Thursday, May 7, 2009

Daily Headlines: May 7, 2009

* Peru: Lori Berenson- a U.S. citizen controversially convicted for aiding Peru’s Tupac Amaru rebels- gave birth yesterday to a baby boy in Lima.

* Brazil: Heavy flooding in northeastern Brazil have killed at least fifteen people and left over 180,000 homeless.

* U.S.: Popular Latino catholic priest Alberto Cutié has come under fire after paparazzi snapped photos of him at a beach embracing and passionately kissing a woman.

* Venezuela: The country’s inflation rate rose slightly in April though the overall rate is a worrying 28.3%.

Image- New York Daily News
Online Sources- LAHT, The Latin Americanist, forbes.com, MSNBC, New York Daily News

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