Monday, May 11, 2009

Daily Headlines: May 11, 2009

* Brazil: At least 44 people have been killed and an estimated 126,000 are homeless due to heavy rains and torrential flooding in northern Brazil.

* Caribbean: The recent lynching of a Haitian migrant in the Dominican Republic has highlighted simmering tensions between the neighboring countries.

* Colombia: A hospital in Bogota has been fined over $5000 for refusing to perform an abortion which would have been legal.

* Guatemala: Researchers in the U.S. have warned that some children adopted from Guatemala may not be vaccinated for polio or measles.

Image- MSNBC
Online Sources- Independent Online, Dominican Today, LAHT, UPI

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