Wednesday, August 8, 2007

Daily Headlines: August 8, 2007

* Biofuel production has caused an increase in the prices of wheat and bread according to a Peruvian industry official.

* Bolivia’s envoy to Chile was forced to return home after he claimed that both countries were close to renewing diplomatic relations for the first time in 29 years.

* In a country where frequent blackouts are a part of life, the president of the Dominican Republic just signed a law criminalizing electricity theft.

* Salvadoran president Tony Saca confirmed that his country will send a reduced contingent of 280 troops to Iraq.

* Follow-up: In the aftermath of the near-deportation of a mother and daughter from Belgium, Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa criticized Belgian immigration policy.

Sources- Dominican Today, The Latin Americanist, Expatica Belgium, Prensa Latina, Reuters AlertNet, CNN

Image- The Age (Wheat field in an unknown locale)

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