Daily Headlines: February 18, 2013

* Puerto Rico: The New Progressive Party will organize marches to be held on March 2nd in favor of granting statehood status to Puerto Rico.

* Mexico: Officials declared a health emergency after about 582,000 domestic fowl were affected by avian flu. 

* Chile: Over forty tons of tomatoes were used in a massive food fight held in the Chilean city of Quillon.
 
* Brazil: Cuban dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez arrived in Brazil as part of a three-month tour of twelve Latin America and European nations.

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Online Sources- Vancouver Sun, Zee News, Fresh Plaza, Miami Herald