* Brazil’s government placed under its protection a 58,000 square mile area of Amazon rain forest that extends into several northeastern countries of South America.
* Turkey’s government condemned a resolution passed by Argentina’s legislature last week that establishes April 24th as a national “day of remembrance” for a supposed genocide against Armenians nearly a century ago.
* The head of Air Jamaica- Jamaica’s national airline- dismissed as “impractical” suggestions that the financially troubled air carrier should merge with another airline company.
* Brazilian tourism officials are planning a major public relations campaign against “Turistas”- a U.S. horror movie set in Brazil that has been scorned by most film critics.
* A Texas jury convicted a U.S. trucker involved in the deaths of 19 illegal immigrants he tried to smuggle in 2003.
Links- San Jose Mercury News, Angus Reid Consultants, People’s Daily Online, Jamaica Gleaner, Guardian UK, Rotten Tomatoes, CBS News
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Tags- Brazil, film, public relations, Argentina, environment, international politics, immigration, Jamaica
1 comment:
Does anyone know what's going on with all the symbolic Turkey-Armenia gestures from various countries.
I know Argentina has a fairly sizable population of Armenian descent (including tennis star David Nalbandian)...is this just political pandering to that group? Are there groups actively working to pass these resolutions around the world?
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