Stories for September 2011

Wednesday, September 7th 2011 - 10:59 UTC
Brazilian bikini bottoms too tight for contestants: where are your panties?

When you're competing against 88 other beautiful women from around the world, sometimes it takes subtly drastic measures to be memorable. And sometimes you forget to pack your underwear.
Wednesday, September 7th 2011 - 10:54 UTC
Americans, Brazilians and Spanish, the ‘coolest nationalities” in the world

The Americans have been voted the world's “coolest nationality” in an international poll, the Brazilians the coolest in Latin America and the Spanish in Europe, according to social networking site Badoo.com.
Wednesday, September 7th 2011 - 10:47 UTC
Argentina/Brazil confirm South Atlantic as a peace and cooperation zone free of nuclear weapons

Argentina and Brazil defence ministers confirmed the two countries “strategic alliance” and subscribed a bilateral cooperation declaration emphasizing on the South Atlantic as “a Peace Zone, free of nuclear weapons”.
Wednesday, September 7th 2011 - 10:43 UTC
US and European shares continue to slide waiting for strong political decisions

US and European shares have both fallen as concerns continue about the high level of Euro zone debt, as well as the risk of a return to recession on both sides of the Atlantic.
Wednesday, September 7th 2011 - 04:42 UTC
Falklands’ team ready for Commonwealth Youth Games opening ceremony

The Falkland Islands team will be arriving in the Isle of Man over the next couple of days to participate in the Commonwealth Youth Games which brings together more than 1,000 athletes from all over the world.
Wednesday, September 7th 2011 - 04:35 UTC
Spain’s conservative opposition extends lead over Socialists to 15 points

Spain’s conservative opposition People’s Party (PP) has extended its lead over the ruling Socialists and is on course to win a parliamentary majority in the November 20 elections, according to an opinion poll on Sunday.
Wednesday, September 7th 2011 - 04:03 UTC
Cambridge, Harvard best world universities; US and UK monopolize top rankings

Cambridge has retained its premier status in the QS World University Rankings, beating Harvard for a second year, as UK and US institutions again took the top 10 spots. Latin America figured badly with only six ranked in the 300 universities reviewed, the best in position 169.
Tuesday, September 6th 2011 - 22:27 UTC
Chinese consortium acquires 15% of world’s largest niobium producer in Brazil

A consortium of five Chinese companies has acquired a 15% stake in Brazil's Companhia Brasileira de Metalurgia e Mineracao (CBMM), the world's biggest niobium producer, for 1.95 billion dollars in cash.
Tuesday, September 6th 2011 - 22:22 UTC
Brazil consumer prices in August increase for the twelfth month running

Brazil’s inflation accelerated for the 12th straight month in August to its fastest annual rate since 2005. Consumer prices, as measured by the IPCA index, rose 0.37% in August from the previous month, the national statistics agency reported on Tuesday. Prices rose 7.23% from a year ago, the highest since June 2005.
Tuesday, September 6th 2011 - 22:15 UTC
Brazilian car industry scaling down production as inventories rise

Metalworkers at a General Motors factory in Brazil decided to go on strike on Tuesday to demand a 17.45% wage increase just as the industry is scaling back production amid rising inventories.