Thursday, January 14, 2010

Daily Headlines: January 14, 2010

* Colombia: The country’s Inspector General has shamelessly urged the Constitutional Court to back a referendum that could permit President Alvaro Uribe to run for a third consecutive term.

* Latin America: “The intersection of water and climate could serve to reconcile the conflicting priorities that hobbled negotiations in Copenhagen,” mentioned Inter-American Development Bank head Luis Alberto Moreno in an Los Angeles Times op/ed piece yesterday.

* Mexico: Dutch brewer Heineken agreed to take up the multibillion-dollar debt of Mexican firm FEMSA.

* Bolivia: Is President Evo Morales the biggest fan of the blockbuster film, “Avatar”?

Image – CNN
Online Sources- Reuters, Los Angeles Times, Latina, AFP

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