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Thursday, February 28, 2013
Daily Headlines: February 28, 2013
* South America: At least twenty-seven people have died in Paraguay and thirty-three people have died in Brazil this year as a result of a dengue outbreak.
* Peru: The One Laptop Per Child program in Peru, which started in 2007, has reportedly had “mixed results” including logistics issues and improvements in education.
* Cuba: The Cuban Foreign Ministry accused the U.S. of not granting consular access to a paroled member of the “Cuban Five” group of convicted spies.
* Mexico: Will Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto pursue other union bosses aside from recently arrested teachers' union chief Elba Esther Gordillo?
Video Source – YouTube via user elsiglodetorreon
Online Sources- USA TODAY, Prensa Latina, BBC News, ABC News, Christian Science Monitor
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