Brazil
Exclusive: North Carolina firms ink deals to import 826,733 tons of corn
CHICAGO - Hog producer Prestage Farms Inc and two other livestock companies in North Carolina have signed deals to import 750,000 metric tons (826733.48 tons) of corn from Brazil in the wake of sky-high U.S. prices, Senior Vice President John Prestage told Reuters.
Brazil court orders YouTube to remove anti-Islam film
BRASILIA - A Brazilian court on Tuesday banned an online anti-Islam movie that spawned violent protests across the Muslim world and gave YouTube 10 days to pull the film's trailer from its website.
Brazil court orders YouTube to remove anti-Islam film
BRASILIA - A Brazilian court on Tuesday banned an online anti-Islam movie that spawned violent protests across the Muslim world and gave YouTube 10 days to pull the film's trailer from its website.
Vale to prioritize Brazil iron-ore mine over Guinea project: source
RIO DE JANEIRO - Vale , the world's second-largest mining company, is likely to make its $19.5 billion Serra Sul iron ore mine project in Brazil a priority over a similar development in the West African nation of Guinea, a source with knowledge of the firm's strategy said.
Google executive in Brazil faces arrest over elections law
SAO PAULO - An elections court in Brazil has ordered the arrest of Google's most senior executive in the country after the company failed to take down YouTube videos attacking a local mayoral candidate.
Analysis: Itau may change Brazil card industry with Redecard buy
SAO PAULO - Itau Unibanco's takeover of Redecard will help Brazil's most profitable bank vie for a bigger share of the fast-growing credit card business and could alter the relationship between banks and card users.
GM, Peugeot to make small cars in Brazil: union
SOCHAUX, France - PSA Peugeot Citroen and General Motors are working on plans to build small cars together in Brazil, a French union official said.
Exclusive: Brazil delays jets decision until 2013; Boeing ascendant
UNITED NATIONS - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has decided to wait until mid-2013 to make a decision on a multibillion-dollar Air Force jets contract, and Boeing's chances of winning the deal have improved due to its recent alliances with local aircraft maker Embraer, two senior officials told Reuters.
Qatar in talks to buy Batista's $2 billion AUX stake: sources
DUBAI - Qatar Holding, the investment arm of the Gulf state's sovereign fund, is in advanced talks to buy a 49-percent stake in Brazilian billionaire Eike Batista's gold company AUX for about $2 billion, three banking sources said.
Miner BSG may sue Brazil's BTG Pactual over Guinea role: report
SAO PAULO - BSG Resources, a mining company operating in Guinea with Brazil's Vale , may sue investment bank BTG Pactual over the latter's role as an adviser to the West African country's government, O Estado de S. Paulo newspaper reported on Sunday.
Netanyahu draws "red line" on Iran's nuclear program
UNITED NATIONS - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu drew his "red line" for Iran's nuclear program on Thursday despite a U.S. refusal to set an ultimatum, saying Tehran will be on the brink of a nuclear weapon in less than a year.
A Mafia in FATA: Haqqanis and Drones
A new report about the Haqqani network's business interests raises questions about the anti-drones narrative in Pakistan
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