Friday, February 22, 2013

Daily Headlines: February 22, 2013


* Brazil: Former environment minister and presidential candidate Marina Silva launched a new political group “seeking to break the monopoly of traditional political parties.”

* Cuba: Will the U.S. State Department soon remove Cuba from its list of state sponsors of terrorism?
 
* Haiti: The U.N. rejected compensating victims of a cholera outbreak that killed thousands in Haiti.

* Mexico: U.S.-based Cargill reached a settlement regarding a free trade dispute with Mexico.

Video Source – YouTube via user TEDxTalks

Online Sources- Mercopress, Miami Herald, BBC News, NBC News

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