Monday, May 21, 2007

Daily Headlines: May 21, 2007

* Last week, Santiago, Chile’s Metropolitan Zoo celebrated the one-year birthday of a rare white tiger (image).

* “Bill Richardson wants you to know that even though he has the whitest name in the Democratic party he’s actually a Hispanic person.”

* Azucar! Miami Beach’s Bass Museum of Art opened an exhibition dedicated to legendary salsa singer Celia Cruz.

* Mexico’s ruling party may face a setback according to early results of the Yucatan governor’s election.

* Financial analysts hope that Venezuela’s pullout from the I.M.F. will be delayed.

* 120 Guatemalan detectives will be fired as part of the government’s anti-corruption strategy.

* Peruvian police are investigating the motive behind the deadly explosion of a knapsack filled with dynamite in a busy market.

* Today marks another landmark occasion in the silver anniversary of the Falklands War between the British and Argentina.


Sources- AHN, Wonkette, Miami Herald, Wikipedia, Bloomberg, Prensa Latina, Reuters UK, Guardian UK

Image- CBS News

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