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Prison riot leaves 45 dead
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| Jan.13 |
Melbourne |
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Hobbled Kuerten loses
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| Feb.16 |
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Top politician faces fraud charges
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| Mar.23 |
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Troops sent to occupied farm
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| Mar.31 |
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Schumacher beats brother
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| Apr.28 |
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Cardinal questions celibacy
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| Jun.3 |
South Korea |
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Brazil 2-1 Turkey
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| Jun.8 |
South Korea |
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Brazil 4-0 China
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| Jun.14 |
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Brazil expected to draw on IMF loan
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| Jun.17 |
 Japan |
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Brazil past Belgium 2-0, into quarterfinals A spectacular Rivaldo goal and a late Ronaldo effort sent Brazil into the quarterfinals of the World Cup
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| Jun.21 |
Japan |
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Brazil beat England 2-1 in quarterfinal Ronaldinho made one goal and scored a second before being sent off as Brazil reached the World Cup semifinals
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| Jun.23 |
Germany |
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Barrichello wins European GP
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| Jun.26 |
Japan |
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Brazil beats Turkey 1-0 in semifinal| Ronaldo's shot, which Turkey goalkeeper Recber got a hand to but could not keep out, decided a tight tussle | |
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| Jun.29 |
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Leftist leads in polls
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| Jun.30 |
Japan |
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Brazil wins World Cup| Brazil 2-0 Germany. Ronaldo scored both goals and gets Golden Boot award | | |
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Brazil celebrates fifth World Cup title
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| Jul.25 |
Sao Paulo |
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Serial killer gets 121 years
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| Aug.1 |
Sao Paulo |
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Olimpia win Libertadores over Caetano Olimpia won the Libertadores Cup for the third time, coming from behind and then winning a penalty shootout 4-2
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| Aug.7 |
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IMF throws extra $30bn to Brazil The International Monetary Fund is hoping to help pull the country and the region out of crisis
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| Aug.18 |
Hungary |
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Barrichello wins GP
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| Aug.23 |
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Ronaldo announces return to Milan
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| Aug.30 |
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Plane crash leaves 24 dead Small-twin engined plane crashed shortly after takeoff. A member of the congress was among the victims
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New York |
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Kuerten dominated Safin at U.S. Open
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| Sep.29 |
Sao Paulo |
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11 die during riot at prison Most died of asphyxiated in fires, during a riot that erupted after dozens of inmates escaped from a prison
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| Oct.5 |
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Presidential polls show leftist to win Silva, a former union boss who lost his last 3 bids for the presidency, commanding a runaway lead
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| Oct.6 |
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Leftist seeks outright victory Luiz Inacio da Silva, known as 'Lula', appeared poised to win on his fourth try
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Real's Ronaldo scores twice in his debut
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Lula leads presidential vote| Partial results show 56-year-old leftist steelworker and union leader had 46.6% | |
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| Oct.7 |
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Lula in runoff for president Luiz Inacio da Silva failed to capture 50 percent of the vote in the first round of Brazilian presidential elections
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| Oct.13 |
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Lula dominant in presidency runoff polls Leftist presidential candidate convincingly outdistanced rival Jose Serra in weekend election-runoff opinion polls
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| Oct.27 |
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'Lula' poised to win elections Former shoeshine boy commanded a wide lead over ruling party candidate Jose Serra in opinion polls
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Leftist Lula wins presidency by landslide| Former union boss Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva had 61.5% to ruling party candidate Serra's 38.5% | | |
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| Oct.28 |
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Lula seeks to reassure markets In his first formal speech, president-elect reassured that he will respect the country's financial commitments
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| Oct.30 |
 London |
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New plan to save Amazon forests A new action plan is being launched at a conference in London
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| Nov.7 |
 Paraguay |
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'Tri-border' back on terrorism radar Several top terrorist operatives met recently in the area to plan attacks against U.S. and Israeli targets
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| Dec.9 |
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Mudslides kill dozens Rescue efforts are continuing to try to find survivors after mudslides at a coastal resort killed at least 36 people
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| Dec.15 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Santos conquer Corinthians for Brazil title
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| Dec.16 |
 Spain |
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Ronaldo wins second Golden Ball award Brazilian striker has been named European Footballer of the Year for the second time, France Football said
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| Dec.17 |
Spain |
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Ronaldo best world player for third time| The 26-year-old striker was top scorer at the 2002 World Cup, hitting 8 goals including 2 in the final as Brazil beat Germany | |
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| Dec.18 |
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'Many dead' in ferry disaster A passenger ferry with more than 300 people has capsized in the northern state of Para
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| Dec.21 |
 Mexico |
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Trevi returns Pop singer has arrived home from Brazil to face sex abuse charges
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