Drought hits Brazil New York Daily News Rio de Janeiro, May 19 — A persistent drought in northeastern Brazil has destroyed up to 40 percent of the crops, authorities said Friday. The Bahiain state has been reeling under droughts for the past few months. The Agriculture and Animal Husbandry … and more
New York Daily News Paramount Pictures to build hotel chain with Hollywood and California themes New York Daily News A library of Paramount films will also be on offer to rent, the report says. Initial talks are underway for locations in Brazil , the UK, the Caribbean, Russia, Qatar, Oman, South Africa and Indonesia, reports Bloomberg. Paramount has an exceptionally … and more
Soccer : Japan's U-23s to play Mexico in Olympic warm-up Mainichi Daily News TOKYO (Kyodo) — Japan's Under-23s will play Mexico in Britain on July 21 in a warm-up ahead of the London Olympics, sources said Thursday. Takashi Sekizuka's men, who are aiming to bring Japan its first Olympic medal since winning bronze at the 1968 …
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Globe and Mail After missing out on a 2012 Olympic birth, men's volleyball team prepares for 2016 Globe and Mail The team which came close to knocking off the 2008 Olympic gold medalists – Canada lost its Olympic dream narrowly, 28-26; 25-18; 22-20 on the weekend in a qualifying event. But the team has started almost immediately in preparing for the 2016 Games in … Canada men's volleyball spikes upward despite Olympic qualifying setback Gant Daily all 5 news articles
Calvin Klein's Costa revisits Brazil for new Macy's looks The Daily Star … he was inspired by photographs of the Brazilian Sculpture Museum in Sao Paulo at sunset. “There was a lot of cement and roughness, but also finesse and luxury.” He often draws from others' images, sometimes photos, sometimes movies – he loves …
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The Daily Star NBA players set to lead Brazil's basketball team returning to the Olympics … Washington Post SAO PAULO — Brazil's men's basketball team will be led by NBA players Nene, Leandro Barbosa, Tiago Splitter and Anderson Varejao when it returns to the Olympics for the first time in 16 years. The four players were included in the list of 15 summoned … NBA players set to lead Brazil's Olympic team Yahoo! Sports Olympics: Cavaliers' Anderson Varejao will play for Brazil News-Herald.com all 17 news articles
China Daily Report says half of 2014 World Cup stadiums in trouble China Daily By Agence France-Presse in Sao Paulo (China Daily) Soccer's world governing body FIFA believes that of 12 Brazilian stadiums that are to host the 2014 World Cup may not be ready in time, the daily Folha de Sao Paulo reported on Tuesday. World Cup stadium woes Malaysia Star MATCH Hospitality AG appoints Great Atlantic Travel and Tour as Authorized … PR Web (press release) all 16 news articles
Postnoon Fifa fears stadiums in Brazil won't be ready Postnoon SAO PAULO: Football's world governing body FIFA believes that six of 12 Brazilian stadiums that are to host the 2014 World Cup may not be ready in time, the daily Folha de Sao Paulo reported on Tuesday. The paper cited a study by a FIFA consultant on …
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Historic Leavitt Theater to screen restored 'Metropolis' on Friday, June 8 Foster’s Daily Democrat OGUNQUIT, Maine—A silent film hailed as the grandfather of all sci-fi fantasy movies will be screened with live music on Friday, June 8, 2012 at the historic Leavitt Theatre in Ogunquit, Maine. The show starts at 8 pm and tickets are $10 general … and more
ESPN (blog) US women's soccer team still in high demand ahead of London Games ESPN (blog) “What sold everything was the Brazil game; that was the endorsement game,” Lloyd said Tuesday at the Olympic media summit. “That did it for everybody. To have such a dramatic game like that drew so many fans, fans who don't even watch soccer . US women's soccer team puts disappointment of 2011 World Cup behind them Denver Post (blog) Women's Soccer : After losing World Cup final, U.S. aims at Olympic gold Salt Lake Tribune Olympics 2012: World soccer champions Japan turn to tall 'supergirl' Pakistan Daily Times Yahoo! Sports all 30 news articles