Monday, September 12, 2016
Daily Headlines: September 12, 2016
* Honduras: Authorities last week arrested the final suspect in the murder last March of acclaimed Honduran environmentalist Berta Caceres though investigators are still looking into who masterminded her death.
* Colombia: Nairo Quintana became the first Colombian in nearly three decades to win the Vuelta a EspaƱa, and has thus won two of the three cycling grand tours in his career.
* Ecuador: The legal tug-of-war between energy company Chevron and Ecuadoran plaintiffs over pollution in the Amazon rainforest heads to a Canadian court this week.
* Brazil: Brazil’s currency weakened this morning to its lowest point since July 28th following street protests nationwide against the government led by President Michel Temer.
YouTube Source – GreenpeaceVideo
Online Sources – NBC News, Bloomberg, The Independent, Fortune
Labels:
Berta Caceres,
Brazil,
Chevron,
Colombia,
currency,
cycling,
Daily Headlines,
Ecuador,
environment,
Honduras,
Michel Temer,
Nairo Quintana,
oil,
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