Thursday, June 28, 2007

Daily Headlines: June 28, 2007

* Increased tourism and immigration led the U.N. to place the Galapagos Islands on a list of endangered locations.

* The U.S. Senate turned down two amendments to a bipartisan bill on immigration reform.

* Researchers analyzing fossils fund in 2005 believe that a prehistoric “giant penguin” may have lived n present-day Peru and Argentina.

* Three plotters in a 1983 coup against Grenada’s head of state were freed from prison amidst cheers and protests.

* Follow-up: A Brazilian man has been accused in the alleged attempt to murder Colombian songwriter Estefano.

Sources (English)- Sydney Morning Herald, Yahoo! News, CNN, ABC News

Sources (Spanish)- El Tiempo

Image- BBC News


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