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Inquiry ordered after Brazilian blackout
Lula demands answers after more than half the country and all of neighbouring Paraguay were plunged into darkness - raising concerns about Olympics preparedness
Brazil minister voices currency concerns
Brazil’s finance minister has sparked speculation the government will introduce further capital controls after he said foreign exchange markets were giving the Brazilian real an “exaggerated” valuation
Pakistan in Chinese fighter jet deal
China is to sell at least 36 advanced J-10 fighter jets to Pakistan in a landmark defence deal that could be worth as much as $1.4bn and highlights Beijing’s increasing strategic clout in Asia
Editorial: Bolivarian bully
Hugo Chávez should call off mobilisation plans. Colombia and the US should respond with guarantees that the bases will be used to battle insurgents and drug trafficking within Colombian territory
Narco-bling overdose leaves museum in a fix
Mexico’s overflowing drugs museum’s litany of colourful exhibits lifts lid on President Calderón’s three-year war on narcotics and the industry’s less-than-modest characters
Colombia appeals to UN over Chávez threat
Colombia says it will appeal to the UN Security Council and the OAS after Hugo Chávez, the fiery leftist president of neighbouring Venezuela, orders his army to prepare for war
Analysis: Brazil’s real reward
As Brazil, barely hit by the global crisis, lifts ever more citizens from poverty, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva nears his final year in office held in high regard
Honduras pact crumbles over unity government
An agreement to end a four-month political crisis in Honduras collapsed after two rival leaders failed to form a government of unity to heal the damage from a June coup
Lula calls on leaders to attend climate talks
Brazil’s president has challenged other world leaders to attend next month’s climate talks in Copenhagen to break the deadlock in negotiations to cut greenhouse gas emissions
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Colombia – a country racked by 45 years of guerrilla warfare and the violent rise of drug trafficking – has been a challenge to rebrand
