Friday, March 9, 2007

Daily headlines: March 09, 2007

* U.S. First Daughter Jenna Bush will (image) write a non-fiction book based on her time as a UNICEF intern in Argentina, Paraguay, and Panama.


*Several U.S. agencies conducted mock drills this week in preparation for a possible mass exodus of Cubans after Fidel Castro dies.

* Health workers from several countries including France and Cuba have gone to Paraguay in order to deal with the country’s dengue outbreak.

* Only Iraq and Russia surpass Colombia in a list of the world’s deadliest countries for journalists according to a report by The International News Safety Institute.

* Canada’s Scotiabank may open investment banks in Peru and Chile.

* Mel Gibson’s next film project may take place in Panama along with the help of singer Ruben Blades.

Links- ABC News, International Herald Tribune, Guardian UK, The Latin Amercanist, Bloomberg, Los Angeles Daily News

Image- Stuff.co.nz

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