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1. News - World - BRAZIL

   Brazil nightclub owner blames country for fire

   Posted Jan 31st 2013, 10:20am by Associated Press in Santa Maria

   ... escaped the club apparently unharmed. Brazil Health Minister Alexandre Padilha has urged the fire’s survivors to remain alert for any symptoms of so-called “chemical pneumonia,” which can take up ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1140039/brazil-nightclub-owner-blames-country-fire
2. News - World - BRAZIL

   Brazilian cities crack down on nightclubs after deadly fire

   Posted Jan 30th 2013, 11:50am by Reuters in Santa Maris

   ... News World Brazil fires Nightclub Reuters in Santa Maris New laws sought, but Brazilians doubt things will change Cities across Brazil are cracking down on nightclubs to ensure that they comply with fire regulations after a weekend blaze destroyed a club in the southern university town of Santa Maria, killing 235 people. The fire was Brazil’s deadliest in half a century ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1139184/brazilian-cities-crack-down-nightclubs-after-deadly-fire
3. News - World - BRAZIL

   232 die in panicky stampede in Brazil nightclub fire

   Posted Jan 27th 2013, 07:36pm by Associated Press

   ... News World Brazil fire Santa Maria Agencies in Brasilia A blaze raced through a crowded nightclub in southern Brazil early Sunday, killing 232 people as the air filled with deadly smoke and panicked party-goers stampeded toward the exits, police and witnesses said. It appeared to be the world’s deadliest nightclub fire in more than a decade. Witnesses said that a flare or firework lit ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1137256/brazil-nightclub-fire-likely-killed-more-200
4. News - World - BRAZIL

   Brazil mourns victims of nightclub fire

   Posted Jan 28th 2013, 05:54pm by AFP

   ... Argentine health officials announced on Sunday they would send Brazil available reserves of human skin for future transplants to burn victims. Brazil nightclub blaze: 233 dead after fire tears ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1137967/brazil-mourns-victims-nightclub-fire
5. Sport - Soccer - SOCCER

   Fifa member Del Nero targeted in Brazil police probe

   Posted Nov 27th 2012, 10:18am by Reuters in Sao Paulo

   ... Sport Soccer Soccer Brazil Reuters in Sao Paulo Police briefly detained one of Brazilian football’s most powerful men on Monday after searching his home in what they said ...

   http://www.scmp.com/sport/soccer/article/1091983/fifa-member-del-nero-targeted-brazil-police-probe
6. News - World - BRAZIL

   Amazon Indians refuse to end occupation of building site

   Posted May 04th 2013, 03:09pm by Reuters in Brazilia

   ... with no dams but where the government plans to build a dozen to meet Brazil’s rapidly rising electricity consumption. The government sent police and soldiers to the Tapajos River earlier this year ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1229975/amazon-indians-refuse-end-occupation-building-site
7. Sport - Soccer - SOCCER

   Brazil coach Scolari thrills in Marcelo performance

   Posted Mar 26th 2013, 05:10pm by Reuters in London

   ... for a second stint in charge but said he was pleased with his progress as he builds a team for next year’s World Cup, where Brazil will try and win a sixth world title on home soil. “We have to go ...

   http://www.scmp.com/sport/soccer/article/1200254/brazil-coach-scolari-thrills-marcelo-performance
8. Spain now guardians of 'beautiful game' says Zico

   Posted Jun 15th 2010, 12:00am by Alvin Sallay

   ... Football in Brazil Football in Japan Alvin Sallay Time has not stood still for Zico. The Brazilian legend has packed on a few pounds, but at 57 still moves sprightly as he snaps pictures ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/717131/spain-now-guardians-beautiful-game-says-zico
9. News - Hong Kong - LEGAL

   Nightclub fires 'just waiting to happen'

   Posted Feb 06th 2013, 12:00am by John Carney

   ... News Hong Kong Nightclub fires Legal Overcrowding John Carney john.carney@scmp.com Overcrowding is a grave concern because some club managers do not get the seriousness of the problem, ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1143876/nightclub-fires-just-waiting-happen
10. Your guide to popular semi-precious stones

    Posted Dec 03rd 2003, 12:00am by Divia Harilela

    ... Gemstones Brazil Quartz Gems come in great variety and with fascinating histories, writes Divia Harilela Amethyst Composition: The best-known and most valuable form of quartz, amethyst ...

    http://www.scmp.com/article/436738/your-guide-popular-semi-precious-stones

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