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Brazil needle victim recovers, outrage at cruelty

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SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A Brazilian toddler is making a good recovery after surgery to remove the first of 31 sewing needles pushed into his body by his stepfather in a cruel act that has enraged locals, the hospital said on Saturday. | Video

Brazil needle victim recovers, outrage at cruelty

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A Brazilian toddler is making a good recovery after surgery to remove the first of 31 sewing needles pushed into his body by his stepfather in a cruel act that has enraged locals, the hospital said on Saturday. | Video

19 Dec 2009

FACTBOX: Main points of the Copenhagen Accord

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama reached a climate agreement on Friday with India, South Africa, China and Brazil. The deal outlined fell far short of the ambitions for the Copenhagen summit.

19 Dec 2009

INSTANT VIEW: Reaction to Copenhagen climate deal

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - President Barack Obama reached a climate agreement on Friday with India, South Africa, China and Brazil, a U.S. official said. The deal outlined fell far short of the ambitions for the Copenhagen summit.

18 Dec 2009

FACTBOX: Main points of the Copenhagen Accord

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama reached a climate agreement on Friday with India, South Africa, China and Brazil. The deal outlined fell far short of the ambitions for the Copenhagen summit.

18 Dec 2009

INSTANT VIEW: Reaction to Copenhagen climate deal

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - President Barack Obama reached a climate agreement on Friday with India, South Africa, China and Brazil, a U.S. official said. The deal outlined fell far short of the ambitions for the Copenhagen summit.

18 Dec 2009

Brazil's CSN bid for Cimpor sparks debt concern

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian steelmaker CSN's $5.6 billion unsolicited bid for Portuguese cement producer Cimpor risks unsettling investors, who worry the deal could push debt ratios higher.

18 Dec 2009

U.S. father pleads for boy's return from Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The American father of a boy at the center of a Brazil-U.S. custody dispute made an emotional appeal to be reunited with his son on Friday, calling the situation "cruel, tragic and sad."

18 Dec 2009

Brazil's CSN bids $5.6 billion for Portugal's Cimpor

LISBON/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's CSN offered on Friday to buy Portuguese cement producer Cimpor for 3.86 billion euros ($5.6 billion) as the steelmaker slowly diversifies from its core business outside its home base.

18 Dec 2009

Brazil Supreme Court blocks U.S. boy's return

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - A Brazilian Supreme Court judge blocked the return to the United States of a 9-year-old boy at the center of an international custody dispute on Thursday, saying the boy's own will must be taken into account.

17 Dec 2009
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Cambodia deports Uighurs despite criticism

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodia has deported back to China 20 Muslim Uighurs who fled the country after deadly ethnic violence this year, a government official said on Sunday, despite concerns they will face persecution by Beijing.