Daily Headlines: October 31, 2016

* Venezuela: Venezuela’s weakened economy is to blame for lowered output at Cuba's joint oil refinery with PDVSA, while government officials and opposition figures from the south American country met in discussions aimed at quelling rising political tensions.

* El Salvador: Ex-President Tony Saca was arrested over the weekend over the alleged embezzlement of an estimated $5 million dollars in public funds and, thus, became the latest former Salvadoran leader to be accused of corruption while in office.

* Mexico: Compatriots Sergio Perez and Esteban Gutierrez did not fare well during the Formula 1 Grand Prix of Mexico held for the second straight year in Mexico City.

* Brazil: Students at more than 1100 high schools and universities occupied their respective educational institutions last week to protest policies under President Michel Temer.

YouTube Source – euronews

Online Sources – Xinhua, Al Jazeera English, Newsweek, BBC Sport, Latin American Herald Tribune

Daily Headlines: March 26, 2012

* Ecuador: At least 4700 people have been displaced from their homes this year as a result of heavy rain causing flooding and mudslides.

* Colombia: Could Colombian economist Jose Antonio Ocampo upset White House pick Jim Yong Kim to become the next World Bank president?

* Chile: At least one fatality may have resulted after an earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale struck central Chile on Sunday night.

* Mexico: Sergio Pérez became the first Formula 1 driver from Mexico to reach the podium since 1971 after he secured a career-best second place in the Malaysian Grand Prix.

Video Source – YouTube via telesurtv

Online Sources- Financial Times, Stuff.co.nz, Reuters, Huffington Post