The cities being considered to receive the Arab reporters are São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia. The information was given exclusively to ANBA. However, before opening the office in Brazil, Aljazeera will install a newsroom in Venezuela, in the city of Caracas, in the month of July. Currently, the network has about 54 million spectators around the world.
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Agência Brasil Brasília – Experimental medical procedures in patients with serious heart problems have begun at three Brazilian hospitals: the National Heart Institute of Laranjeiras in Rio de Janeiro (INCL), the Heart Institute (Incor), in São Paulo, both in southeastern Brazil, and the Hospital Santa Isabel, in Salvador, in the northeast of the country. The
The statement was made by Marta Maurás, Eclac secretary, who participated in the Regional Ministerial Conference of Latin America and the Caribbean, preparatory event for the 2nd phase of the World Summit on the Information Society, due to take place in November, in Tunisia. The event took place in Rio de Janeiro.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – A group of Brazilian entrepreneurs, amongst them the president of shoe factory Grendene, Alexandre Grendene Bartelle, is studying the possibility of building an iron and steel factory in Mato Grosso do Sul, state in the Midwest of Brazil, in the city of Três Lagoas. The information was confirmed by
In the last two years there has been a record growth of 37% in the number of procedures, which grew from 7,981 in 2002 to 10,920 in 2004. Cornea transplants are the most common. This year a total of 2,500 of these procedures have already taken place.
Geovana Pagel* São Paulo – "It is necessary to differentiate, diversify and expand the technological bases between Brazil and the Arab countries," declared Elias Ganthous, secretary general of the Union of Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture of the Arab Countries, during the seminar opening the Brazil-Arab Countries Business Meeting in São Paulo, the financial
Isaura Daniel, special envoy* Brasília – Tunisia is taking ahead a daring technology plan that was presented today (10) by the president of the National Chamber of Information Technology, Faouzi Zaghbib, at one of his talks at the business meeting, which took place in the sidelines of the meeting between the Arab and South American
The minister of Science and Technology, Eduardo Campos, visited the Arab country yesterday to discuss partnerships in the construction of pipelines and in scientific cooperation in the oil and agricultural area. Apart from that, he had the objective of inviting country president Taya to the summit of Arab and South American countries.
The ministers of foreign relations of both countries discussed the matter in Brazilian capital Brasília. A joint company may be established to deal with the matter.
The Ministry of Science and Technology will invest US$ 1.34 million to finalise the construction. The unit is being built in the city of Juazeiro and will produce sterile insects that will be used in pest combat in mango orchards. Brazil earned US$ 370 million with fruit exports last year, of which US$ 64.3 million correspond to mangoes.
