Thursday, January 17, 2008

Daily Headlines: January 17, 2008

*Actor Sean Penn criticized the “increasingly lamebrain” San Francisco Chronicle for publishing an article critical of celebrities close to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.

* Stocks throughout Latin America have taken a tumble amidst the global anxiety over the U.S. economy.

* Chile’s legislature approved a proposal to provide pensions for all the country’s workers.

* French firm Alstrom was chosen to build Latin America’s first high-speed rail line in Argentina.

Sources- AFP, Reuters, Associated Press, Bloomberg

Image- Sydney Morning Herald


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