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...BRAZIL Mass Vaccination Faced with two outbreaks of the highly contagious foot-and-mouth disease, the government decided to vaccinate 13 million animals. The disease appeared in cattle in Rio Grande do Sul state, near the border with Uruguay, which is vaccinating its entire herd of 10 million animals following the discovery of 190 cases. Neighboring Argentina, which has found 291 diseased animals, is also conducting a huge vaccination campaign. Beef exports are extremely important to the economy of Brazil, which numbers 160 million animals in its herd...
RETURNED. RONALD BIGGS, 71, celebrated British fugitive who helped execute "the Great Train Robbery," heisting [pound]7 million (more than $40 million today) from a Glasgow-to-London mail train in 1963; from Rio de Janeiro to the Belmarsh prison in London. Strokes have weakened the once fun-loving outlaw. Though many suspect that he turned himself in to seek medical care in prison, he insists all he wants is a pint in a pub before he dies...
...until January 2002. But the drawing board is dazzling, with plans for onboard art exhibitions, a Swiss-run spa, a full-size tennis court and driving ranges, a retractable marina and a route that constantly circles the globe for events like the Cannes Film Festival and carnival in Rio. The 110 units range from 1,106 sq. ft. to 3,242 sq. ft., with a choice of four design concepts so posh that they were featured in October's Architectural Digest. The bigger condos sold best...
...Three explosions rocked the biggest offshore oil platform in the world, killing 10 workers. More than 160 people were rescued from the Petrobras rig, which threatened to sink about 200 km north of Rio de Janeiro. The accident was expected to delay Brazil's plan to achieve energy self-sufficiency by 2005. The wells from the 40-story-high platform pumped 80,000 barrels a day, about 5% of Brazil's petroleum production. The rig, the pride of Brazil's petroleum industry, was listing at 30 degrees after the explosion. If it sinks, it could release 1.5 million liters...
...know if Steorts has ever met any poor people, but money is far more important to the poor than the rich. For the rich, an extra tax might mean vacation in Rio instead of Paris. For the poor, an extra tax might mean that mother has to choose between heat in winter and health insurance for her children...