Word: brazile
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...established. For instance, when a gene from a plant that can cause allergic reactions is added to a previously safe food that caused no allergies, this new genetically modified food becomes a disguised killer. One study tested natural soybeans that had been genetically altered by implanting a gene from Brazil nuts to increase their sulphur content. These soybeans, which had caused no allergic reaction previous to being genetically modified, now caused potentially fatal allergic reactions in those people with nut allergies. Since the GM soybeans are not labeled—they are not differentiated from natural soybeans at all?...
...been sentenced to death by beheading, were granted royal clemency. Saudi officials had claimed the men were involved in illegal alcohol trading that was related to the attacks. Five of the men had made televised confessions, which they later retracted, saying they had been tortured. Honeymoon's Over BRAZIL Socialist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's public support waned as the Brazilian government's lower house passed part of a pension-reform bill,which raises the retirement age, caps civil servants' pensions and puts an 11% tax on pensions over $400 per month. Some 40,000 civil...
...issue of TIME Global Business, the Brazilian up-and-comer has garnered fresh attention. Embraer recently announced that it would open a plant in Jacksonville, Fla., and start pursuing U.S. defense and homeland-security contracts. (Embraer already sells a line of surveillance aircraft to the governments of Brazil, Greece and Mexico.) Then more news: discount carrier JetBlue Airways ordered 100 Embraer regional jets for $3 billion. The deal was especially notable because JetBlue had earlier espoused the maintenance and training efficiencies of using only one type of plane--one made by Airbus...
...nationals a club could field in a game. In 1995 a decision of the European Court of Justice invalidated those protectionist rules, and since then, the best clubs have snapped up talent from all over the world. At Real, Beckham will play alongside established stars from England, Portugal, France, Brazil and the Congo. The managers of two of England's leading soccer clubs, Liverpool and Arsenal, in London, are both French...
Last year, 168 summer students came from China, Taiwan and Singapore—second only to Brazil, which sent 186 students...