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Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Daily Headlines: July 15, 2014
* Cuba: Cuban authorities arrested at least ninety members of the Ladies in White protest movement over the weekend who were commemorating the deaths of thirty-seven migrants who died a sea in 1994.
* U.S.: Germany’s World Cup final win over Argentina was the most watched soccer match in U.S. television history with an estimated 26.5 million people viewing ABC and Univision.
* Mexico: President Enrique Peña Nieto signed into law a major telecommunications reform that he claimed, “will promote greater competition, more and better conditions, better coverage and service quality, as well as lower prices and costs.”
* Argentina: Argentine companies and provinces are reportedly hopeful that an agreement can be reached between debtors and the government before the end of the month.
Video Source – Reuters via YouTube (Cuba’s Ladies in White protesters participating in a 2010 march).
Online Sources – UPI; Fox News Latino; The Latin Americanist; Businessweek; Reuters
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