football: Barca seal £23.5m deal for Alves – Graft scandal engulfs Brazil MPs
• Gun battles in Rio leave 19 dead – Key Brazilian tax is thrown out
• Land boost for Brazilian Indians – Massa on pole as Hamilton falters
• Menezes family do deal with police – Open verdict at Menezes inquest
• Opposition reject Zimbabwe result – Pope visits drug clinic in Brazil
• Queen welcomes Brazil's Lula – Rio police held over drugs links
• Rio probes police 'death squad' – Tennis: Nadal into second round
• Thousands flee Brazilian floods – Varig fate unclear after auction
• Vatican backs abortion row bishop – Zimbabwe PM 'seeks Botswana care'

Botswana: news

'Lula, Son of Brazil' makes first public screening

Monday, November 23rd 2009, 10:18
related countries: Brazil

A film about the Brazilian president's life proves controversial because of a clash with the next election.
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A cup of Brazilian mint tea can kill pain, study suggests

Wednesday, November 25th 2009, 1:07

A cup of Brazilian mint tea has pain relieving qualities to match those of commercially available analgesics, a study suggests.
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Abuse law protects Brazilian man

Thursday, October 30th 2008, 11:09
related countries: Brazil

A law to protect women from domestic violence in Brazil is used to protect a man from an abusive ex-wife.
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AC Milan fans stage Kaka protest

Monday, January 19th 2009, 19:05

AC Milan fans protest outside the club's headquarters over the possible sale of Brazilian star Kaka to Man City in a £100m transfer.
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African call for Zimbabwe unity

Wednesday, July 2nd 2008, 8:21
related countries: Zimbabwe

African leaders call on political parties in Zimbabwe to form a national unity government, following disputed elections.
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African heritage

Wednesday, November 4th 2009, 0:18

Brazilian city of Salvador faces questions over race
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African plans largest game park

Thursday, June 28th 2007, 17:08

Plans to create the world's largest game park are being finalised in Botswana in southern Africa.
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Alonso on top as Brawn show pace

Friday, October 16th 2009, 18:49

Renault's Fernando Alonso clocks the fastest lap of Friday's second practice session for the Brazilian Grand Prix.
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Amazon air crash 'was collision'

Monday, October 2nd 2006, 5:41

A passenger plane which crashed in the Amazon collided with another aircraft, Brazilian officials confirm.
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Amazon crash pilot passports held

Wednesday, October 4th 2006, 11:33
related countries: United States

A Brazilian court seizes the passports of two US pilots involved in a mid-air collision that killed 155 people.
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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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Anti-terror chief 'misled' public

Thursday, August 2nd 2007, 15:58

A top anti-terror officer misled the public after the shooting of Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes, a report finds.
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Arrests made in Brazil tax probe

Wednesday, November 7th 2007, 0:38
related countries: Brazil

Brazilian police arrest 19 people in an investigation into alleged money laundering, following raids at 44 sites.
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As it happened: Brazilian Grand Prix

Sunday, November 2nd 2008, 14:26
related countries: Bermuda

Briton Lewis Hamilton goes head to head with Brazilian Felipe Massa for the F1 world drivers' title.
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Attacks in Brazil leave 30 dead

Saturday, May 13th 2006, 23:27
related countries: Brazil
related places: Sao Paulo

At least 30 people, including 19 policemen, die in a series of attacks in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo.
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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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Barrichello seals Williams drive

Monday, November 2nd 2009, 11:32
related countries: Germany

Brazilian Rubens Barrichello and German rookie Nico Hulkenberg are announced as Williams's new pairing for the 2010 season.
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'Lula, Son of Brazil' makes first public s... – Barrichello seals Williams driveBBC's car show in salt pan storm – Brazil aircraft maker to cut jobsBrazil airline rescue bid fails – Brazil jet 'too fast on runway'Brazil jet disaster probe begins – Brazil river plane crash kills 24Brazil samba leader shot dead – Brazilian airports chief sackedBrazilian army – Brazilian pioneer docks in spaceBrazilian plane missing in Amazon – Cash missing after Brazil crashCastro 'ready to return' - Lula – Ex-Paraguayan ruler dies in exileF1: Alonso takes title as Massa wins – Five killed in Brazil jail fireFootball: Barca seal £23.5m deal for Alves – Graft scandal engulfs Brazil MPsGun battles in Rio leave 19 dead – Key Brazilian tax is thrown outLand boost for Brazilian Indians – Massa on pole as Hamilton faltersMenezes family do deal with police – Open verdict at Menezes inquestOpposition reject Zimbabwe result – Pope visits drug clinic in BrazilQueen welcomes Brazil's Lula – Rio police held over drugs linksRio probes police 'death squad' – Tennis: Nadal into second roundThousands flee Brazilian floods – Varig fate unclear after auctionVatican backs abortion row bishop – Zimbabwe PM 'seeks Botswana care'