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Ultra-cute newborn dolphin being hand-reared
This newborn La Plata Dolphin was found beached near Montevideo in Uruguay in South America in 2010 with her umbilical cord still attached. She was being taken care of by Richard who works at a the SOS Rescate Fauna Marina. Although La Plata Dolphins are technically from the river dolphin family they are the only ones that actually live in the ocean rather than fresh water.
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Brazil has the World Cup Blues
Mass protests in Brazil ahead of the 2014 World Cup are turning the championship into a political issue. The public mood is turning sour, with many people angered by the amount being spent on costly soccer stadiums.
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When net neutrality backfires: Chile just killed free access to Wikipedia and Facebook
A surprising decision in Chile shows what happens when policies of neutrality are applied without nuance. This week, Santiago put an end to the practice, widespread in developing countries, of big companies “zero-rating” access to their services. As Quartz has reported, companies such as Facebook, Google, Twitter and Wikipedia strike up deals with mobile operators around the world to offer a bare-bones version of their service without charging customers for the data.
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Brazilian Discontent Ahead of World Cup
The national mood in Brazil is grim, following a year in which more than a million people have taken to the streets of major cities across the country to protest corruption, rising inflation and a lack of government investment in public services such as education, health care and public transportation, among other things.
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Exclusive: How FBI Informant Sabu Helped Anonymous Hack Brazil
Exclusive documents obtained by Motherboard detail Hector Xavier Monsegur's leadership in attacks against Brazilian government and commercial websites.
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No Power? No Problem. Coke Creates Bio Cooler for Villages Off the Grid
Behold Coca-Cola's newest happiness machine: the Bio Cooler, a soft-drink dispenser that doesn't need electricity or batteries to operate. The unit, developed by Leo Burnett Colombia and the International Physics Centre in Bogota, uses two cooling methods based on ancient technology. Watering the plants atop the device produces evaporation, and a mirror at the top is used to convert gas into liquid inside the cooler.
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Olympic Games 2016: Sailing venue with floating corpses, dead dogs and toxic waste 'won't be cleaned in time', warn Rio bosses
The Rio bay where the Brazil Olympics’ sailing competitions will be held won’t be clean for the games in 2016, the city’s mayor has said. The city had promised to clean up the Guanabara Bay and reduce pollution by 80%, but the mayor admitted that it would not meet that target.
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Venezuela's Notorious Car Scammer Takes the Money and Runs
On Monday, a protest took place outside the General Attorney’s Office in Caracas, Venezuela — like the latest student protests, but this one was different. Those who attended and shouted for hours in front of the government building were victims of one of the biggest scams in the country.
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What Can Go Wrong at the World Cup? Ask the Insurance Underwriter
Munich Re underwriting manager Andrew Duxbury has modeled earthquakes, floods, crime, terrorism, and other worst-case scenarios for Brazil
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Argentina says next bond payment 'impossible', default looms
BUENOS AIRES/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Argentina threatened to default on its debt on Wednesday when the government called it impossible to pay bond service due on June 30, citing a U.S. court decision earlier
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Rio De Janerio at Night
In this night skyscape setting stars trail above the western horizon over Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, a venue for the 2014 World Cup.
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Why Brazil Is Actually Winning The Internet
As the World Cup and the 2016 Olympics bring unprecedented attention — and controversy — Brazil has been shaped by a sprawling, unique digital culture that may be more socially and poli...
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Indonesia Overtakes Brazil for Worst Deforestation Title
A new study found that the loss of Indonesia's primary forest cover is accelerating, with potentially dire consequences for climate change and biodiversity.
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Video of freeway collapse in Belo Horizonte Brazil
At least one person is dead after an overpass in Belo Horizonte, Brazil collapsed. Belo Horizonte is one of the host cities for the World Cup. At least 10 people were also reported injured in the collapse.
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A fatal clash of civilisations? 'Lost' Amazonian tribe under threat from illegal loggers operating in their traditional territories
At first they were little more than fleeting sightings of naked figures on the edge of the forest. But as the days went by, the men and boys grew bolder, venturing into the village to pilfer pots and vegetables before disappearing back into the safety of trees.
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Making cocaine in Colombia
This segment from the documentary "The Cocaine Route" shows the picking, mashing and eventual reduction of coca leaves into a raw form of cocaine powder. The head of the production outfit, Pablo, grinds up the leaves with a weed whacker, mixes in some cement and dissolves everything in petrol. It's a pretty interesting watch
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Germany wins 2014 World Cup
Mario Gotze scored a stunning extra-time goal to settle the 2014 FIFA World Cup Final in Germany's favour, crowning the Europeans as champions with a 1-0 victory over Argentina at the Maracana.
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Brazilian who turned 126 years old last week could be oldest living person
A Brazilian man whose parents were African slaves could be the oldest living person ever documented after receiving a birth cerficate showing he turned 126 last week, it was reported on Tuesday. Jose Aguinelo dos Santos was born on July 7 1888, just two months after slavery was abolished in Brazil - the last country in the world to outlaw the trade.
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In Brazil, descendants of slaves fight to keep the land of their ancestors
Events like the World Cup and Olympics have a way of shining a light on host countries that reveals both good — and bad — that's often overlooked. One of those stories comes from The Huffington Post, which recently reported on the fight over a government program that provides descendants of slaves legal ownership of their ancestors' lands.
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How Not to Design a World Without Borders
Hitler was behind the wheel, racing through a blur of jungle toward Ecuador’s border with Colombia. Only when an immigration officer in green fatigues hurried out from a checkpoint, yelling, did Hitler pump the brakes. The policeman asked if we wanted our passports stamped, and all four of us in the truck—an American, a Dane, a Colombian, and an Ecuadorian—declined. With that, the official waved goodbye and we lurched onward to Colombia.
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