* Brazil: The presidents of France and Brazil issued a joint statement confirming Brazil’s over $2 billion deal to buy three dozen French-made jet fighters.
* Chile: In a shocking incident a heartbroken 26-year-old Chilean committed suicide as onlookers including his ex-girlfriend witnessed it via a live webcam.
* Ecuador: The head of security for President Rafael Correa died on Sunday after being ill for over a month with the swine flu.
* Cuba: More than twenty dissidents including the co-founder of the Ladies in White publicly backed the September 20th peace concert in Havana organized by Colombian musician Juanes.
Image- AP (“Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, right, and France's President Nicolas Sarkozy, speaks during the Independence Day parade, in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, Sep. 7, 2009.”)
Online Sources- Los Angeles Times, MSNBC, The Latin Americanist, LAHT, CNN
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Daily Headlines: September 8, 2009
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