Smart Reads July 1, 2013
♦ In Egypt, at least nine people were killed in protests bigger than those seen during the country’s 2011 uprising. More than a million people demanded that president Mohamed Morsi step down. ♦ Poor...
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Chile’s next president — not so predictable
While Dilma Rousseff and Cristina Fernández face rising political uncertainty in Brazil and Argentina, across the Andes plucky Chile soldiers on in time-honored fashion – that’s to say, predictably....
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♦ Lawrence Summers made dismissive remarks about the effectiveness of quantitative easing back in April, while a senate letter by a group of Democrats backing Janet Yellen for the next Fed chair is...
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♦ Eike Batista built an empire and became Brazil’s richest man with the OGX oil company. It now stands on the verge of bankruptcy, however, after it turned out the oil fields meant to produce more than...
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Davos doubt: Brazil’s blanket bullishness
By Joe Leahy in São Paulo Team Brazil began its charm offensive in Davos on Thursday with Finance Minister Guido Mantega reasserting the primary role in global economic growth of the so-called Brics,...
View ArticleSmart Reads June 9, 2014
The US president’s thicker skin and conviction that he can transact little business with Congress means he is using his executive authority to shape policy – and his legacy. The next king of Spain...
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A joyous start, and an Oscar for Brazil
Brazil 3 (Neymar Jr 29, 71 penalty; Oscar 90) Croatia 1 (Marcelo own goal 11) By Simon Kuper in Sâo Paulo This was the joyous start the World Cup needed. After all the Brazilian anger about wasteful...
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Brazilians in tune with the soccer party mood
(Photograph: AFP) By Thalita Carrico One week after the start of the World Cup, there seems little doubt about where Brazilians’ loyalty lies. On days when the Seleção – the national team – is playing,...
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Brazil’s psychological trauma
Watching the World Cup from Brazil – as I did last week – it was impossible to miss the huge weight of expectations placed on the national team. Half the country – including some toddlers and dogs –...
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• Marina Silva, a political outsider who is threatening to end the 12-year reign of Brazil’s powerful centre-left Workers’ party, is quenching Brazilians’ thirst for change. • Qatar’s foreign minister...
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♦Cecile Kyenge, Italy’s first black minister, is confronting the country’s culture of casual racism, but the success of her proposed legislation depends on her fellow parliamentarians – some of whom...
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A second global institution turns to Latin America for renewal
Was it the man or the country? Roberto Azevêdo is a polished negotiator, a seasoned trade diplomat and in many ways a perfect pick to head the World Trade Organization. He knows his way around the...
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Seven things to know about China’s taste for wine
Sampling wine at a Shanghai wine fair (AFP) As the China-EU solar dispute deepens, oddly enough, wine has been brought into the fray. Here are seven interesting factoids you may (not) know about China...
View ArticleSmart Reads June 18, 2013
♦ The west’s dominance of the Middle East is coming to an end, says Gideon Rachman. ♦ Protests against student bus fares spread throughout Brazil’s major cities, with hundreds of protesters invading...
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In the Picture: Brazil’s ‘bus fare’ protests
A demonstrator holds a Brazilian flag in front of a burning barricade during a protest in Rio de Janeiro on Monday The protests sweeping Brazil began in São Paulo, the country’s commerical capital,...
View ArticleSmart Reads June 20, 2013
♦ The BBC visits two Goodyear-owned tyre factories in Amiens, north France, to look at how the country is getting to grips with labour reform. ♦ The nuclear stand-off with Iran can be resolved now that...
View ArticleFT column: The gnomes of Zurich are silent no longer
By Gideon Rachman What is the link between the following political scandals? The Petrobras case in Brazil, the 1MDB affair in Malaysia, the unravelling of Fifa, the prosecution of a French minister and...
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