* Uruguay: The local press revealed that Uruguay’s government quietly paid $42 million in compensation to over 3000 political prisoners who were tortured during that country’s military dictatorship between 1973 and 1985.* Venezuela: Russia and Venezuela signed an agreement yesterday to start a joint bank with an initial capital of $4 billion.
* Honduras: Honduras became the latest country with a swine flu fatality after a 23-year-old woman died.
* Bolivia: The news director of Bolivian TV channel PAT apologized for mistakenly showing images from “Lost” and claiming that they came from the recently-crashed Air France Flight 447.
Image- CBS News (This 2005 photo shows ex-Uruguayan President Juan Maria Bordaberry who ruled the country during the “Dirty War” period.”)
Online Sources- CNN, The Latin Americanist, AFP, LAHT, CBC
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