* A slightly belated RIP to the 32 people killed at Virginia Tech University on Monday including a 26-year-old student from Puerto Rico and a 21-year-old student from Peru. (Hat tip- VivirLatino).
* Paraguayan president Nicanor Duarte had to apologize after joking that a female member of his Cabinet needed a romantic partner.
* While China eagerly turns to Brazil for its soybeans, farmers in Argentina are reeling from losing over 2 million tons of soybeans due to flooding.
* Peru’s currency reached an 8-year high yesterday after a big boost from the mining sector.
Links- VivirLatino, El Diario/La Prensa, Bloomberg, Malaysia Star, Guardian UK
Image- Malaysia Star (Memorial on the campus of Virginia Tech University to the victims of Monday’s massacre)
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