Thursday, August 23, 2007

Daily Headlines: August 23, 2007

* Representatives for coffee chain Starbucks denied reports that they would expand into Colombia.

* Guatemalan immigration officials said that over 51,000 illegal immigrants were deported from the U.S. to the Central American country between 2004 and 2007.

* A recent poll showed that Panamanians where nearly split as to where former leader Manuel Noriega should go after he’s released in September.

* Pro- and anti-abortion groups held simultaneous protests in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic yesterday.

* Follow-up: Problems continue with the distribution of aid relief to survivors of last week’s deadly earthquakes in Peru, while Hurricane Dean was downgraded to a tropical storm after hitting Mexico for the second time.

Sources (English)- Washington Times, Taipei Times, The Latin Americanist, Dominican Today, CNNMoney.com

Source (Spanish)- El Diario/La Prensa

Image- MSNBC


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