10/06/2008
Red Cross official off to South America (Prince George Citizen Online)
The local national training co-ordinator for the Canadian Red Cross violence and abuse prevention program dubbed RespectED, will travel to Guyana South America later this month.Lisa Evanoff embarks on her journey Oct. 15 to help the people in that country. †Evanoff will launch Be Safe!, a personal safety program that aims to prevent sexual and physical abuse against children in the five- to ...
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10/06/2008
Development potential in South America (Hospitality Net)
South America’s first continent-wide conference on hotel and tourism investment this week attracted nearly 400 participants from 24 countries, according to the sponsor, HVS Global Hospitality Services. The intensive two days of keynote, breakout sessions and sponsored exhibits featured a diverse spectrum of representatives of the international hospitality world. Sponsors included several ...
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10/05/2008
Hindujas eye acquisitions in Europe, South America (Calcutta News)
The London-based Hindujas are eyeing takeover of technology firms and foundries in Europe and South America and plan to invest Rs.37 billion ($800 million) to make their automotive and foundry businesses a Rs.300 billion ($6.5 billion) enterprise.
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10/05/2008
Hindujas eye acquisitions in Europe, South America (The Economic Times)
The London-based Hindujas are eyeing takeover of technology firms and foundries in Europe and South America and plan to invest Rs.37 bn to make their automotive and foundry businesses a Rs.300 bn enterprise.
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10/05/2008
Hindujas eye acquisitions in Europe, South America (New Kerala)
By Venkatachari Jagannathan, Chennai, Oct 5: The London-based Hindujas are eyeing takeover of technology firms and foundries in Europe and South America and plan to invest Rs.37 billion ($800 million) to make their automotive and foundry businesses a Rs.300 billion ($6.5 billion) enterprise.
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10/07/2008
Boiling point in Bolivia (The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News)
While America's foreign-policy debate centers on the Middle East and Russia, unrest is mounting in South America. Bolivia is teetering on the brink of conflict, threatening to destabilize a region much closer to home and further damage our troubled economy.
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10/07/2008
Air France-KLM September Traffic Rises 0.5% on Americas Growth (Bloomberg)
Oct. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Air France-KLM Group , Europe's biggest airline, said passenger traffic rose 0.5 percent last month, led by travel to North and South America.
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10/07/2008
Seniors Spring Celebration (Weekly Times)
Hunters Hill Ryde Community Services Seniors Support Program members enjoyed a Spring Celebration in North Ryde School of Arts Hall Monday last week with dancing and multi cultural food. Performers were from South America, Italy, Iran, India, China and Australia. All had a great time.
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10/07/2008
Fossils show that dinosaur breathed same way as birds (The Columbus Dispatch)
Fossils of a previously unknown, 33-foot-long, meat-eating dinosaur discovered in South America are delivering insights to scientists on the long-suspected evolutionary relationship between dinosaurs and modern birds.
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10/07/2008
Brazil, Argentina start bilateral transaction with local currencies (People's Daily)
Brazil and Argentina, two biggest economies in South America, Monday launched a new payment system of bilateral transaction with their local currencies, aimed at eliminating the U.S. dollar as an intermedium. The new system was agreed by presidents of the two countries early last month to end decades of mandated trade in dollars. Argentine Central Bank President Martin Redrado and Brazilian ...
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