Thursday, January 15, 2009

Daily Headlines: January 15, 2009

* Venezuela: Venezuela’s government severed diplomatic ties to Israel hours after Bolivian officials did the same thing.

* Cuba: A U.S. judge ordered the release of a detainee held at the Guantanamo Bay prison and who was accused of being a member of al-Qaeda.

* Brazil: The price of coffee could jump as much as 26% in the upcoming weeks according to the head of Brazil’s coffee association.

* Dominican Republic: Police may have engaged in brutality after officers allegedly killed four suspects by being shot in the back.

Image- BBC News (The Bolivian and Venezuelan governments broke diplomatic relations with Israel on Wednesday due to the military offensive on Gaza.)
Online Sources- BBC News, Bloomberg, The Latin Americanist, Reuters, LAHT

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