* Chile: Several U.S. banks are being sued by Chile’s government over allegedly helping the late dictator Augusto Pinochet embezzle public funds.
* Cuba: The country’s government continues to repress independent journalists despite the emergence of bloggers critical of the Castro regime according to Reporters Without Borders.
* Ecuador: The government will formally default on a bond debt of $2.7 billion that is due in 2030.
* Dominican Republic: Hundreds of health professionals demanding higher wages went on a 24-hour strike yesterday.
Image- CBC
Online Sources- Reporters Without Borders, IHT, cbs4.com, CNN
Friday, March 13, 2009
Daily Headlines: March 13, 2009
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