Here are a few news briefs from around the Americas. Stay tuned this weekend as we will publish on Mexico's Independence Day celebrations, an op/ed piece on Guatemalan violence, and our weekly posts on blog entries and the week in review.* London mayor Ken Livingstone is under fire for planning a deal that would import cheap oil from Venezuela. (Image from Chavez’ visit to London in May via BBC Mundo).
* Haiti has been added to the list of “fragile states” compiled by the World Bank which has gone from 17 countries n 2003 to 23 this year.
* Peru’s government is going to make several changes to its counternarcotics policy since the country is the world’s number 2 producer of cocaine despite receiving $330 million in U.S. aid.
*Russian gas giant Gazprom is considering taking part in a pipeline that will connect Panama with gas from South America.
Haiti, World Bank, Panama, Venezuela, Peru, South America, United States, drugs, gas, international economy, international politics, oil
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