Daily Headlines: August 10, 2012

* Cuba: Despite U.S. travel restrictions Cuban officials claimed that tourism revenue increased by 12.8% in 2011.

* Mexico: At least two people died after Tropical Storm Ernesto drenched parts of southern Mexico on Thursday.

* Chile: Santiago police clashed with dozens of protesters opposed to government-backed education reforms.

* Ecuador: In what may be a boost to the Ecuadorian economy coffee exports shot up by 23% last month.

Video Source – YouTube via user brianandrewsntn24 (Video published in January 2012).

Online Sources- boston.com, CBS News, Al Jazeera English, Bloomberg