Brazilian stroll exposes England’s lack of depth (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Brazil kept their World Cup preparations on track by cruising to a 1-0 win over a second-string England side here on Saturday that was much more comfortable than the close scoreline suggested.
CLIMATE CHANGE: Signs and Portents of a Hostile New World
MÉRIDA, Mexico, Nov 12 (IPS) – Lawrence Amos travelled from the Arctic at the top of the world to the tropical middle to recite in a soft voice the ongoing destruction of his home by climate change.
CLIMATE CHANGE-BRAZIL: Towards Carbon-Free Chimneys
BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil, Nov 10 (Tierramérica) – Scientists in Brazil are developing a technique for absorbing industry-produced carbon dioxide before it ever reaches the atmosphere. The secret lies in half-centimetre ceramic spheres.
EL SALVADOR: More Troops on the Streets to Fight Crime
SAN SALVADOR, Nov 13 (IPS) – José, a 46-year-old street vendor in the Salvadoran capital, says he is happy that the leftist government of Mauricio Funes decided to put more army troops on the streets to help fight the soaring levels of crime.
Nilmar leads Brazil past England 1-0 in friendly (Sports Illustrated)
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Nilmar headed Brazil to a 1-0 victory over England in an international friendly between two of the favorites for next year’s World Cup.
BRAZIL: Leading Ladies Give Gender Slant to Campaign
RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 9 (IPS) – With the possible participation of three high-profile women candidates in Brazil’s 2010 presidential elections, the irruption of gender issues in the campaign in Latin America’s largest democracy seems inevitable.
RIGHTS-COLOMBIA: Less Torture, More Impunity
BOGOTÁ, Nov 13 (IPS) – The number of cases of torture attributed to the armed forces in Colombia increased 80 percent from 2003 to 2008, in a context of near total impunity for such crimes. However, the number of documented torture cases overall fell 43.5 percent, compared to the 1998-2003 period.
PARAGUAY: Indigenous Women Leaders Buck Discrimination
ASUNCION, Nov 12 (IPS) – More and more indigenous women in Paraguay are overcoming sexist resistance in their communities and emerging as leaders within and outside of their villages, fighting for the rights of their people and against discrimination.
