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In Pictures: Brazil: sights to see
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Currents
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In Pictures: Richard Branson's big adventures
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Top 10 global weather events of 2010
A panel of weather and climate experts ranked the the Top 10 global weather and climate events of 2010. Voters considered the scope and unusualness of the event, its immediate human and economic impact, and whether it is emblematic of climate trends or variability. They voted during the first week of December, so the following weeks' extreme winter weather in Europe, which may have deserved a spot in the Top 10, received an honorable mention.
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In Brazil's Amazon, teens go to 'Satellite High'
One distance-learning program in Brazil's Amazon has graduation rates that far surpass the national average in remote areas.
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In Pictures: Brazil: sights to see
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State of Wonder
Ann Patchett's latest, a "literary, ethical thriller" set in the Amazon, is the must-read novel of the summer.
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Currents
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In Pictures: Richard Branson's big adventures
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Top 10 global weather events of 2010
A panel of weather and climate experts ranked the the Top 10 global weather and climate events of 2010. Voters considered the scope and unusualness of the event, its immediate human and economic impact, and whether it is emblematic of climate trends or variability. They voted during the first week of December, so the following weeks' extreme winter weather in Europe, which may have deserved a spot in the Top 10, received an honorable mention.
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Huge Amazon storm killed half a billion trees, study finds
A violent Amazon storm in 2005 killed an estimated 441 million to 663 million trees, a new study finds, a much greater number than previously suspected.
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10 UN peacekeepers from Brazil killed
The Haiti earthquake has killed at least 10 Brazilian soldiers, according to Brazil's military. Brazil took charge of the peacekeeping force in Haiti in 2004.
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Venezuela vs. Colombia: Two leaders seek outside mediation
After bridge explosions, Venezuela's Hugo Chávez and Colombia's Alvaro Uribe agree on one thing: current conflict won't be resolved without outside mediation.
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In Brazil's Wild West, police press politician with investigation
Police say the Amazonas congressman and former host of a TV crime show Wallace Souza led a gang to carry out violence to boost ratings and appeal.
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Reporters on the Job
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Bolivia gets clean by staying green
Project pays Bolivia for the forests it does not cut - a potential model in the battle against climate change.
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Intriguing tales – and tales of intrigue – from across the globe
Fancy a visit to Peru, Scotland, Denmark, Brazil, or Russia? Several works of new popular fiction may be just the ticket. Reviewer Yvonne Zipp is your tour guide.
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