The world's football stars will not be the only ones competing for glory at this year's World Cup in Rio de Janeiro. Coca-Cola will also be running hard.
Anglo-Dutch energy giant Royal Dutch Shell said Wednesday that it has sold a large stake in an offshore Brazilian oil field to Qatar for about $1.0 billion.
The 32 teams in next year's World Cup will be drawn into groups later - and will find out the venues for their opening games.11:20am UK, Friday 06 December 2013 England Fall In World Rankings.
China's CNOOC and CNPC, Anglo-Dutch giant Royal Dutch Shell and France's Total joined Brazilian state operator Petrobras on Monday in winning production rights to the huge "Libra" Atlantic oilfield.
Brazil President Dilma Rousseff Monday accused the United States of spying on oil giant Petrobras for its own "economic and strategic" reasons -- not for national security.
The National Security Agency's spying targeted the private computer networks of Google, a company that facilitates most of the world's international bank transfers and Brazil's state-run oil firm Petrobras, according to documents leaked by Edward Snowden, a Brazilian TV report said Sunday night.
Brazil and Mexico demanded explanations from the United States on Monday over allegations that the National Security Agency spied on the communications of their presidents.
Tehran, YJC. -- Brazil said Wednesday that it may go to the United Nations over US spying, which it said was not only used to combat terrorism, but also for industrial espionage.
Tehran, YJC. -- US Vice President Joe Biden called Brazil's president Friday to respond to alleged US electronic spying disclosed by rogue intelligence leaker Edward Snowden, Brasilia said.
TEHRAN, YJC. Not a week after they celebrated Rouhani's election as President, the people of Iran spilled into streets for the second time in four days as the Iranian national football team defeated S. Korea to reach the 2014 World Cup finals.