Tuesday, June 5, 2007

Daily Headlines: June 05, 2007

* Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa has asked the international community to come up with a plan to compensate Ecuador from drilling for oil in rainforest areas (image).

* So what do you think of this headline: silly or stupid?

* A man was killed by a tiger and lion kept on the roof of a Mexico City wholesaler.

* Colombia’s government said that it would repay ahead of time a $500 million debt with several international financial entities.

* Pope Benedict XVI and Mexican President Felipe Calderon met at the Vatican City yesterday, though it was a group of invited children that stole the attention of onlookers. (Hat tip: Hispanic Tips).

* Despite a decline in births in New York City, new data is showing a “baby boom” amongst children born to Mexican immigrants there.

Sources- Christian Science Monitor, Guardian UK, Catholic News Service, Hispanic Tips, New York Times, Sportsnet.ca, Reuters

Image- Telegraph.co.uk


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