Daily Headlines: December 8, 2011

* Peru: The head of Peru’s Shining Path rebels, known by the nickname of “Comrade Artemio”, admitted defeat and said he was willing to negotiate with the government.

* U.S.: Three-time Most Valuable Player and free agent Albert Pujols will reportedly sign a 10-year, $250 million contract with the Los Angeles Angels.

* Panama: Ex-strongman Manuel Noriega could arrive in the Central American country on Sunday after being extradited from France.

* Argentina: British plans to create a nature preserve on one of the Falkland Islands could lead to increased diplomatic tensions with Argentina.

Video Source – The Guardian (Peru’s Shining Path is classified as a terrorist organization by the U.S. and E.U.)

Online Sources – CNN, Voice of America, SI.com, The Telegraph

Daily Headlines: November 25, 2009

* U.S.: Albert Pujols won his third career National League M.V.P. award after having lead the majors in home runs, runs and slugging percentage.

* Cuba: The Obama administration’s plans to close the Guantanamo prison took another blow when the official in charge of shutting the jail down abruptly resigned.

* Paraguay: Improving trade ties was the main topic of discussion between U.S. and Paraguayan representatives over the weekend.

* Mexico: Mexico’s economy may be rebounding as the unemployment rate slowly improves.

Image – CBC
Online Sources- AFP, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Reuters

Daily Headlines: October 12, 2009

* Mexico: The Senate Appropriation Committee rejected a provision that would’ve added an extra 300 miles to the U.S.-Mexico border barrier.

* Argentina: Rest in peace Luis Aguile; the Argentine-born singer-songwriter best known for "Cuando Sali de Cuba" (When I Left Cuba) died in Madrid at the age of 73.

* Bolivia: According to a recent poll Bolivian president Evo Morales is well on his way to winning reelection this December.

* U.S.: Albert Pujols may have a strong chance to repeat as National League Most Valuable Player yet he and his St. Louis Cardinals teammates will be watching the rest of the playoffs at home after being flummoxed by the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Image- PRESS TV
Online Sources- Houston Chronicle, CBC, YouTube, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times,
Angus Reid Consultants

Daily Headlines: November 18, 2008

* U.S.: Congrats to Dominican slugger Albert Pujols who won his second National League Most Valuable Player award yesterday.

* Puerto Rico: Governor Anibal Acevedo Vila signed an executive order barring government agencies from discriminating against same-sex couples.

* Mexico: Famed director Guillermo del Toro will reportedly become the executive producer of an upcoming remake of “Pinocchio.”

* Haiti: A Canadian aid worker pled guilty to sexually assaulting eight Haitian orphans.

Image- AP
Sources- washingtonpost.com, New York Daily News, wired.com, Canada.com

Pujols gets Clemente Award

Dominican native and St. Louis Cardinals first baseman, Albert Pujols, was named the 2008 Major League Baseball Roberto Clemente Award recipient over the weekend.

The award is given annually "in recognition of the player who best exemplifies the game of baseball, sportsmanship, community involvement and the individual contribution to his team"

According to MLB's website, this award was "first bestowed by MLB in 1971, and it was renamed in Clemente's honor in '73 and bestowed each year since." Clemente, who was born in Puerto Rico, a was the first Latin-born player to be inducted to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Known for his skill as well as his heart, his career was cut short by his untimely death in a 1972 plane crash while attempting to transport relief supplies to an earthquake-stricken Nicaragua.

Pujols himself was emotional in his acceptance speech: "Like I was 15 years ago, a poor little boy in the Dominican Republic, my dream was just to be a professional baseball player... At the end of the day, when all is said and done playing this game ... it doesn't matter what you did in the field, it's what you do off the field and the lives that you touch off the field."

Chevy, the award sponsor, will be donating $30,000 and a 2009 Chevy Traverse to the Pujols Family Foundation, which helps families with children that have Down's Syndrome (Pujols and his wife have a 10-year old with Down's Syndrome).

Source: Major League Baseball