Thursday, October 15, 2009
Daily Headlines: October 15, 2009
* Colombia: As seen in the above video, former Colombian President Cesar Gaviria reiterated comments made in part last February criticizing the U.S.-led “war on drugs” and calling for a greater emphasis on rehabilitation.
* U.S.: A group of Latino farmers alleging that they were discriminated from receiving federal loans are trying to push their case so that it receives class-action status.
* Ecuador: The mother of a California teen killed last month in Ecuador has urged officials there to do more to solve the murder.
* Latin America: The world’s first vegetarian spider has been purportedly located in a species found in southern Mexico and most of Central America.
Online Sources- UPI, CNN, the Latin Americanist, New York Times, Voice of America
Labels:
agriculture,
César Gaviria,
Daily Headlines,
drugs,
Ecuador,
justice,
Latin America,
science
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