tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162853552024-03-19T04:48:50.251-04:00The Latin AmericanistThe English-language forum for all things Latin American, covering business, politics, and culture.Erwin C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15962556587313982096noreply@blogger.comBlogger8782125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16285355.post-4629759302456371422016-11-07T09:55:00.000-05:002016-11-07T09:55:41.897-05:00Daily Headlines: November 7, 2016<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="236" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BU_rcWxut0A?rel=0" width="420"></iframe><br /><b>* Nicaragua:</b> President Daniel Ortega easily won a <a href="http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2016/11/07/Nicaraguan-President-Daniel-Ortega-wins-third-consecutive-term/8761478523662/?spt=sec&or=tn">third straight term</a> during an election marred by the lack of international observers and accusations of fraud by the opposition.<br /><br />
<b>* Puerto Rico:</b> Ricardo Rossello, the odds-on favorite to become Puerto Rico’s next governor, has <a href="http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-puerto-rico-20161103-story.html">pushed for statehood</a> in order to pull the commonwealth out of its economic crisis and “finally finish the 500-year debacle that has been colonialism.”<br /><br />
<b>* Bolivia:</b> The presidents of Bolivia and Peru agreed on a comprehensive plan that would provide landlocked Bolivia <a href="http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/politics/2016/11/04/peru-ready-to-help-bolivia-with-access-to-pacific/">access to the ocean</a>. <br /><br />
<b>* Ecuador:</b> Diplomatic authorities gave Swedish investigators <a href="http://mashable.com/2016/11/07/julian-assange-sweden-prosecutor-london/#u3iXLEH4tGqr">permission to question</a> Wikilieaks founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian embassy in London next week.<br /><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>YouTube Source – <a href="https://youtu.be/BU_rcWxut0A">France 24 English</a> (“Former Marxist guerrilla leader Daniel Ortega is expected to easily clinch a third consecutive term as president of Nicaragua on Sunday, buoyed by steady economic growth that has trumped fears he is trying to install autocratic family rule.”)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br />Online Sources – Los Angeles Times, Fox News Latino, UPI, Mashable</i></span>Erwin C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15962556587313982096noreply@blogger.com271tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16285355.post-10213825800832711972016-11-04T12:55:00.000-04:002016-11-04T12:55:56.153-04:00Daily Headlines: November 4, 2016<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="236" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6LDZDKWjcxc?rel=0" width="420"></iframe><br /><b>* Venezuela:</b> A fragile truce between the Venezuelan government and opposition may be in jeopardy after President Nicolas Maduro rejected what <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-37871511">he called “ultimatums”</a> such as early elections.<br /><br />
<b>* South America:</b> A recent poll showed “journalist turned anti-establishment senator” Alejandro Guillier <a href="http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Chile-Support-For-Left-Wing-Candidate-Rises-Ahead-of-Election-20161103-0027.html">as the favorite</a> for next year’s Chilean presidential election, while outside candidates <a href="http://www.as-coa.org/articles/update-five-lessons-brazils-future-local-election-results">made major gains</a> during local elections last Sunday in Brazil.<br /><br />
<b>* Panama:</b> Scientists studying ant genomes believe the union of the North and South American landmasses may have occurred <a href="http://www.nature.com/news/ant-genomes-rewrite-history-of-panama-land-bridge-1.20924">millions of years earlier</a> than previously believed.<br /><br />
<b>* Latin America:</b> Nicaragua, Bolivia, and Cuba are the best-ranked Latin American states in a <a href="http://www.ticotimes.net/2016/11/01/costa-rica-fifth-gender-gap">gender gap study</a> issued by the World Economic Forum.<br /><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>YouTube Source – <a href="https://youtu.be/6LDZDKWjcxc">Ruptly TV</a></i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br />Online Sources – Tico Times, BBC News, Nature, AS/COA Online, teleSUR English</i></span>Erwin C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15962556587313982096noreply@blogger.com82tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16285355.post-79632722283664418222016-11-03T12:20:00.000-04:002016-11-03T12:20:52.382-04:00Daily Headlines: November 3, 2016<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="236" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JUP6GpR8cp8?rel=0" width="420"></iframe><br /><b>* United States:</b> The latest Latino Decision tracking poll estimates that <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/latino-decisions/latino-electorate-on-trac_b_12771994.html">as many as 14.7 million</a> Latinos will vote in elections this month, which would represent a 5% jump compared to the turnout rate for the prior presidential election in 2012.<br /><br />
<b>* Argentina:</b> Representatives at the recent Ibero-American summit<a href="http://en.mercopress.com/2016/10/29/falklands-malvinas-ibero-american-summit-supports-argentine-claim-and-calls-for-dialogue-with-uk"> backed Argentina’s claim</a> to the Falklands Islands while also supporting a United Nations resolution for dialogue with Britain over the disputed archipelago.<br /><br />
<b>* Nicaragua:</b> The final national survey prior to this Sunday’s presidential election indicates that incumbent Daniel Ortega and his running mate, first lady Rosario Murillo, <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-nicaragua-election-idUSKBN12W4TX">will easily triumph</a>.<br /><br />
<b>* Brazil:</b> Volkswagen appointed a German university professor to look into <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/business-37861838">claims of torture</a> and human rights abuses against the automaker’s employees in Brazil during military rule from 1964 to 1985.<br /><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>YouTube Source – <a href="https://youtu.be/JUP6GpR8cp8">CBS Sunday Morning</a> (Video uploaded on October 2016). </i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br />Online Sources – Huffington Post, MercoPress, Reuters, BBC News</i></span>Erwin C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15962556587313982096noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16285355.post-74761574886871764452016-11-02T12:05:00.000-04:002016-11-02T12:06:35.813-04:00Daily Headlines: November 2, 2016<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="236" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Z9KScxl3jMQ?rel=0" width="420"></iframe><br />
<b>* Mexico:</b> Mexico’s “sugar tax” on carbonated beverages enacted in 2013 could prevent as many as 500,000 cases of diabetes and <a href="http://www.vocativ.com/372341/mexico-soda-tax/">save up to $2.5 billion</a> in ten years, according to a new report.<br />
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<b>* Colombia:</b> President Juan Manuel Santos indicated that a reworked peace deal with the FARC rebels would be <a href="http://colombiareports.com/santos-hints-new-colombia-peace-deal-will-ratified-congress-not-referendum/">ratified by Congress</a> rather than risk defeat at a second referendum.<br />
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<b>* Bolivia:</b> Spanish energy giant Repsol extended its agreement for exploration and operation of <a href="http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=2424023&CategoryId=14919">Bolivia’s largest oil bloc</a> to 2046.<br />
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<b>* Chile:</b> The race for 2018 World Cup qualification in South America <a href="http://www.goal.com/en/news/14552/world-cup-2018/2016/11/01/29069622/blow-for-argentina-as-bolivia-botch-threatens-world-cup">became much tighter</a> after a decision to dock points from Bolivia allowed Chile to leapfrog Argentina in the standings.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>YouTube Source – <a href="https://youtu.be/Z9KScxl3jMQ">Euromonitor International</a> (Video uploaded on November 2013).</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br />Online Sources – Vocaticv, Colombia Reports, Goal.com, Latin American Herald Tribune</i></span>Erwin C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15962556587313982096noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16285355.post-4029800956632372372016-11-01T12:40:00.002-04:002016-11-02T12:06:02.978-04:00Daily Headlines: November 1, 2016<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="236" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Oc0LsXlXYAs?rel=0" width="420"></iframe><br />
<b>* Brazil:</b> A study from the Getulio Vargas Foundation public policy think tank concluded that the Brazilian economy will continue to be mired in <a href="http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-11/01/c_135797114.htm">an economic crisis</a> into 2017.<br />
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<b>* Cuba:</b> The <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/business-37801222">discrepancy in pay</a> between workers of different nationalities laboring on three major hotel projects in Cuba has not sat well with residents.<br />
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<b>* Argentina:</b> Approximately $4.6 billion was reportedly declared by Argentines as part of a <a href="http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-argentina-economy-amnesty-idUKKBN12V1ME">tax amnesty plan</a> in effect until November 21st.<br />
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<b>* Venezuela:</b> Five imprisoned opposition politicians were <a href="http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2016/11/01/Venezuelas-Nicolas-Maduro-releases-5-jailed-opposition-members/3221478001130/">released from jail</a> after Democratic Unity Roundtable representatives first met with government represntatives in Vatican-mediated talks .<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>YouTube Source – <a href="https://youtu.be/Oc0LsXlXYAs">Bloomberg</a> (Video uploaded in September 2016).</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br />Online Sources – UPI, Reuters, Xinhua, BBC News</i></span>Erwin C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15962556587313982096noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16285355.post-83404388900915884982016-10-31T07:15:00.000-04:002016-10-31T07:15:47.846-04:00Daily Headlines: October 31, 2016<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="236" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FKyXY1NngvQ?rel=0" width="420"></iframe><br /><b>* Venezuela:</b> Venezuela’s weakened economy is to blame for lowered output at Cuba's <a href="http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-10/31/c_135792243.htm">joint oil refinery</a> with PDVSA, while government officials and opposition figures from the south American country <a href="http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/10/nicolas-maduro-holds-vatican-backed-talks-venezuela-161031063813013.html">met in discussions</a> aimed at quelling rising political tensions.<br /><br />
<b>* El Salvador:</b> Ex-President Tony Saca was arrested over the weekend over the alleged embezzlement of an estimated $5 million dollars in public funds and, thus, became the latest former Salvadoran leader to be <a href="http://www.newsweek.com/ex-president-el-salvador-arrested-corruption-515108">accused of corruption</a> while in office.<br /><br />
<b>* Mexico:</b> Compatriots Sergio Perez and Esteban Gutierrez <a href="http://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/37818739">did not fare well</a> during the Formula 1 Grand Prix of Mexico held for the second straight year in Mexico City.<br /><br />
<b>* Brazil:</b> Students at more than 1100 high schools and universities occupied their respective educational institutions last week <a href="http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=2424109&CategoryId=14090">to protest policies</a> under President Michel Temer.<br /><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>YouTube Source – <a href="https://youtu.be/FKyXY1NngvQ">euronews</a></i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br />Online Sources – Xinhua, Al Jazeera English, Newsweek, BBC Sport, Latin American Herald Tribune</i></span>Erwin C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15962556587313982096noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16285355.post-44520306170956397332016-10-28T11:58:00.000-04:002016-10-28T11:58:35.873-04:00Daily Headlines: October 28, 2016<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="236" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/uKsVlLdAnfA?rel=0" width="420"></iframe><br /><b>* Brazil:</b> Brazilian authorities warned that a recent outbreak of prison violence between the PCC and Comando Vermelho criminal groups could <a href="http://www.insightcrime.org/news-analysis/brazil-gang-war-sparks-prison-violence-could-spill-into-streets">spill on to the streets</a>.<br /><br />
<b>* Panama:</b> The Panamanian government took a big step <a href="http://ourlatinamerica.blogspot.com/2016/04/panmanian-govt-lashes-out-over-panama.html">in its push</a> to remove the stigma from the Panama Papers leak by signing a multilateral treaty to <a href="http://in.reuters.com/article/oecd-panama-tax-idINL8N1CX5L7">combat tax evasion</a>.<br /><br />
<b>* Cuba:</b> The United Sates Food and Drug Administration has purportedly <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/lung-cancer-vaccine-us-trial-1.3824223">given the green light</a> for the clinical trial of a Cuban lung cancer medicine known as CIMAvax.<br /><br />
<b>* Haiti:</b> Spain’s soccer federation has been ordered to return around $240,000 in public funds that <a href="http://www.espnfc.com/story/2983202/spains-sports-council-orders-rfef-to-return-haiti-grant-funds">were misappropriated</a> instead of being spent on a project in Haiti. <br /><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>YouTube Source – <a href="https://youtu.be/uKsVlLdAnfA">AFP</a> </i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br />Online Sources – InSight Crime, ESPN FC, Reuters, The Latin Americanist, CBC</i></span>Erwin C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15962556587313982096noreply@blogger.com78tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16285355.post-52470427553184633462016-10-27T11:29:00.000-04:002016-10-27T11:29:50.724-04:00Daily Headlines: October 27, 2016<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="236" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OZoTiUDEHUE?rel=0" width="420"></iframe><br /><b>* Cuba:</b> Cuban state media hailed as “a triumph of the heroic resistance of the Cuban people” the United Nations General Assembly’s symbolic yet overwhelming condemnation of the <a href="http://en.granma.cu/mundo/2016-10-26/the-world-supports-cubavsbloqueo">United States trade embargo</a> against the Caribbean state.<br /><br />
<b>* Colombia:</b> Envoys for the Colombian government and the ELN rebels are preparing to <a href="http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/ELN-and-Colombian-Government-Set-to-Start-Peace-Talks-in-Quito-20161026-0017.html">start formal negotiations</a> in Ecuador, while talks are taking place in Havana <a href="http://colombiareports.com/colombia-peace-deal-renegotiated-optimistic-environment/">over the renegotiation</a> of the peace deal with the FARC that was recently defeated in a tightly contested referendum.<br /><br />
<b>* Brazil:</b> According to Survival International, isolated indigenous groups in northwestern Brazil face “annihilation” over what they view as one of <a href="http://phys.org/news/2016-10-brazil-threatens-isolated-tribes-activists.html">the worst land grabs</a> in decades.<br /><br />
<b>* Venezuela:</b> One police officer was killed and dozens reported injured <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/26/americas/venezuela-protests/">amid mass demonstrations</a> supporting and opposing the rule of President Nicolas Maduro.<br /><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>YouTube Source – <a href="https://youtu.be/OZoTiUDEHUE">AFP</a> (Barring abstentions by the United States and Israel, not a single member of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday voted in favor of the trade embargo against Cuba.)<br /> </i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Online Sources – Granma, Colombia Reports, Phys Org, CNN, teleSUR English</i></span>Erwin C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15962556587313982096noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16285355.post-76312475035483335442016-10-26T07:45:00.000-04:002016-10-26T07:45:07.857-04:00Daily Headlines: October 26, 2016<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="236" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/u4pGASQz74k?rel=0" width="420"></iframe> <br /><b>* Brazil:</b> Tributes from the soccer world have poured in for Carlos Alberto, the captain of Brazil's World Cup-winning men’s national team in 1970, who <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/news/soccer-tributes-former-brazil-captain-carlos-alberto-181915092--sow.html">died on Tuesday</a> at the age of 72. <br /><br />
<b>* South America:</b> The Vatican announced it will <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-argentina-dictatorship-vatican-idUSKCN12P2F0">soon released records</a> linked to the infamous “Dirty War” era, while political tensions remain high in Venezuela days prior to Church-led negotiations between the <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/venezuela-talks-economic-crisis-1.3819845">government and opposition</a>.<br /><br />
<b>* Honduras:</b> Some member of the United States Congress are <a href="http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-fg-us-honduras-aid-20161025-snap-story.html">not seeing eye-to-eye</a> with the State Department over around $55 million in aid to Honduras despite the country’s dismal human rights record.<br /><br />
<b>* Nicaragua:</b> The Nicaraguan government accepted observers from the Organization of American States to monitor <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/nicaragua-to-accept-oas-election-observers/2016/10/25/c6f9b8fe-9b13-11e6-b552-b1f85e484086_story.html">elections on November 6th</a> where polls indicate President Daniel Ortega will easily win another term in office.<br /><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>YouTube Source – <a href="https://youtu.be/u4pGASQz74k">Classic Football</a> </i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br />Online Sources – Los Angeles Times, Yahoo Sports, Reuters, CBC, The Washington Post</i></span>Erwin C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15962556587313982096noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16285355.post-17338484978308745782016-10-25T11:26:00.000-04:002016-10-25T11:26:14.009-04:00Daily Headlines: October 25, 2016<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="236" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/32foYUSZ6sk?rel=0" width="420"></iframe><br /><b>* Bolivia:</b> A new scientific report found that glaciers in Bolivia have shrunk by 43% from 1986 to 2014 and “glacier recession is leaving lakes that could burst and <a href="http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Receding_glaciers_in_Bolivia_leave_communities_at_risk_999.html">wash away villages</a> or infrastructure downstream.”<br /><br />
<b>* Brazil:</b> Aircraft manufacturer Embraer agreed <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-24/embraer-reaches-deal-with-u-s-and-brazil-over-corruption-probe">to pay $205 million</a> and officially claim responsibility in order to settle numerous corruption investigations in Brazil and the United States. <br /><br />
<b>* Haiti:</b> According to the United Nations heavy rainfall over the last few days has <a href="http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-10/25/c_135778022.htm">impeded the distribution</a> of food and medicinal aid to areas of Haiti devastated by Hurricane Matthew.<br /><br />
<b>* United States:</b> An “unprecedented” number of Latinos have reportedly cast their ballots in early voting in Florida <a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/liveblogs/2016/10/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-election-2016/505133/10259/">but is this a sign</a> of a large Latino turnout on Election Day in two weeks time?<br /><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>YouTube Source – <a href="https://youtu.be/32foYUSZ6sk">Deutsche Welle</a> (Video uploaded in 2010).</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br />Online Sources – Science Daily, Xinhua, The Atlantic, Bloomberg</i></span>Erwin C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15962556587313982096noreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16285355.post-66935115944197727992016-10-24T08:00:00.000-04:002016-10-24T08:00:06.130-04:00Daily Headlines: October 24, 2016<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="236" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eRK-0CLAPno?rel=0" width="420"></iframe><br /><b>* Brazil:</b> A new poll found that a plurality of Brazilians back former leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to <a href="https://www.blogger.com/%E2%80%A8https://sputniknews.com/latam/201610231046634113-brazil-presidential-elections-2018/">return to the presidency</a> in the 2018 elections, assuming he does not get jailed <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/he-was-the-most-popular-politician-on-earth-now-brazils-lula-could-go-to-jail/2016/10/21/1569f2c0-897f-11e6-8cdc-4fbb1973b506_story.html">over corruption charges</a> related to the “Lava Jato” probe.<br /><br />
<b>* Mexico:</b> Lawyers for imprisoned Sinaloa drug gang leader Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman might be using his purportedly worsening health in order to <a href="http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2016/10/23/el-chapo-lawyer-drug-lord-health-worsening-after-extradition-setback/">prevent his extradition</a> to the United States.<br /><br />
<b>* Uruguay:</b> A supporters group advocating for ex-Guantanamo prison detainee Abu Wa'el Dhiab claimed he ended his 68-day-long hunger strike and will reportedly travel from Uruguay <a href="http://www.dw.com/en/former-guantanamo-inmate-ends-hunger-strike/a-36125550">to another country</a>.<br /><br />
<b>* Central America:</b> According to Médecins Sans Frontières, around two out of three Central American migrants journeying through Mexico has been the victim of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/21/migrant-victims-violence-mental-health-problems">at least one “violent attack.”</a><br /><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>YouTube Source – <a href="https://youtu.be/eRK-0CLAPno">euronews</a> (From september 2016: “Brazil's former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is to stand trial for allegedly accepting over one million dollars (800,000 euros) in bribes in connection with the corruption scandal at the state-run oil firm Petrobras.”)<br /> </i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Online Sources – Fox News Latino, Sputnik International, The Washington Post, Deutsche Welle, The Guardian</i></span>Erwin C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15962556587313982096noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16285355.post-46528032467257545532016-10-21T07:30:00.000-04:002016-10-21T07:30:32.782-04:00Daily Headlines: October 21, 2016<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="236" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/heA25iKx430?rel=0" width="420"></iframe><br /><b>* Brazil:</b> Twenty-one mining executives were <a href="http://www.upi.com/Business_News/2016/10/20/Brazil-mining-execs-charged-with-homicide-in-dam-collapse-that-killed-19/2951477007979/">charged with homicide</a> in relation to the November 2015 collapse of a Brazilian dam that killed nineteen people and polluted miles of waterways.<br />
<br /><b>* Latin America:</b> A Mexican judge <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/el-chapo-guzman-extradition-us-status-2016-10?r=UK&IR=T">rejected an appeal</a> to prevent the extradition of imprisoned Sinaloa drug cartel chief Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, while Argentine officials requested the extradition of an ex-Iranian foreign minister potentially involved in the deadly <a href="https://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/32966754/argentina-seeks-extradition-of-iran-ex-minister/#page1">1994 AMIA bombing</a>. <br /><br />
<b>* Nicaragua:</b> A recent poll gave President Daniel Ortega <a href="http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/President-Ortega-and-Wife-Hold-64-Lead-in-Nicaragua-Election-20161018-0041.html">a commanding lead</a> in a presidential race marred by controversy over the removal of opposition politicos from the legislature.<br /><br />
<b>* United States:</b> The Organization of American States for the first time <a href="http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/politics/2016/10/20/for-first-time-ever-oas-to-send-poll-observers-to-us-amid-trump-claims-rigged/">will send observers</a> to monitor the United States presidential election in fifteen states including Georgia and Ohio. <br /><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>YouTube Source – <a href="https://youtu.be/heA25iKx430">CCTV News</a> </i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br />Online Sources – Fox News Latino, teleSUR English, Business Insider, Yahoo News, UPI</i></span>Erwin C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15962556587313982096noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16285355.post-3234387389487754362016-10-20T12:16:00.000-04:002016-10-20T12:16:58.800-04:00Daily Headlines: October 20, 2016<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="236" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2WGPvWPpey8?rel=0" width="420"></iframe><br /><b>* Latin America:</b> Latin America has become “one of the <a href="http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-10/19/c_135764367.htm">most urbanized regions</a> of the world” over the past three decades, according to Development Bank of Latin America executive president Enrique Garcia.<br /><br />
<b>* South America:</b> Former Brazilian lower house chief Eduardo Cunha was <a href="http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2016/10/20/Brazils-ex-speaker-Eduardo-Cuhna-arrested-in-bribery-investigation/2171476965977/">arrested yesterday</a> over his alleged role in the “Lava Jato” corruption scandal, while Venezuelan opposition figure Manuel Rosales was transferred from <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics-idUSKCN12K1U7">jail to house arrest</a>.<br /><br />
<b>* Mexico:</b> The Mexican peso slipped by around 0.5% following the third United States presidential debate though is has <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-20/mexico-peso-is-little-changed-as-u-s-presidential-debate-starts">strengthened by some 7%</a> since the first debate on September 7th.<br /><br />
<b>* Honduras:</b> Human rights campaigners condemned the murders of two northern Honduras <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-37715362">land rights activists</a> representing farmers in their dispute against multinational firms.<br /><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>YouTube Source – <a href="https://youtu.be/2WGPvWPpey8">NYU Stern Urbanization Project</a> (From 2014: “The expansion of built up urban land in São Paulo, 1881 - 2000.”)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br />Online Sources – Xinhua, Bloomberg, UPI, BBC News, Reuters</i></span>Erwin C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15962556587313982096noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16285355.post-54733634268230696252016-10-19T12:20:00.000-04:002016-10-19T12:20:42.740-04:00Daily Headlines: October 19, 2016<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="236" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Emh7BGHQ9lU?rel=0" width="420"></iframe><br /><b>* Venezuela:</b> Tensions between the Venezuelan government and political opposition have once again flared up after electoral authorities postponed gubernatorial elections to the <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics-idUSKCN12I2QN">middle of next year</a>, and the Supreme Court tightened the rules on <a href="http://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/venezuela-high-court-deals-blow-bid-unseat-president-maduro-n668271">a recall referendum</a> against President Nicolas Maduro.<br /><br />
<b>* Ecuador:</b> Ecuadoran officials severely <a href="http://news.sky.com/story/ecuador-admits-cutting-julian-assanges-internet-access-10623185">restricted Internet access</a> to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who has taken exile in the country’s London embassy since 2012.<br /><br />
<b>* Cuba:</b> “I fully intend to <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-cuba-usa-ryan-idUSKCN12I27D">maintain our embargo</a> on Cuba,” declared US House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan in a statement days after the White House further relaxed trade and travel restrictions.<br /><br />
<b>* Peru:</b> Scientists are looking into what caused the <a href="http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2016/10/18/10000-endangered-Titicaca-water-frogs-found-dead-in-Peru/2041476795533/">deaths of thousands</a> of critically endangered water frogs along the shoreline of the increasingly polluted Lake Titicaca.<br /><br />
<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">YouTube Source – <a href="https://youtu.be/Emh7BGHQ9lU">euronews</a> </span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />Online Sources – Reuters, NBC News, Sky News, UPI</span></i>Erwin C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15962556587313982096noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16285355.post-90442974863629125242016-10-17T13:00:00.001-04:002016-10-17T13:00:54.651-04:00Daily Headlines: October 17, 2016<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="236" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5e_LJEQPU5I?rel=0" width="420"></iframe><br /><b>* United States:</b> A poll of <a href="http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/poll-trump-clinton-latino-voters-229879">likely Latino voters</a> conducted last week has respondents giving Hillary Clinton a fifty point cushion over Donald Trump in a four-way race for the United States presidency.<br /><br />
<b>* Honduras:</b> The White House gave the green light for <a href="http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2016/10/15/white-house-clears-honduras-for-millions-in-aid-from-us/">$55 million in aid</a> to Honduras despite reservations by the Obama administration over rampant corruption and narcotrafficking.<br /><br />
<b>* Ecuador:</b> “I cannot disclose any information,” said a contact at the Ecuadoran embassy in London when asked if internet access to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange was <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-37680411">purportedly cut off</a>.<br /><br />
<b>* Puerto Rico:</b> A new federal oversight board monitoring Puerto Rico’s public finances granted themselves more powers, while outgoing governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla warned that the commonwealth could face a <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-14/puerto-rico-governor-says-deficit-could-climb-to-59-billion">$59 billion public debt</a> over the next ten years.<br /><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>YouTube Source – <a href="https://youtu.be/5e_LJEQPU5I">PBS NewsHour</a> </i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br />Online Sources – Bloomberg, Fox News Latino, BBC News, Politico</i></span>Erwin C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15962556587313982096noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16285355.post-86594413833975960742016-10-13T08:45:00.000-04:002016-10-13T08:45:11.996-04:00Daily Headlines: October 13, 2016<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="236" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vlZIyc05GZ8?rel=0" width="420"></iframe><br /><b>* El Salvador:</b> Lawmakers of El Salvador’s ruling political party backs a proposal to ease the <a href="http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2016/10/12/El-Salvadors-ruling-party-proposes-decriminalizing-abortion-in-limited-cases/6271476283064/">total ban on abortion</a> while an opposition legislator countered with a bill to punish anyone involved with abortions with fifty years in prison.<br /><br />
<b>* United States:</b> A poll of <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/11/politics/latinos-2016-election-donald-trump-hillary-clinton-pew-research/">Latino registered voters</a> taken show 58% respondents prefer Hillary Clinton in the race for the presidency, while the support for third party candidates Jill Stein (6%) and Gary Johnson (10%) both nearly equal the percentage who back Donald Trump (19%).<br />
<br /><b>* Colombia: </b>Tens of thousands of protestors <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/colombians-streets-support-peace-deal-42763460">advocating for peace</a> took to the streets of Colombia’s major cities for the third time since voters narrowly rejected an accord between the government and FARC rebels.<br /><br />
<b>* Haiti:</b> In the wake of Hurricane Matthew, the United States government <a href="http://www.latimes.com/world/mexico-americas/la-fg-haiti-deportations-20161012-snap-story.html">suspended deporting</a> Haitian migrants back to their home country.<br /><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>YouTube Source – <a href="https://youtu.be/vlZIyc05GZ8">France 24 English</a> (Video uploaded in March 2016).</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br />Online Sources – UPI, CNN, ABC News, The Los Angeles Times</i></span>Erwin C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15962556587313982096noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16285355.post-30521362575895027352016-10-12T11:14:00.002-04:002016-10-12T11:14:57.697-04:00Daily Headlines: October 12, 2016<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="236" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bOdL_nskfos?rel=0" width="420"></iframe><br /><b>* Haiti:</b> An official report said Hurricane Matthew decimated <a href="http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-10/12/c_135746882.htm">Haiti’s agricultural sector</a> including the loss of tens of thousands of acres of farmland and more than 350,000 heads of livestock.<br /><br />
<b>* Venezuela:</b> Venezuelan intel chief Gustavo González López accused the opposition of planning <a href="http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2016/10/12/Venezuelas-intelligence-chief-accuses-opposition-of-terrorist-acts-assassination/4681476270491/">a terrorist escalation</a> aimed at deposing President Nicolas Maduro, while critics point out that state-owned PDVSA is falling <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/e9e18bac-8caa-11e6-8aa5-f79f5696c731">closer to default</a> in the oil-rich country.<br /><br />
<b>* Honduras:</b> Authorities in the United States and Honduras are collaborating in the investigation of thirty-five members of the Honduran political elite with potential ties <a href="http://www.insightcrime.org/news-analysis/us-investigating-dozens-honduras-elites-drugs-corruption">to criminal groups</a>.<br /><br />
<b>* South America:</b> In the latest round of World Cup qualifiers, Brazil heads the standings with four straight wins and Argentina was <a href="http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/4944/international-soccer/2016/10/12/28393032/argentina-in-pitiful-shape-without-messi-and-what-we-learned?ICID=HP_HN_4">stunned at home</a> against Paraguay.<br /><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>YouTube Source – <a href="https://youtu.be/bOdL_nskfos">CCTV News</a> (“Hurricane Matthew has left Haiti in a catastrophic state…Making things worse is that the country is still struggling after it was devastated by a magnitude-7 earthquake in 2010.”)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br />Online Sources – Xinhua, InSight Crime, UPI, Finanical Times, Goal.com</i></span>Erwin C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15962556587313982096noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16285355.post-61468711164866816222016-10-11T10:47:00.000-04:002016-10-11T10:47:05.742-04:00Daily Headlines: October 11, 2016<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="236" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xvvLD7dDfkI?rel=0" width="420"></iframe> <br /><b>* Latin America:</b> A new report alleges that surveillance laws in twelve Latin American states are outdated and can be easily exploited <a href="https://theintercept.com/2016/10/10/report-finds-loose-laws-on-data-and-surveillance-in-latin-america/">by authoritarian regimes</a>.<br /><br />
<b>* United States:</b> The Supreme Court will begin hearing arguments today on the secrecy of jury deliberations based on the case of a Latino man convicted after some <a href="http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/politics/2016/10/11/supreme-court-to-hear-case-on-racial-bias-v-secrecy-in-jury-deliberations/">jurors used ethnic slurs</a>.<br /><br />
<b>* Brazil:</b> New corruption charges were raised against former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva who along with ten other suspects were believed to have allowed some <a href="http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=2422829&CategoryId=14090">$9.3 million in kickbacks</a> for a construction projects in Angola.<br /><br />
<b>* Mexico:</b> The World Health Organization <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/oct/11/world-health-organisation-who-countries-tax-sugary-drinks">called for strict measures</a> against consumption of sugary drinks such as those taken in Mexico where a tax was levied against those types of beverages.<br /><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>YouTube Source – <a href="https://youtu.be/xvvLD7dDfkI">BBC News</a> (A Brazilian judge last May suspended access to WhatsApp for 72 hours over the messaging service’s owner, Facebook, not handing over information requested in a criminal probe).</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br />Online Sources – The Intercept, Fox News Latino, Latin American Herald Tribune, The Guardian</i></span>Erwin C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15962556587313982096noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16285355.post-48467873831802857112016-10-10T11:16:00.000-04:002016-10-10T11:16:55.719-04:00Daily Headlines: October 10, 2016<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="236" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JUbOEArIXTc?rel=0" width="420"></iframe><br /><b>* Haiti:</b> Doctors warned that Haiti could face its <a href="http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/hurricane-matthew/haiti-doctors-warn-cholera-crisis-after-hurricane-matthew-n663581">second cholera outbreak</a> in recent years following the more than 1000 fatalities and towns still isolated by Hurricane Matthew.<br /><br />
<b>* Argentina:</b> An estimated 70,000 people marched in the Argentine city of Rosario <a href="http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/70000-Women-March-Against-Femicide-in-Argentina-20161009-0016.html">for women’s rights</a> and against all forms of gender violence including femicides.<br /><br />
<b>* Mexico:</b> The Mexican peso has strengthened by 2.3 percent in a reported indication that the <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/3d2f9b74-8e99-11e6-a72e-b428cb934b78">market is confident</a> over a Hillary Clinton victory in the United States presidential election.<br /><br />
<b>* Uruguay:</b> Rodolfo Nin Novoa, Uruguay’s Foreign Minister, called on ex-Guantanamo detainee Jihad Diyab to end his <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-uruguay-guantanamo-idUSKCN12803S">two-month-old hunger strike</a> and “continue looking for a better future for him and his family.”<br /><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>YouTube Source – <a href="https://youtu.be/JUbOEArIXTc">Al Jazeera English</a> (“The death toll has reached 1,000, but rescue teams are still combing through wreckage in the remote southwest of the country. A number of cholera cases have been reported, raising fears of a renewed outbreak of the disease.”)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br />Online Sources – NBC News, Financial Times, teleSUR English, Reuters</i></span>Erwin C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15962556587313982096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16285355.post-60279976026299418022016-10-07T06:30:00.000-04:002016-10-07T06:31:51.698-04:00Daily Headlines: October 7, 2016<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="236" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hAQl5-mtlc0?rel=0" width="420"></iframe><br /><b>* Colombia:</b> The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos in recognition of “<a href="https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2016/press.html">his resolute efforts</a> to bring the country's more than 50-year-long civil war to an end”, and underlined that the recent electoral defeat of an accord with the FARC rebels “does not necessarily mean that the peace process is dead”.<br /><br />
<b>* Mexico:</b> The National Human Rights Commission called on officials in the central Mexican state of Morelos to <a href="http://indianexpress.com/article/world/world-news/mexico-human-rights-body-slams-authorities-over-handling-of-119-bodies-3069839/">offer an official apology</a> over their botched handling of 119 victims located in mass graves in 2014.<br /><br />
<b>* United States:</b> Polling firm Latino Decisions believes Hillary Clinton <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/hillary-clinton-latino-vote-2016-10">will win the Latino vote</a> in next month’s United States presidential election by the widest margin in recorded history.<br /><br />
<b>* Haiti:</b> Authorities in Haiti claimed the death toll from Hurricane Matthew has reached at least 280 lives but worry that there <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/06/hurricane-matthew-haiti-rescuers-battle-reach-remote-areas">may be more fatalities</a> in communities isolated by the storm.<br /><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>YouTube Source – <a href="https://youtu.be/hAQl5-mtlc0">Ruptly TV</a> (An estimated 60,000 people in Colombia’s major cities on Wednesday night marched silently in rallies organized by university students calling for an end to the decades-long armed conflict.)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br />Online Sources – The Indian Express, The Guardian, Business Insider, Nobel Prize</i></span>Erwin C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15962556587313982096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16285355.post-46429423736018779132016-10-06T11:16:00.001-04:002016-10-06T11:16:47.639-04:00Daily Headlines: October 6, 2016<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="236" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FjJHS55YVVY?rel=0" width="420"></iframe><br /><b>* Argentina:</b> “<a href="http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/121st-Disappeared-Grandson-Found-From-Dictatorship-in-Argentina-20161005-0024.html">We have 40 years of love</a> to give you," said the brother of the 121st person positively identified by the Abuelas de la Plaza de Mayo as having been stolen and illegally adopted during the “Dirty War” era of military rule in Argentina.<br /><br />
<b>* Caribbean:</b> At least sixty-nine people died in the Caribbean and authorities once again postponed Haiti’s presidential election as a result <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-storm-matthew-idUSKCN1250G2">of Hurricane Matthew</a>.<br /><br />
<b>* Chile:</b> The Chilean government announced an overhaul of the country’s Sename <a href="http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/lifestyle/2016/10/05/chile-to-allocate-37-mn-to-improve-children-centers/">child services system</a> following reports of 865 minors dying over the past eleven years in network shelters.<br /><br />
<b>* Brazil:</b> The International Monetary Fund indicated that Brazil’s recession may be <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2016/10/04/news/economy/brazil-economy-jobs-crisis/">worse than expected</a> based on economic indicators such as declining industrial activity and a rising unemployment rate.<br />
<br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>YouTube Source – <a href="https://youtu.be/FjJHS55YVVY">CCTV America</a> (Video uploaded in October 2014).<br /> </i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Online Sources – teleSUR English, Reuters, Fox News Latino, CNN Money </i></span>Erwin C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15962556587313982096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16285355.post-87846324631644400702016-10-05T12:30:00.000-04:002016-10-06T11:05:07.936-04:00Daily Headlines: October 5, 2016<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="236" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ulL8FkBqZdk?rel=0" width="420"></iframe><br />
<b>* Venezuela:</b> Venezuelan Oil Minister Eulogio Del Pino claimed a deal worked out by members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and non-OPEC states to slash oil production could add an <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-04/opec-deal-to-cut-1-2-million-barrels-of-daily-supply-venezuela">extra $10 to $15 per barrel</a> of the commodity.<br />
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<b>* Latin America:</b> Mexico’s soccer federation <a href="http://www.startribune.com/mexico-to-appeal-latest-fine-by-fifa-over-anti-gay-chant/395915721/">plans to appeal</a> FIFA’s latest fine imposed over homophobic chants by fans as the world governing body also handed down penalties against nine other Latin American countries over <a href="http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/37553696">unruly crowd behavior</a>.<br />
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<b>* Brazil:</b> A poll released yesterday found that most Brazilians <a href="http://www.voanews.com/a/brazil-poll-shows-little-improvement-in-temer-government-popularity/3536743.html">continue to disapprove</a> of President Michel Temer, who took over for ousted predecessor Dilma Rousseff and will remain in power until 2018.<br />
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<b>* Mexico:</b> Mexican police <a href="http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/politics/2016/10/03/survey-clinton-enjoys-57-point-lead-over-trump-among-hispanics/">rescued 122 migrants</a> from the Central American countries of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras from three vehicles on a highway in the northern state of Tamaulipas.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>YouTube Source – <a href="https://youtu.be/ulL8FkBqZdk">PBS NewsHour</a> (Video uploaded in June 2016). </i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br />Online Sources – Bloomberg, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, BBC Sport, Voice of America, Fox News Latino</i></span>Erwin C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15962556587313982096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16285355.post-32376170763964982552016-10-04T10:27:00.000-04:002016-10-04T10:27:34.255-04:00Daily Headlines: October 4, 2016<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="236" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lfCe6JvR5ME?rel=0" width="420"></iframe> <br /><b>* Honduras:</b> The case file focused on the murder of prominent Honduran human rights activist Berta Cáceres <a href="http://fusion.net/story/353241/berta-caceres-case-file-was-stolen-is-honduras-bungling-this-murder-investigation-on-purpose/">was stolen last week</a>, which will likely impede efforts to identify the masterminds behind her death. <br /><br />
<b>* Latin America:</b> At least three people died on the island of Hispaniola as Hurricane Matthew continued <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-storm-matthew-idUSKCN1240BH">its northward path</a> through the Caribbean, while Bolivia is facing its worst drought <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2016/10/strongest-drought-in-25-years-hits-bolivia/">in a quarter century</a>.<br /><br />
<b>* Argentina:</b> Researchers in Argentina believe the first people to reach the southern area of the American continent may have occurred <a href="http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/campsite-suggests-humans-argentina-14000-years-ago-180960667/?no-ist">thousands of years</a> than initially believed.<br /><br />
<b>* Puerto Rico:</b> A seven-member panel appointed by the United States government <a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2016/1001/US-takes-over-Puerto-Rico-s-finances-a-nudge-toward-statehood">began its oversight</a> of Puerto Rico’s public finances in an effort to prevent worsening the estimated $70 billion debt on the commonwealth.<br /><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>YouTube Source – <a href="https://youtu.be/lfCe6JvR5ME">euronews</a> (Video uploaded in March 2016). </i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br />Online Sources – Fusion, Reuters, Smithsonian, Christian Science Monitor </i></span>Erwin C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15962556587313982096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16285355.post-41788222822420976402016-10-03T09:30:00.000-04:002016-10-03T09:30:00.202-04:00Daily Headlines: October 3, 2016<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="236" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8VTI1cqaQ24?rel=0" width="420"></iframe><br /><b>* Argentina:</b> “This is a government that governs for the rich and only responds to corporations and multinationals,” proclaimed the head of a Buenos Aires teachers’ union amid <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/46e73230-86fb-11e6-bcfc-debbef66f80e">growing social unrest</a> that threatens the rule of President Mauricio Macri.<br /><br />
<b>* Caribbean:</b> Hurricane Matthew is expected to hit Haiti, Jamaica, and the Dominican Republic today with sustained winds as high as 130 miles per hour and potential <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2016/10/03/hurricane-matthew-haiti-jamaica-cuba/91457628/">rainfall of up to forty inches</a>.<br /><br />
<b>* El Salvador:</b> A Salvadoran judge ordered accepted <a href="http://www.voanews.com/a/el-salvador/3533488.html">reopening the investigation</a> into the El Mozote massacre of at least 500 villagers by the army during the civil war in 1981.<br /><br />
<b>* Brazil:</b> Political outsiders were among the big winners in local elections on Sunday as voters punished candidates of major parties <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-politics-idUSKCN12203Y">tainted by corruption scandals</a>.<br /><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>YouTube Source – <a href="https://youtu.be/8VTI1cqaQ24">AFP</a> (“Argentine farmers give away 10 tons of apples and pears (last August) in Buenos Aires in a protest to denounce a crisis in the fruit growing sector and demand help from the government”).</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br />Online Sources – Financial Times, Voice of America, Reuters, USA TODAY</i></span>Erwin C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15962556587313982096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16285355.post-30774046879891789642016-09-30T13:37:00.000-04:002016-09-30T13:37:40.227-04:00Daily Headlines: September 30, 2016<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="236" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/y00qGdY0DkQ?rel=0" width="420"></iframe><br /><b>* Brazil:</b> Children's rights groups urged the International Olympic Committee <a href="http://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/37518509">to compensate minors</a> who they claim were victims of police violence during the Rio Olympics and the security crackdown prior to the games held in August.<br /><br />
<b>* Cuba:</b> The campaign of United States (US) presidential candidate Donald Trump is under fire over alleged secret and illicit business dealings <a href="http://www.newsweek.com/2016/10/14/donald-trump-cuban-embargo-castro-violated-florida-504059.html">with Cuba’s government</a> in 1998, while the Cuban state media blasted “subversive” <a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/world/article104993396.html">US-funded programs</a>.<br /><br />
<b>* United States:</b> The OneOrlando Fund commenced distribution this week of donations to some of the <a href="http://www.latina.com/lifestyle/our-issues/oneorlando-fund-disburses-money-families-survivors-pulse-shooting">families and survivors</a> of the June 12th massacre during a Latino-themed night at the Pulse gay nightclub in Orlando.<br />
<br /><b>* Venezuela: </b>Representatives of thirty countries led by Paraguay at the Untied Nations Human Rights Council called for a “<a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-rights-un-idUSKCN11Z2MK">timely and effective dialogue</a>” in Venezuela and advocated the freeing of all political prisoners.<br /><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>YouTube Source – <a href="https://youtu.be/y00qGdY0DkQ">ITV News</a> (Uploaded on August 2, 2016: “As battles between security forces and drugs gangs rage ahead of the Rio Olympics, innocent bystanders are getting caught in the crossfire.”)<br /> </i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Online Sources – BBC Sport, Newsweek, McClatchy, Latina, Reuters</i></span>Erwin C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15962556587313982096noreply@blogger.com0