By Leo Byrne, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Residents around the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas in Rio have had their usually picturesque surroundings spoiled this week as low oxygen levels in the water, caused thousands of fish to suffocate and float to the surface. The usually scenic surroundings at Lagoa were ruined this week by […]
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Dead fish ruin the perfect picture in Rio de Janeiro
21 March 2013 by Black Diaspora
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Cyprus sovereign long-term foreign currency credit rating cut deeper into junk status
21 March 2013 by Black Diaspora
NEW YORK, March 21 (Reuters) – Standard & Poor’s cut the sovereign long-term foreign currency credit rating on Cyprus deeper into junk status on Thursday, lowering the rating to CCC from CCC-plus as the country struggles with a banking crisis. The European Union gave Cyprus until Monday to raise the billions of euros […]