Daily Headlines: March 11, 2013 (UPDATED)

* Venezuela: “Nicolas, I won't leave you an open path,” said a defiant Henrique Capriles who announced his bid as the main opposition candidate for Venezuela’s April 14th special presidential election.

Update: Miranda state Gov. Henrique Capriles, interim president Nicolás Maduro, and at least four others on Monday registered their candidacies to run for next month's presidential election.
   
* U.S.: A recent Gallup poll found that respondents in the U.S. view Mexico, Cuba and Venezuela more unfavorably than favorably.
 
* Caribbean: Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic qualified to the second round of the World Baseball Classic while Cuba was shockingly eliminated early. 

* Brazil: Apple and IGB Eletronica may be close to settling a legal dispute over the iPhone trademark in Brazil.

Video Source – Al Jazeera English

Online Sources including Update- SI.com, Gallup, Washington Post, CNET News, Miami Herald

Daily Headlines: August 7, 2008

* U.S.: Is there racial profiling involved in the tipping off of 59 Chicago motorists with Latino surnames to federal immigration authorities? Some local activists and politicians think so.

* Latin America: Mexico’s America Movil and Spain’s Telefonica each announced that they will start selling the 3G iPhone in Latin America later this month.

* Argentina: Looks like soccer star Lionel Messi is going to be prevented from playing in the Olympics.

* Chile: Scientists discovered that a chemical found in the Martian soil coincides with one found in Chile’s Atacama Desert.

Image- Guardian UK

Sources- Chicagoist, washingtonpost.com, Reuters, BBC Sport, Reuters India, The Latin Americanist

Daily Headlines: July 23, 2008

* Latin America: It may be months before the first iPhone gets sold in Brazil, yet over 100,000 subscribers have signed up for the device in the past two weeks according to an exec with Mexico's America Movil.

* Mexico: Five South Koreans kidnapped for ransom in Mexico have been released according to the Korean government.

* Ecuador: President Rafael Correa has a 54% approval rating based on a Cedatos/Gallup poll conducted earlier this month.

* Brazil: Soccer star Kaka may not be leaving AC Milan for English side Chelsea but will he move to Spain’s Real Madrid instead?

Image- New York Times

Sources- The Latin Americanist, Reuters UK, AFP, Angus Reid Global Monitor, CNN, The Sports Network

Daily Headlines: June 13, 2008

* Mexico: Are Viagra and condoms the most appropriate Father’s Day gift?

* Venezuela: The Associated Press admits that it was a little too harsh in their assessment of Hugo Chavez and Colombian rebels.

* Latin America: Spanish firm Telefonica said that it will sell the new 3G iPhone in twelve Latin American countries.

* Chile: President Michelle Bachelet received praise from Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper during her visit to Ottawa on Tuesday.

Sources- MSNBC, forbes.com, canada.com, The Latin Americanist, Associated Press

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iPhone to be sold in LatAm via America Movil

Last month we mentioned how Apple planned to sell the much-lauded iPhone in Latin America. Those plans are coming to fruition with today’s announcement from Mexican firm America Movil claiming that they will distribute the phones later this year.

According to a report on the region’s largest cell phone operator:

America Movil…which operates in 16 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean as well as the United States, did not disclose financial details. It did not say if it was an exclusive accord.

Today’s announcement coincides with Apple’s deal with Vodafone to sell the iPhone in ten countries including Australia and India.

Speaking of America Movil, the company agreed to pay $480 million to Ecuador’s government in order to operate there.

Sources- CNNMoney.com, Endgadget Mobile, The Latin Americanist, Reuters Africa

Image- Guardian UK

Daily Headlines: March 11, 2008

* iPhones could be coming soon to the Latin American market according to this article.

* Ex-Roman Catholic bishop Fernando Lugo is the frontrunner for Paraguay’s presidential elections which will take place next month.

* Haiti’s government is taking steps to limit emigration to the Bahamas.

* Environmental problems are the central topic of a unique conference of indigenous peoples in southern Mexico.

Sources- Bloomberg, UPI, MSNBC, PRESS TV

Image- MSNBC