Rio’s Christ to light up Twitter’s World Cup campaign
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Rio's iconic Christ statue will be lit up on the eve of Sunday's World Cup final in the colors of each of the finalists' flags with...
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Banned headphones, a World Cup fashion beat
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Neymar likes them Brazil-green. England's Wayne Rooney, white. Luis Suarez, blue. Banned from the pitch by FIFA for licensing reasons, the bulky Beats headphones are a...
Brazilians for a day, tourists wear ‘verde amarelo’ for World Cup opener
By Esteban Israel SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilians may have mixed feelings about the World Cup, but the rest of the world is wearing the famed "verde amarelo" jersey with...
World Cup to be most tweeted global event ever
By Esteban Israel SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The World Cup, which kicks off this week in Brazil, will be the most tweeted event ever, a Twitter Inc executive said on...
Hacker group threatens cyber-attack on World Cup sponsors : source
SAO PAULO/BRASILIA - The hacker group Anonymous is preparing a cyber-attack on corporate sponsors of the World Cup in Brazil to protest the lavish spending on the soccer games in...
Internet industry seen as winner at global conference in Brazil
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Big Internet companies were the clear winners at a global conference hosted by Brazil on the future management of the Web where most participants agreed it...
Brazil conference will plot Internet’s future post NSA spying
SAO PAULO/BRASILIA (Reuters) - A global conference in Brazil on the future of the Internet in the wake of U.S. spying revelations might be much less anti-American than first thought...
Venezuelan Congress seeks probe of opposition leader over protests
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's Congress on Tuesday requested a criminal investigation of opposition deputy Maria Corina Machado for crimes including treason in relation to her involvement in anti-government protests that...
Students and faculty man barricades in Venezuela university city
MERIDA, Venezuela (Reuters) - An engineering student armed with a slingshot commands a barricade. A biologist with a PhD organizes residents of a rebellious barrio. A retired economist prays for...
Venezuelan Congress seeks probe of opposition leader over protests
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's Congress on Tuesday requested a criminal investigation of opposition deputy Maria Corina Machado for crimes including treason in relation to her involvement in anti-government protests that...