Brazil's government could seek a third certification firm to settle differences in valuations of oil to be used in state oil company Petrobras' capitalization plan, a high-level government source told Reuters on Thursday.

Google's social networking site, Orkut is under scrutiny by Brazilian state prosecutors.

Reuters reports that Orkut is under examinations over the accusations of paedophilia, defamation and false identity.

Scientists from Brazil have been able to discover a microbe christened as 'Conan the Bacterium' that is so tough that it can possibly travel space.

This discovery has led the team of researchers to perceive that organisms such as this one might have been the cause of origin of life on this planet, the Earth.

Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has given up on encoding the five hard drives which remain protected by the open-source encryption software TrueCrypt.

According to the reports posted by the Brazilian news site Globo, the HDD belongs to Daniel Dantas, who presently is in the custody of Brazilian police for money laundering accusations.

Experts say that while sex may not cure chronic illnesses, it does have some health benefits. According to the Health Minister Jose Gomes Temporao’s campaign to prevent high blood pressure, he recommends regular vigorous exec rise preventative measure, including sex and dancing. A report by ABC News said that a recent study in the British Medical Journal of 6,000 American ages 25 to 84; found that those with an active sex life lead healthier and longer lives.

A sum of up to US$250 million would be invested by the CPP Investment Board in a joint venture, which will concentrate on the development, acquisition and management of institutional-quality commercial properties in Brazil, said the board on Monday.