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After A Brief Absence, Brazil's 'Celebrity Billionaire' Silvio Santos Is Back ... - Forbes

After A Brief Absence, Brazil's 'Celebrity Billionaire' Silvio Santos Is Back ... - Forbes | Travel | Scoop.it
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After A Brief Absence, Brazil's 'Celebrity Billionaire' Silvio Santos Is Back ...
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Good for you...do some good with that money...

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Lopetegui: All players that arrive are signed by FC Porto, not by me

Lopetegui: All players that arrive are signed by FC Porto, not by me | Travel | Scoop.it
... Posted on Saturday, August 2nd, 2014. Porto manager Julen Lopetegui insists the influx of Spanish players to the club has nothing to do with nationality as he aims to guide the Dragões back to the top after a disappointing season.
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Ameliorating textile industry helps Angolan economy to ramify

Ameliorating textile industry helps Angolan economy to ramify | Travel | Scoop.it
A positive step has been launched in favour of the economy of Angola. The ameliorating textile industry of Angola can help to broaden the horizons of the Angolan economy. Diversification of the economy to shield it against ...
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Good for Angola..

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Brotherhood of St. Anthony Festa this weekend - Visalia Times-Delta

Brotherhood of St. Anthony Festa this weekend - Visalia Times-Delta | Travel | Scoop.it
Brotherhood of St. Anthony Festa this weekend
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The Brotherhood of St. Anthony, a nonprofit organization founded in 1920 to help the Portuguese community of California, will hold its annual festa in honor of the patron St.
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Festa has been added to the Festa and Events page of MyLuso.com

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Arsenal and Liverpool dealt a blow in the hunt for Porto forward ...

Arsenal and Liverpool dealt a blow in the hunt for Porto forward ... | Travel | Scoop.it
ARSENAL and Liverpool target Jackson Martinez has committed his immediate future to his current club Porto by penning a new deal at the Estádio do Dragão. (Football,Liverpool,suarez,luis suarez,uruguay,liverpool transfer ...
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Amazing that Porto could compete...

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East San Jose youth soccer team goes from underdog to ranking among nation's best

East San Jose youth soccer team goes from underdog to ranking among nation's best | Travel | Scoop.it
Defying odds in a youth sports world increasingly skewed toward the rich, Los Tigres of the Portuguese Athletic Club in San Jose’s working class East Side finished third in national championships last month.
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Congratulations PAC and Los Tigres!

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August 5, 2014 10:28 PM
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What Crisis? EU Rules on Banks Lauded as Right After All - Bloomberg

What Crisis? EU Rules on Banks Lauded as Right After All - Bloomberg | Travel | Scoop.it
What Crisis? EU Rules on Banks Lauded as Right After All Bloomberg The Bank of Portugal unveiled a 4.9 billion-euro ($6.6 billion) bailout over the weekend that will leave shareholders and junior bondholders with losses, while sparing senior...
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August 5, 2014 10:23 PM
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Portuguese culture comes alive in summer program - Fall River Spirit

Portuguese culture comes alive in summer program - Fall River Spirit | Travel | Scoop.it
Portuguese culture comes alive in summer program Fall River Spirit Serena Rivera, a student in Luso-Afro-Brazilian Studies and Theory at the university, and an instructor for the course, said Fado music is "soulful." "A lot of times, (the music)...
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Good program!

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Amazon tribe fights Brazil dam project

Amazon tribe fights Brazil dam project | Travel | Scoop.it

"If these dams are built, everything will end," says Lamberto Painha, one of the chiefs of the Munduruku tribe in Brazil's Amazon region.


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This will change the way of life as they know it..


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August 5, 2014 10:01 PM
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Man-made ‘dead zone’ in the Gulf of Mexico is the size of Connecticut

Man-made ‘dead zone’ in the Gulf of Mexico is the size of Connecticut | Travel | Scoop.it
RT @coopmike48: Man-made ‘dead zone’ in the Gulf of Mexico is the size of Connecticut http://t.co/du8UYT3Aij via @feedly
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August 5, 2014 12:48 AM
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Benfica - Valencia Betting Preview: Back the Portuguese side to ...

Benfica - Valencia Betting Preview: Back the Portuguese side to ... | Travel | Scoop.it
There seems to have been a fair amount of money for the Portuguese side with punters taking the healthy looking odds-against price for a talented Benfica side. Valencia last year were at times shambolic defensively and ...
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August 5, 2014 12:39 AM
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Investors cheer Portuguese bank rescue - Reuters

Investors cheer Portuguese bank rescue - Reuters | Travel | Scoop.it
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Investors cheer Portuguese bank rescue
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SX7E and Portuguese banks were up 6 percent .TRXFLDPTPBANK. Shares in BES were still suspended.
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August 5, 2014 12:37 AM
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Banco Espírito Santo to Be Split Up in Rescue by Portugal - New York Times

Banco Espírito Santo to Be Split Up in Rescue by Portugal - New York Times | Travel | Scoop.it
Evening Standard Banco Espírito Santo to Be Split Up in Rescue by Portugal New York Times Banco Espírito Santo will be shut down, and its healthy businesses transferred to a new bank, as part of 4.9 billion euro rescue plan financed primarily by...
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August 7, 2014 10:37 PM
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Timor-Leste Red Cross opens the doors of its new headquarters - International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Timor-Leste Red Cross opens the doors of its new headquarters International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Over the weekend, as the world was grappling with the...
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Good job Timor-Leste!

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August 6, 2014 11:27 PM
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Brazil sweeps U19 World Championships gold medals | FIVB ...

Brazil sweeps U19 World Championships gold medals | FIVB ... | Travel | Scoop.it
Porto, Portugal, August 3, 2014 - Brazil claimed both gold medals at the double gender FIVB Beach Volleyball U19 World Championships on Sunday in Porto.
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Congrats, Brazil!

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Linha 22: Enjoy Portuguese Wine, Cheese and Fado while Cruising ...

Linha 22: Enjoy Portuguese Wine, Cheese and Fado while Cruising ... | Travel | Scoop.it
Linha22 is a cafe, delicatessen, bed & breakfast and an electric tram tour with live Fado paired with a wine and cheese tasting, rolled into one!
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We like the concept..

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August 6, 2014 11:04 PM
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Teacher brings Timor tale to life - Manawatu Standard

Teacher brings Timor tale to life - Manawatu Standard | Travel | Scoop.it
Teacher brings Timor tale to life
Manawatu Standard
There are probably only a few primary-school aged children who know the legend of how East Timor was formed, but Hokowhitu School teacher Lynne Handcock's classes know it by heart.
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Macao sees big drop in revenue, hit by anti-extravagance crackdown - ecns

Macao sees big drop in revenue, hit by anti-extravagance crackdown - ecns | Travel | Scoop.it
Reuters Macao sees big drop in revenue, hit by anti-extravagance crackdown ecns In June, Macao, the only place in China where gambling is allowed, saw a monthly gross revenue drop in its gaming industry for the first time since 2009, according to...
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Cause and effect..


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August 5, 2014 10:56 PM
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Bill Clinton: America has 'barely scratched the surface' on African investment

Bill Clinton: America has 'barely scratched the surface' on African investment | Travel | Scoop.it
Washington (CNN) - With the vast majority of African leaders in town for a White House summit on the future of the continent, former President Bill Clinton said Tuesday that partnering with African business is a "massive opportunity for American business.
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August 5, 2014 10:25 PM
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Overuse of Groundwater in California Threatens Future Farming and Human Habitation and Requires Enormous Amounts of Electricity | Big Picture Agriculture

As this California drought intensifies, this week I caught the first headline warning that people may need to be migrated out of areas where its groundwater has been depleted from pumping until exhaustion. As it turns out, there is little or no ..


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International partners help to reduce poverty in Timor-Leste - St George and Sutherland Shire Leader

International partners help to reduce poverty in Timor-Leste - St George and Sutherland Shire Leader | Travel | Scoop.it
International partners help to reduce poverty in Timor-Leste
St George and Sutherland Shire Leader
ALTHOUGH she has visited other developing countries, it is Timor-Leste that has really stolen the heart of Madeleine Whitby, 22.
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Absolutely fascinating...

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August 5, 2014 10:06 PM
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A Simple Guide to Goa Beaches for Foreign Tourists

A Simple Guide to Goa Beaches for Foreign Tourists | Travel | Scoop.it

Traveling to Goa for the first time? Here is a simple guide to Goa beaches, which can be quite helpful for foreign tourists on holidays in India.


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Golden Triangle Tour to India combined with Exotic beaches of Goa is a must see holiday destination in India http://goo.gl/9VZzfx

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BP and partners' US$350 million payments in corruption-prone Angola show need for U.S. transparency rule

As Heads of African governments gather in Washington D.C. for the U.S.-Africa Leaders' Summit tomorrow, there is a crucial issue that must get attention: where does the money from natural ...

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Long overdue..

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August 5, 2014 12:46 AM
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Vin Diesel Voices Groot In Portuguese, Spanish, Mandarin, Russian ...

Vin Diesel Voices Groot In Portuguese, Spanish, Mandarin, Russian ... | Travel | Scoop.it
The actor mastered "I am Groot," (which is all his talking, walking alien space tree character says in the new Marvel movie) in Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, Russian and French. Brazillian Portugese: ...
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Es Groot...


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August 5, 2014 12:39 AM
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Trade between China and Portuguese language countries US$64.680 billion in ... - Macauhub

Trade between China and Portuguese language countries US$64.680 billion in ... - Macauhub | Travel | Scoop.it
Trade between China and Portuguese language countries US$64.680 billion in ...
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Didn't know it was this much..

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