Monday, April 5, 2010

Daily Headlines: April 5, 2010

* Mexico: At least two people are dead and 100 injured in Mexico after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake shook the northern part of the country as well as Arizona and southern California.

* Argentina: Tensions between Britain and Argentina over the Falklands continued as Argentine President Cristina Kirchner repeated her country’s claims to the islands.

* Brazil: Dorothy Stang revisited - a Brazilian land rights activist was gunned down last week.

* U.S.: The largest Latino museum in the U.S. received a much-needed financial lifeline from the San Antonio City Council.

Image – AFP ("The temblor was forceful enough to move buildings in Los Angeles and San Diego in southern California.”)
Online Sources- AFP, The Latin Americanist, CNN, Houston Chronicle, LAHT

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