Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Daily Headlines: June 2, 2009

* Mexico: The country’s recession-laden economy got more bad news – remittances plummeted by a record 19% in April.

* Cuba: The trial of Omar Khadr- a Canadian detainee at Guantanamo Bay- hit a major snag after he rejected his appointed attorneys for alleged infighting.

* Venezuela: State Department spokeswoman Sara Mangiaracina claimed that the agency was “concerned” over the “potentially destabilizing” effect that could occur via Venezuela’s arms purchases.

* Chile: Chilean Manuel Pellegrini was named as head coach of Spanish soccer giants Real Madrid.

Image- BBC News
Online Sources- MSNBC, UPI, BBC Sport, The Latin Americanist, Bloomberg

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