be more concerned
with
winning the World Cup than with making the country ready for the tournament. Paulo Cabral reports from Sao Paulo.
Brazil's sports minister said the comments made by Fifa's Jerome Valcke were out of order and
inappropriate
for talks between the Brazilian government and football's governing body. Aldo Rebelo said his government was not prepared to talk to Mr Valcke anymore. In a news conference in London on Friday, the secretary general of Fifa said Brazil needed a "kick up the backside" to speed up its preparation for the World Cup. Fifa's secretary general complained that the construction of the stadium was late, and that public transport and
lodging
was insufficient.
The US Department of Justice says it's hopeful there will be swift resolution and compensation payments to
plaintiffs
harmed by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill two years ago. The comments come after the oil giant BP said it had reached a $7.8bn settlement with more than 100,000 individual and business
claimants
affected by the spill. The department welcomed BP's approach but added that the United States would continue to pursue BP and other parties over federal law violations and environmental damage to the Gulf of Mexico. Court proceedings are due to start on Monday.
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The first polls have opened in Russia's presidential election, where voters in the far east of the country are casting their votes. Opinion polls suggest that Vladimir Putin is a clear front-runner. Four candidates are challenging him. Richard Galpin reports.