Daily Headlines: October 31, 2013

* U.S.: David “Big Papi” Ortiz was named as the Most Valuable Player in the World Series after he helped power the Boston Red Sox to their third title in the last nine years.

* Puerto Rico: Hector Pesquera announced that he would resign as head of a police force beleaguered by corruption and a high murder rate on the island.

* Chile: Recent polls indicated that ex-President Michelle Bachelet would easily avoid a runoff in next month’s elections.

* Brazil: Eike Batista, who was once Brazil’s wealthiest man with $34.5 billion in assets, filed a bankruptcy protection request for the oil firm he controls.

Video Source – MLB.com (World Series MVP David Ortiz batted .688 in six games while his the Red Sox teammates hit .234).
 
Online Sources- Boston Herald; Reuters; The Guardian; Xinhua

Daily Headlines: June 16, 2008

* U.S.: Dominican-born Boston Red Sox slugger David “Big Papi” Ortiz became a U.S. citizen during a ceremony last week.

* Mexico: The country’s tomato sector has been seriously hurt by a salmonella scare hitting the U.S.

* Ecuador: Was there really a plan to assassinate Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa?

* Cuba: Cuban runner Dayron Robles set a new world record on Thursday by running the 110-meter hurdles in 12.87 seconds.

Sources- boston.com, Los Angeles Times, Associated Press, CNN

Image- boston.com