Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Daily Headlines: May 7, 2008

* Argentina: Some veterans of the Falklands War are upset at a local publisher who issued textbooks showing the Falklands Islands as belonging to Great Britain.

* Mexico: According to a study released last month, $2.5 billion in bribes were paid in 2007 by Mexicans.

* Latin America: Government representatives from several countries will meet at a summit in Nicaragua to discuss ways to react to the global food crisis.

* Colombia: Canadian Trade Minister David Emerson said that he was “cautiously optimistic” that his country could reach a free trade deal with Colombia.

Image- BBC News (2005 image of Argentine war veterans commemorating the Falklands War)

Sources- NPR, The Latin Americanist, AFP, Bloomberg, Scotsman.com


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