Daily Headlines: September 27, 2011

* Cuba: Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez called for normalizing relations with the U.S. but he did not rule out the possibility of some concessions.

* Argentina: The Group of 77 bloc of developing countries backed Argentine President Cristina Kirchner’s call for renewed talks with Britain over the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands.

* Puerto Rico: Could Puerto Rico’s economic woes lead to a “brain drain” of talented young people from the island?

* Paraguay: Brazilian health officials claimed that cattle are crossing the border from neighboring Paraguay despite a ban due to an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease.

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Online Sources- Bloomberg, NPR, The Latin Americanist, CBS News, Sydney Morning Herald