Friday, January 4, 2008

Daily Headlines: January 4, 2008

* According to an article in Spanish newspaper La Razón, 80% of the cocaine coming into Spain comes from Venezuela.

* Guatemalan police arrested the suspected mastermind in the murders of three Salvadoran politicians last February.

* Health officials in the Dominican Republic were on alert after noticing a strain of bird flu last month.

* At least six people died in Mexico and Central America possibly due to frigid weather this week.

* Profits for chemical firm Monsanto more than doubled in the latest quarter partly due to increased Latin American seed sales.

Sources- Voice of America, International Herald Tribune, El Universal, Reuters, the Latin Americanist, Bloomberg

Image- BBC News

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