Brazil’s wind-power generating capacity soars
bySao Paulo, April 17 (IANS/EFE) Brazil’s wind-power generating capacity soared 73 percent in 2012 to 2.5 GW, thanks to the commencement of operations at…
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Fashion Rio puts the focus on Andalusian woman
byRio de Janeiro, April 17 (IANS/EFE) The first night of Fashion Rio put the spotlight on the Andalusian woman, focusing on the sobriety and…
Vasco midfielder Alberto faces doping ban
byRio de Janeiro, April 17 (IANS) Vasco da Gama midfielder Carlos Alberto faces a two-year ban from football after failing a doping test. The…
Secret monitors to watch Pakistani cricketers
byIslamabad, April 17 (IANS) The Pakistan Cricket Board planned to send a group of secret monitors to keep an eye on its cricketers during…
Ronaldinho in Brazil squad to play Chile
byRio de Janeiro, April 17 (IANS) Two-time FIFA World Player of the Year Ronaldinho has been named in Brazil’s squad for next week’s friendly…
Digicel to sponsor Caribbean Premier League
byBridgetown (Barbados), April 17 (IANS/CMC) Telecommunications major Digicel will sponsor the inaugural Caribbean Premier League (CPL) to be played in July-August. The CPL in…
Burrell heads several CONCACAF committees
byMiami, April 17 (IANS/CMC) Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) president Captain Horace Burrell will head a number of committees in the Confederation of North, Central…
Boston blast probe focuses on pressure cooker bombs
byWashington, April 17 (IANS) Investigators looking for clues to the Boston Marathon bombings that killed three people and injured another 176 would try to…
Russian orphanage head probed over teen slave labour
byMoscow, April 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian investigators have opened a criminal case against an orphanage director suspected of exploiting teenagers in her care as…
Eight warrants issued over Italian magistrate’s murder
byRome, April 17 (IANS/AKI) Italian police have issued eight arrest warrants over the 1992 slaying of anti-mafia magistrate Giovanni Falcone, his wife and three…