Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Daily Headlines: February 2, 2010

* Colombia: Campaigns for Colombia’s May presidential election officially started yesterday yet current leader Alvaro Uribe continues to be inexplicably silent over possibly running for a third straight term.

* Latin America: Toyota will recall at least 60,000 vehicles in Latin America as part of its global recall of millions of autos containing a serious accelerator defect.

* Ecuador: In the latest chapter regarding Ecuador’s environmental lawsuit against Chevron attorneys for the oil giant filed an injunction last week to try to stop arbitration proceedings.

* Brazil: The government is going ahead with the construction of a hydroelectric dam opposed by environmentalists and some Amazonian locals.

Image – CNN
Online Sources- LAHT, Sydney Morning Herald, Wall Street Journal, BBC News

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