The decision, confirmed by a ministry press official in Brasilia, follows Egypt's ban of beef on Monday from Parana state, where a cow that died two years ago had developed atypical bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or mad cow disease.

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His decision, in 2005, to press for international acceptance of India's civil nuclear programme, ending a ban on foreign assistance imposed because of India's refusal to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, was meant to usher in a new era of co-operation and trust.

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The SBC's official news agency, Baptist Press, recently reported that the Royal Ambassador program might spread to more Southern Baptist churches if the BSA's ban is lifted.

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