Daily Headlines: August 5, 2009

* Paraguay: IPS examines Paraguay’s Open Wings (Alas Abiertas) project that uses dance to empower children with disabilities.

* Argentina: Mounting debts among many teams has forced the indefinite postponement of Argentina’s upcoming soccer season.

* Brazil: How deep is the hysteria over swine flu in Latin America? Enough for one Brazilian priest to recommend that parishioners avoid shaking hands during daily mass.

* Bolivia: A pair of Iranian lawmakers has blasted the government’s decision to grant Bolivia a $280 million loan without legislative approval.

Image- El Mundo
Online Sources- Bloomberg, PRESS TV, BBC News, IPS