* Argentina: A former Argentine Navy lieutenant is close to being extradited from Spain in order to stand trial for allegedly involvement “death flights” during the Dirty War.* Latin America: At least 26 patients of Cuba’s largest psychiatric hospital died due to a cold snap while the freezing weather has claimed the lives of about 22 people in Mexico.
* Brazil: State-run oil firm Petrobras rejected rumors that they will buy a stake in Portugal's Galp Energia.
* Venezuela: President Hugo Chavez declared a 25% hike to the minimum wage and defied his opponents during the annual state-of-the-nation speech yesterday.
Image – EFE (Julio Alberto Poch was arrested last September and has been accused of participating in the “death flights” of Argentine dissidents).
Online Sources- AFP, Xinhua, Washington Post, Bloomberg, Guardian UK
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