Latin America – Sunderland set to land Paraguay defender Da Silva (tribalfootball.com)

Sunderland set to land Paraguay defender Da Silva (tribalfootball.com)
Sunderland are set to land Paraguay defender Paulo Da Silva. Black Cats boss Steve Bruce has targeted the Deportivo Toluca defender as his first signing at the Stadium of Light. read more

New Sunderland boss Bruce set to grab Paraguay star Da Silva (Daily Mail)
Manager Steve Bruce is ready to make Paraguay centre back Paulo da Silva his first signing at Sunderland. The 29-year-old is out of contract at Mexican club Deportivo Toluca

Webster students to volunteer in Dominican Republic (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)
Eleven Spanish students from Webster Thomas High School will spend the next week volunteering at an orphanage in the Dominican Republic. Students pack for Dominican Republic

Chilean succulent a drought-tolerant charmer (San Francisco Chronicle)
Whenever I’m stuck recommending an attractive, drought-tolerant plant, I know there’s one plant that’s sure to please most gardeners. I’m always a bit surprised when people haven’t heard of the succulent charmer Calandrinia spectabilis. First, it sports…

Lithuania and Dominican Republic both advance in diamond tourney (The Sun)
EUCLID — Six teams advanced to championship round play of the first Continental Baseball Cup here. They are seeded as follows: 1. Strongsville, 2. Dominican Republic, 3. Reistertown, 4. Chagrin Valley, 5. Brunswick, and 6. Lithuania. Tomorrow’s baseball schedule at…

U.S. falls to Brazil in semis; Dominican Republic advances (Miami Herald)
Brazil will be celebrating the United States’ birthday with a berth in the Pan American Cup championship after knocking off the U.S. women’s volleyball team in a semifinal match Friday night at BankUnited Center in Coral Gables.

Velez take Argentina Championship (The Globe and Mail)
Midfielder Moralez scores controversial winner in Clausura final; Huracan fail to hold on

Venezuela eyes 49 pct stake in Dominican refinery (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
The Dominican Republic is selling a large share of its oil refinery to Venezuela. Diario Libre newspaper says Venezuela will pay $130 million for a 49 percent stake in Refineria Dominicana de Petroleo SA.

Air France jet returns to Dominican airport with technical problem (Times & Transcript)
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – Air France says a flight has been forced to return to a Dominican airport because of technical problems with its air conditioning.

Cards, Yanks sign hyped Dominican prospects (Sports Illustrated)
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals gave a $3.1 million signing bonus to 16-year-old outfielder Wagner Mateo, considered to be among the top amateur free agents from Latin America.

Press Releases: Letter of Agreement Signed with Dominican Republic (U.S. Department of State)
Letter of Agreement Signed with Dominican Republic Bureau of Public Affairs Office of the Spokesman Washington, DC June 29, 2009 U.S. Chargé d’Affaires to the Dominican Republic Roland W. Bullen and Dominican Minister of the Interior and Police, Franklin Almeyda Rancier, signed the first letter of agreement implementing the Mérida Initiative, a multi-year regional effort to combat organized …

Air France Plane Turns Back To Dominican Republic (Nasdaq)
SANTO DOMINGO (AFP)–An Air France plane from the Dominican Republic to Paris had to turn back shortly after takeoff due to a problem with the air conditioning, the company said Friday.

Genetic Hair Loss Test To Be Introduced In Dominican Republic Through HairDX Distribution Agreement (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
IRVINE, Calif.—-Men and women in the Dominican Republic will soon have access to genetic tests for predicting the risk of male or female hair loss thanks to a distribution agreement announced today by pharmacogenomics research and development innovator PharmaGenoma, Inc. and its subsidiary HairDX, LLC.

Dominican Republic short shortstop Mcdaniel Almanzar big on talent: Continental Cup (The Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Mcdaniel Almanzar is 13 years old, stands 5-1 and weighs 95 pounds. That makes him the smallest and youngest player on the Dominican Republic 14U baseball team which is competing in the Continental Cup. However, that hasn’t stopped him from earning the starting assignment at one of the Dominican’s most prestigious positions — shortstop.

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