Daily Headlines: July 1, 2008

* Spain: Soccer 1, sex 0.

* Venezuela: Was President Hugo Chavez “personally involved” in the “Maletagate” scandal?

* Mexico: $400 million in anti-narcotics aid is destined from the U.S. to Mexico as part of the Merida Initiative.

* Brazil: Former first lady and anthropologist Ruth Cardoso died late last month at the age of

Image- The Telegraph (“Lap of honor: Fernando Torres and Sergio Ramos carried the trophy around the pitch.”)

Sources- AFP, New York Times, Bloomberg, Guardian UK