* According to
Prensa Latina, Israel will deport
Puerto Rican activist Alberto de Jesus
after he climbed a tower near the
West Bank’s separation barrier and planted a Palestinian flag on it
(image).
* Follow-up: New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg visited Mexico City yesterday in order to observe a unique anti-poverty program he hopes to implement in New York.
* Brazilian courts ruled that President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was not involved in an alleged plot to buy damaging information about opposition politicians last year.
* San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom proclaimed the city as a “sanctuary” for immigrants and said that city officials would not assist with federal immigration raids.
* “Within five years Nicaragua will be free from the International Monetary Fund” declared President Daniel Ortega.
* Peruvian president Alan Garcia met with U.S. President George W. Bush as part of Garcia’s campaign to promote a free trade deal between both countries.
* McDonald’s plans to expand in Latin America by adding 1600 franchises in the region.
* Bolivia’s government is inching closer to nationalizing the country’s telecom industry.
* Merrill Lynch improved Venezuela’s bond rating.
Links- International Herald Tribune, MSNBC, Bloomberg, Prensa Latina, Reuters AlertNet, Voice of America, El Universal, Guardian UK, NY1
Image- Scoop.co.nz
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