Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Daily Headlines: March 16, 2010

* Latin America: China’s interest in Latin America for resources to power its growing economy continued when Chinese oil firm CNOOC purchased a stake in Argentina's Bridas Holdings.
* Mexico: Ranchera singer Paquita la del Barrio has come under fire after declaring days after Mexico City’s first gay marriage that she would “rather see a kid die” than be adopted by a same-sex couple.

* Bolivia: It may not be a coastline proper yet Bolivia gained access to the Atlantic Ocean via Uruguay for the exportation of natural gas.

* Venezuela: Officials denied that President Hugo Chavez’ plans to regulate the Internet would signify censoring online information.

Image – The Telegraph (“A PetroChina petrol station in Hong Kong, China.”)
Online Sources- National Post, NBC Los Angeles, Reuters, CNN, insidecostarica.com

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