Daily Headlines: July 4, 2008

* Argentina: Movie buffs are excited at the discovery in Buenos Aires of previously lost scenes from the 1927 film classic “Metropolis.”

* Peru: Copper prices hit a two-month high as more laborers have united in Peru’s nationwide mining strike.

* Venezuela: Profits for state oil firm PDVSA jumped by a whopping 80% in the first-quarter this year compared to last year.

* Caribbean: Several Caribbean musicians have dedicated songs to U.S. presidential hopeful Barack Obama; for instance, here’s Trinidadian Calypso singer Mighty Sparrow with “Barack the Magnificent”:

Sources- YouTube, Politico, Reuters India, Reuters UK, Guardian UK