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Greenpeace Occupies Rig in Arctic Drilling Protest

ANKARA, Turkey -- Greenpeace activists climbed aboard an oil rig off Istanbul on Friday in a bid to prevent it from reaching Greenland to begin deep-water drilling in the Arctic, but the vessel continued on its course undeterred. The environmental group said eleven activists, some in rock-climbing gear, used speedboats to...

Brazilian Police Debut 'RoboCop' Glasses Ahead of World Cup

Imagine if police could stand back from a raucous crowd and scan the pack for criminals, without ever having to question a suspect or put their troops in harm's way. That's exactly what Brazilian police are hoping to do with new eyeglasses equipped with stealthy crime-fighting properties. Dubbed "RoboCop" glasses after...

Toy Tower: World's Tallest Lego Structure Soars Over Brazil

Building a tower that rises more than 100 feet isn't child's play -- even when you're using Legos. Blockheads in Sao Paulo, Brazil, have reportedly constructed the world's tallest Lego tower. Made from 500,000 pieces, the multicolored monolith rises 102 feet 3 inches. It took a team of 6,000 builders four days to...

Movement for Happiness Launches in Britain

LONDON -- Is there a science of happiness? A growing band of economists, politicians and academics thinks so -- and is putting theory into practice by starting a "mass movement for a happier society." Action for Happiness launched today in London, encouraging hugging, meditation and random acts of kindness. It is getting...

2 Detained in Rio in Connection to School Shooting

RIO DE JANEIRO - Two men have confessed to illegally supplying a gun to a man who entered a Rio de Janeiro school, opened fire and killed at least 12 children before taking his own life, a police official said Saturday. Charleston Souza de Lucena, 38, and Isaias de Souza, 48, said that they sold a gun to the shooter and...

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02/10/12 Brazil files injunction against Twitter Source: IOL Sao Paulo- A request for an injunction to stop Twitter users from alerting drivers to police roadblocks, radar traps and drunk-driving checkpoints could make Brazil the first country to take Twitter up on its plan to censor content at governments' requests.
02/10/12 Bridgwater ship will sail to Brazil Source: BBC Somerset A SHIP which was built in Bridgwater more than a century ago is due to set sail across the Atlantic Ocean today (Tuesday, February 14) to highlight the issue of fair trade.
02/10/12 Crime cutting into Brazil's Carnivals amid strike Source: Times Leader - Wilkes-Barre PA (AP) In the run-up to this city's huge Carnival, the cash register at the souvenir shop where Vania Alves works is normally buzzing as hoards of revelers scoop up rubber thong sandals, teeny bikinis and sarongs printed with the Brazilian flag.
02/10/12 Accor opens its 150th hotel in Brazil with the Novotel... Source: Travel Daily News Accor opens its 150th hotel in Brazil with the Novotel Porto Alegre Aeroporto and celebrates 34 years of presence in this country.
02/10/12 Vale rents potassium mining assets from Petrobras Source: Mineweb The miner is a step closer to developing its Carnalita potassium project after agreeing to rent mining assets from oil giant Petrobras.