Thursday, June 6, 2013

Daily Headlines: June 6, 2013


* Nicaragua: Will Saudi Arabia and Kuwait accept President Daniel Ortega’s request to help in the construction of a new canal between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans?

* Uruguay: Uruguay beat France 1-0 in an international soccer friendly held days before a “must win” World Cup qualifying match against Venezuela.

* Argentina: Congress passed a law permitting the private and public health care providers to assist the fertility treatments of adults over the age of eighteen.

* U.S.: According to a recently released study by the Immigration Policy Center, “immigration law…contains gender biases that create barriers for many women trying to gain legalization within the current immigration system.”

Video Source – YouTube via Al Jazeera English (Video uploaded in December 2012).

Online Sources- Prensa Latina; Xinhua; ABC News; Huffington Post

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