* Venezuela: A jubilant Hugo Chavez looked on as Venezuela’s first telecom satellite was sent into space after being launched from China.
* Latin America: Major regional stock indexes posted modest gains during trading on Wednesday.
* Chile: The country’s health minister resigned after the government did not notify several people who had tested positive for HIV.
* Ecuador: Two Jesuit priests, including one from Ecuador, where found murdered in a Moscow apartment.
Image- Xinhua (“A Long March 3II rocket carrying a Venezuelan telecommunication satellite blasts off from the launch pad at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 30, 2008”.)
Sources- MarketWatch, BBC News, MSNBC, AP
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Daily Headlines: October 30, 2008
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