Cardoso faces austerity tests after re election win in Brazil
Cardoso won a first ballot victory amid interior results and must push through austere measures to curb Brazil’s crisis. Markets fell as investors anticipated spending cuts and tax hikes while a multinational bailout effort grows. Lula da Silva trailed with 34 percent as Cardoso leads with 51.2 percent.
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Body found in Juarez prompts renewed murder probe
Police in Ciudad Juarez report the discovery of a 20 year old woman's body in a trash dump near the border with Texas. Authorities say she was raped and beaten with a 45 pound rock found nearby as the city endures decades of unsolved femicides with numbers ranging from 95 to as high as 150 depending on the source.
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U N chief briefs Security Council on Iraq talks
United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan told the Security Council about his three meetings with Iraqi deputy prime minister Tariq Aziz and efforts to restart arms inspections. Baghdad insists on a comprehensive sanctions review before any progress toward lifting inspections.
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