Latin America – Trade Embargo with Cuba (CBS 6 Richmond)
Trade Embargo with Cuba (CBS 6 Richmond)
President Barack Obama has talked about lifting this country’s trade embargo with Cuba and if it happens, one company says they’ll be forced to layoff more than 100 workers in the Richmond area.
Peru Indians hail ‘historic’ day (BBC News)
Amazon Indians call off protests after Peru’s Congress overturns land ownership laws which led to deadly fighting.
Kaká Gives Brazil a Touch of Class in Confederations Cup (New York Times)
A star midfielder with a singular style will try to lead a more workmanlike Brazilian team to its sixth World Cup title.
Hit-and-run Brazilian’s term upheld (The Japan Times)
LIMA (Kyodo) A Brazilian appeals court has upheld the four-year prison term handed to a Japanese-Brazilian man convicted for a hit-and-run case in Shizuoka Prefecture in 1999 that killed a 16-year-old girl. But the court in the state of Sao Paulo reduced the compensation required to be paid by the defendant, Milton Noboru Higaki, 34, to relatives of the victim, Mayumi Ochiai, to 10 months’ pay …
Ecuador may expel foreign oil firms (BigPond News)
Ecuador has threatened to expel foreign oil firms that launch legal challenges against his govt.
59th Vuelta a Colombia 2009 – Stage 12 (Daily Peloton)
59th Vuelta a Colombia 2009 – Stage 12 & Photos Victor Hugo “the Shark” takes another bite out of the Vuelta for his 4th stage win. Jose Rujano unshakeable as race leader.
Ecuador may expel foreign oil firms (Sky News Australia)
Ecuador’s president has threatened to expel foreign oil firms that launch legal challenges against his government.
Colombia coca crop is down (Los Angeles Times)
But Peru and Bolivia see an increase in coca cultivation. Colombia’s coca crop shrank by nearly 20% last year while cultivation rose for a third straight year in Peru and Bolivia, the world’s two other coca-producing nations, the United Nations said Friday.
UN calls for Peru clashes probe (BBC News)
The UN envoy for indigenous people urges Peru to launch an independent probe into recent deadly Amazon clashes.
Ecuador Threatens To Expell Oil Firms That Sue (Nasdaq)
WASHINGTON (AFP)–Ecuador’s president on Saturday threatened to expel foreign oil firms which launch legal challenges against his government. Facing billions of dollars worth of legal claims for failure to complete contracts, Rafael Correa issued a blunt warning to the firms.
Several Officials Arrested On Suspicion Of Aiding Mexican Drug Cartel (KFOX 14 El Paso)
The drug war in Mexico continues to heat up. Seven mayors, a former state attorney general and 19 other officials in western Mexico have all been arrested and accused of aiding the “La Familia” drug cartel.
Mexico Woos Top Long-Distance Runners (Newsweek)
A growing number of international runners are leaving their homelands for an unlikely destination: Mexico. Though the U.S. still boasts more foreign transplants, Mexico’s high altitude, easier visa process and cheaper cost of living are luring some of the sport’s leading figures, including Kenyans Isaac Kimaiyo, Lazarus Nyakeraka and Patrick Nthiwa. Mexico also taxes race winnings by 14 percent, …
Lampe: New direction at Chautauqua gimme a Havana dateline (Peoria Journal Star)
Ten minutes of driving the levee at Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge offered a good look at what Peoria native Lee Albright faces in his new job. The destructive power of flooding. The tenacity of willows. And the battle between fishing and waterfowling.
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