Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Daily Headlines: July 20, 2011


* Chile: Medical examiners concluded that ex-President Salvador Allende committed suicide and was not murdered during a military coup in September 1973.

* Ecuador: Court proceedings began in an $80 million libel lawsuit pitting President Rafael Correa against editors at the El Universo newspaper.

* U.S.: Congressional ratification of free trade pacts with Colombia and Panama could be further delayed until September according to the White House.

* Uruguay: Two goals from Luis Suarez lifted Uruguay over Peru and into the Copa America finals.

Video Source – YouTube via Al Jazeera English (The 37-year mystery into the death of Salvador Allende appears to have been finally solved after his corpse was exhumed and an autopsy was performed).
Online Sources- BBC News, CNN, Reuters, USA TODAY

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