OnePass could get you eight wonders Houston Chronicle | Continental Airlines is promoting its new membership in the international Star Alliance with an online auction for a trip to eight wonders of the world, but the only currency good in this sale is OnePass frequent flier miles. | The winner gets business class passage for two on Continental and othe...
Volkswagen group October sales up 11 percent Kansas City Star Related: | More News | German car maker Volkswagen AG said Friday that its group deliveries were up 11 percent on the year in October, helped by strong increases in China and Brazil and a smaller rise in the U.S. | Volkswagen said the group delivered 557,300 cars last month, compared with 501,500 in...
Briton caught with spiders in bags Ananova | A Briton has been arrested with two suitcases containing nearly 1,000 live spiders at Rio airport, police in Brazil said. | The man was stopped by federal police officers and agents from the Brazilian Institute for Environment and Renewable Resourc...
More routes but less class The Times | The merger of British Airways and Iberia will expand the networks of both airlines and enhance their revenue-raising opportunities. | BA is strong on routes to North America, the Middle East and Asia while Iberia is dominant on the South Atlantic t...
OnePass could get you eight wonders Houston Chronicle | Continental Airlines is promoting its new membership in the international Star Alliance with an online auction for a trip to eight wonders of the world, but the only currency good in this sale is OnePass frequent flier miles. | The winner gets busi...
Brazil blackout cause uncertain, president says Newsday | November 13, 2009 BRADLEY BROOKS (Associated Press Writer) Quick Summary | Brazil's president questions whether bad weather to blame for massive blackout | Photo credit: AP | Cars drive through Paulista Av. in Sao Paulo during a blackout Tues...
Brazil pledges deep emissions cut by 2020 The Guardian * Brazil aims to cut emissions to levels in 1990s * Pledge seen aimed at encouraging cuts by other nations * Target is not internationally binding (Adds quotes, details) By Carmen Munari SAO PAULO, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Brazil raised the pressure on oth...
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Developing Nations Voice Complaints About Chinese Currency The New York Times | LONDON - Emerging economies, smarting under rampant currency appreciation that is hindering their efforts to export their way to economic recovery, are finally daring to join a c...
Beijing rejects calls to boost currency Hong Kong Standard China has downplayed calls to allow the yuan to appreciate and instead asked central banks around the world to maintain their currencies and exchange rates to keep the global econo...
Delhi, Mumbai to join world's richest cities list Indian Express | India's financial hub Mumbai and political capital Delhi are likely to witness a significant jump in economic growth along with other emerging markets and make it to the league o...
Brazil's president questions whether bad weather to blame for massive blackout Star Tribune | RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil's president suggested Friday that bad weather may not have caused a massive blackout that left nearly a third of the population without electricity, saying he'll wait for an investigation to conclude how the outage happened....
Brazil: Leader waits for blackout investigation Philadelphia Daily News | BRADLEY BROOKS | The Associated Press | RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil's president said Friday that he's waiting on a federal investigation to say anything more about the cause of a massive blackout earlier this week that affected 60 million people. | Pre...
Brazil says it will cut carbon by at least 36 pct Philadelphia Daily News | The Associated Press | RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil says it will voluntarily reduce carbon emissions by 36.1 percent to 38.9 percent by 2020. | Dilma Rousseff is chief of staff for President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. She says the cuts Brazil will prese...
Brazil: Leader waits for blackout investigation The Miami Herald | RIO DE JANEIRO -- Brazil's president said Friday that he's waiting on a federal investigation to say anything more about the cause of a massive blackout earlier this week that affected 60 million people. | President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva backed...
