Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Daily Headlines: January 29, 2008

* The Los Angeles Times looks at Latin Americans hired to serve as private security in Iraq and Afghanistan.

* Tourists are returning to Oaxaca nearly two years after chaotic violent protests.

* Unemployment in Latin America dropped for a fifth straight year in 2007 according to the International Labor Organization.

* Much like last year, the Brazilian Catholic Church is adamantly opposed to free condom distribution during the Carnival season.

Sources- Los Angeles Times, San Jose Mercury News, the Latin Americanist, Reuters, Canadian Press

Image- Journal Peru (“Latin American mercenaries in Iraq.”)


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