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Is Brazil still the land of soccer?

With its famed "jogo bonito" (beautiful game), iconic stars and record five World Cup titles, Brazil has long been known as the land of soccer.

Babel in Brussels: The shadow army of EU interpreters

It's a back-to-back voting session in the European Parliament, and hands shoot up in rapid-fire succession as the roll call sounds in German: "Dafuer!" or "Dagegen!" — "For" or "Against."

It took decades, but Japan’s working women are making progress

When the future empress of Japan entered the country’s elite diplomatic corps in 1987, a year after a major equal employment law went into effect, she was one of only three female recruits. Known then as Masako Owada, she worked long hours and had a rising career as a trade negotiator. But she lasted just under six years in the job, giving it up to marry Crown Prince — and now Emperor — Naruhito.

In Myanmar war, crucial window looms for junta and rebels

In the jungles of southeastern Myanmar's Dawna Hills, rebels from an armed ethnic group are fighting to hold back columns of reinforcements sent by the country's ruling junta to try to reclaim Myawaddy, a critical trading outpost on the Thai border.