Titulares de las Americas

It’s been nearly a half-year since we’ve taken a look at various headlines that have been highlighted by the Latin American press. Here are stories that have recently made the rounds:

• Over 100,000 people in Latin America became infected with HIV so far this year, according to a report to be released on Wednesday.
• One survey showed that unemployment is the most pressing concern on the minds of most young Chileans, while a separate poll concluded that only 2 in 5 Salvadorans believe that democracy is the ideal government system.
• During a speech commemorating Afro-Brazilian Conscience Day, Brazilian President Inacio Lula da Silva reproached politicians who “pretend” to help the poor.
• The press in Argentina and Uruguay each looked at the one-year anniversary of activists opposed to the Botnia mill.
• Mexico City’s Metropolitan Cathedral may reopen this weekend roughly a week after it was stormed by 150 protestors.
• The Colombian government would permit a meeting between a top guerilla leader and Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez but only under certain conditions.
• Cuba’s Fidel Castro ruminated on oil and biofuels in his latest article published on Monday, while Raul Castro announced January 20 as the date for elections to the country’s parliament.

Sources (Spanish)- Clarin.com, La Nacion, Diario El Pais, ElMercurio.com, ElFaro.net, El Tiempo, granma.cu, Milenio.com, El Universal

Sources (Portuguese)- O Globo Online

Image- Guardian UK