Wednesday, June 6, 2007

Daily Headlines: June 06, 2007

* Two dozen new species of animals- including a purple fluorescent frog (image) and six types of fish- were discovered by scientists in the South American country of Suriname.

* Evo Morales: movie star.

* In a speech yesterday, U.S. president George W. Bush warned that Hugo Chavez was encouraging a “shallow populism" in Venezuela.

* Colombian flower growers and other exporters are facing difficult times due to the strengthening peso.

* The brother of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been accused of involvement in an illegal gambling ring.

Sources- MSNBC, Bloomberg, BBC News, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Yahoo! News, Guardian UK

Image- Xinhua

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