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...BRAZIL Killer Epidemic An outbreak of dengue fever has killed at least 18 people as it laid low one in 10 workers in Rio de Janeiro state. The mosquito-borne disease, which causes such pain that it is also known as breakbone fever, first appeared in January and is spreading at a rate of 1,600 cases a day. Thousands of soldiers have been called in to spray insecticide and clear stagnant water where the mosquitoes breed...
This sort of unintended consequence is one of the classic arguments against trade protection. Consider that if the U.S. blocks steel imports from Brazil, that country could retaliate with duties on its imports of U.S. coal, throwing West Virginia miners out of work. Higher domestic steel prices could also push users to move their factories overseas; finished goods would then be exported to the U.S., circumventing tariffs on raw steel products. "My company will be at a competitive disadvantage," says Gary Hill, president of National Metalwares in Aurora, Ill. Hill's firm, small and privately held, makes school furniture...
They also seem to travel well. A woman in Brazil made a recording of Wiggles songs in Portuguese and sold 650,000 CDs. A man in Germany is trying to put together a group with the same name, outfits, philosophy and playlist, but in German. The Wiggles are looking into creating an Asian version of the band...
...brands such as SEAT and Skoda. And Piëch has added some boutique carmakers like Lamborghini and Bugatti to give the company, which also includes Audi, some additional cachet. Under Piëch, Volkswagen commands 51% of the car market in China and 25% of sales in Brazil. Perhaps most important is what Piëch hasn't done: made expensive mistakes, as BMW did in buying British car-maker Rover and as Mercedes committed by acquiring U.S. giant Chrysler...
...provinces - Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal - have declared their intention to provide anti-AIDS drugs to all HIV-positive pregnant women and their children. The Congress of South African Trade Unions, a close political partner of the ruling African National Congress, allied itself with Achmat's drug purchase in Brazil. Many state doctors and health officials, especially in the rural areas, are quietly accepting offers of funding from the private sector and overseas to obtain antiretrovirals. "It's a revolt that's gone underground," said a KwaZulu health worker. But in some provinces officials have been suspended and doctors have...