* Cuba: Fidel Castro appeared “healthier and rested” in footage shown on Sunday of the reclusive former president meeting with visiting Venezuelan students over the weekend.* Puerto Rico: The island’s economy has fallen on very hard times including shrinking by 5.5% at the end of the 2009 fiscal year and a whopping 16.5% unemployment rate.
* Brazil: Rubens Barrichello moved up to second in the Formula 1 standings after winning yesterday’s Grand Prix of Europe.
* Haiti: A Swiss court ruled that the assets of former strongman Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier should continue to be frozen from his family.
Image- The Telegraph (The Cuban press published a photo yesterday of Fidel Castro meeting with Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa on Friday).
Online Sources- MSNBC, Guardian UK, Reuters, etaiwannews.com, Voice of America
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