Friday, May 8, 2009

Daily Headlines: May 8, 2009

* Latin America: Brazil and Argentina have become the latest countries to confirm cases of the swine flu, while Haiti overreacted and rejected a Mexican ship carrying food aid.

* Venezuela: Authorities are looking into the murder of labor union leader Argenis Vasquez.

* Colombia: The country invited former Kosovo Prime Minister Agim Ceku to speak at a conference then expelled him after he was wanted in Serbia on war crimes charges.

* Latin America: According to the International Monetary Fund, Latin America and the Caribbean will recover faster than economies in developed countries.

Image- BBC News
Online Sources- LAHT, AP, Xinhua, MSNBC, Reuters

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