Sunday, January 17, 2010

Latin American Herald Tribune - Headlines - Sunday January 17, 2010


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Haitian Government Planning Mass Evacuations Of Quake Victims
Humanitarian aid began to arrive at Haitian hospitals after they were shut down for days following this week’s devastating magnitude-7.0 earthquake, even as the government says it is planning massive evacuations to prevent possible epidemics...
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Venezuela (Click here for more Venezuela news)
1/16/2010 Venezuela's Citgo Renews Cheap Heating Oil Program in United States
1/16/2010 Moderate Quake in Venezuela Causes Slight Injuries
1/16/2010 Venezuela Announces Minimum Wage Hike, Cabinet Shuffle
1/15/2010 Venezuelans Welcome End to Power Rationing in Caracas
1/15/2010 Strike Paralyzes GM Truck Plant in Venezuela
Colombia (Click here for more)
1/16/2010 Violent Eviction of Farmworkers in Colombia Leaves 1 Wounded
1/16/2010 Colombia Posts Decade-High Oil Production in 2009
1/15/2010 Three Marines Dead, 19 Injured in Traffic Accident in Colombia
1/13/2010 Colombian Court Urged to Allow Referendum on 3rd Term for Uribe
1/11/2010 Assailants in Colombia Stop Ambulance, Kill 2
Panama (Click here for more)
1/8/2010 Panama Canal Contract Awarded to Spanish-Led Consortium
12/23/2009 Spanish, Mexican, Costa Rican Companies Win Panama Canal Contract
12/12/2009 Panamanian Police Seize 2.4 Tons of Cocaine
Ecuador (Click here for more)
1/15/2010 Ecuador Expects 2010 Oil Output of 480,000 bpd
1/12/2010 Ecuador, China Edge Closer to Pact on Massive Loan
1/10/2010 Woman Gives Birth to Quadruplets in Ecuador
1/8/2010 Petroecuador Seeks to Cancel Contract with U.S. firm
1/7/2010 Six Die in Crash of Ecuadorian Military Plane
Bolivia
1/16/2010 Bolivia Home to 2 Other Lithium Deposits Besides Uyuni
1/15/2010 Bolivian Police Destroy 29 Cocaine Labs
1/12/2010 Bolivian President a Fan of “Avatar”
1/11/2010 Bolivia Expects $1.4 Billion in Oil Industry Investment in ‘10
1/7/2010 Bolivia Budgets $189 Million for Nationalizations
Central America
1/16/2010 El Salvador President Apologizes to Civil War Victims
1/16/2010 El Salvador Grenade Blast Wounds at Least 20
1/15/2010 Salvadoran Transit Operators Protest Wave of Killings
1/12/2010 Guatemalan Planned His Own Murder, Probe Finds
1/12/2010 Salvadoran Remittances Down 8.5% in 2009
Cuba
1/16/2010 Cuba Vows to Try Those Responsible for 26 Deaths at Hospital
1/15/2010 20 Patients Die of Cold at Cuban Hospital, Dissidents Say
1/13/2010 Yoani Sanchez Says Cuban Government Seeks to Silence Bloggers
1/11/2010 Lack of Hard Currency Cuba’s Most Pressing Problem, Government Says
1/10/2010 VP Denies Cuba Lacks Future Generation of Leaders
Brazil (Click here for more)
1/16/2010 Brazil Prison Riot Leaves 5 Dead
1/16/2010 Vale Eyes Bunge’s Fertilizer Assets
1/16/2010 Petrobras’ Proven Reserves Down 1.5% in 2009
1/15/2010 Peugeot Citroen to Launch 2 Models Developed in Brazil
1/15/2010 Brazilian Man Leaves Backpack Stuffed with Cash at Airport
Mexico
1/16/2010 Body of Abducted Journalist Found in Mexico
1/16/2010 Strong Winds Leave Hundreds of Thousands without Power in Mexico
1/15/2010 Police Bust Mexico City Sex-Trafficking Ring, Rescue 28 Women
1/15/2010 Two Murdered, Several Bodies Found in Northern Mexico
1/15/2010 Governor: Mexico Prison Not Cleared for Gibson Film
Caribbean
1/16/2010 Haitian Government Planning Mass Evacuations Of Quake Victims
1/16/2010 U.S. Grants TPS to Haitian Immigrants
1/16/2010 Aid Streams into Haiti, but Little Reaches Victims
1/15/2010 Haiti Forced to Turn Away Aid Flights
1/15/2010 22 UN Peacekeepers Killed in Haiti Quake
Argentina
1/16/2010 U.S. Judge Unfreezes Fed Account of Argentine Central Bank
1/16/2010 Jobless Militants Occupy Argentine Central Bank
1/12/2010 Argentina: Embargo on U.S. Account Hurts Debt Re-Scheduling
1/12/2010 Venezuela’s Devaluation Threatens $500 Million in Argentine Exports
1/12/2010 Two Die in Storm in Argentina
Chile
1/16/2010 Chilean Copper Exports Down 17.98% in 2009
1/16/2010 Two Hurt in Blast at Chilean Department Store
1/15/2010 Chilean Cop Given No Jail Time for Killing Indian
1/13/2010 Codelco Chile to Invest $2.3 Billion in 2010
1/13/2010 Poll Shows Candidates Ties Going into Chile Runoff
Peru
1/16/2010 Wall of Inca Fortress in Peru Collapses in Heavy Rains
1/15/2010 Peru Retains $14 Million in Doe Run Funds to Ensure Clean-Up
1/13/2010 Stolen Peruvian Arms Sold to Colombian Rebels
1/11/2010 Airman Dies in Guerrilla Attack in Peru
1/9/2010 Warden of Lima Maximum-Security Prison Slain
Uruguay
1/1/2010 Two Killed in Fire at Uruguay Prison
12/7/2009 One Dead, Two Wounded in Prison Fight in Uruguay
12/1/2009 Uruguay President-Elect Will Continue to Tend His Fields
12/1/2009 Death Toll at 4, Nearly 6,000 Evacuated in Uruguay Rains
Latin America (Click here for more)
1/16/2010 Latin Americans See Franchises as Ticket to U.S.
1/16/2010 Radio Show Links Indian Communities Separated by Migration
1/11/2010 Financial Crisis Eliminates 2.2 Million Jobs in Latin America
1/9/2010 Paraguayan President Released from Hospital after Surgery
12/27/2009 Paraguay Arrests Brazilian Drug Trafficker
World (Click here for more)
1/16/2010 Spaniard Wants Explanation for Use of Image in Bin Laden Poster
1/16/2010 Spanish Millionaire Leaves His Fortune to Royal Family
1/15/2010 Report: Immigrant Shepherds Endure Woeful Conditions in Colorado
1/15/2010 Spain’s Zapatero to Join Obama for U.S. Prayer Breakfast
1/15/2010 Spain’s Year-on-Year Inflation at 0.80% in December
Business & Economy (Click here for more)
1/16/2010 Spain’s Banco Sabadell Acquires U.S. Bank for $160 Million
1/15/2010 House Prices in Spain Back to 2006 Levels
1/15/2010 EU Supports Spain’s Call for “More Realistic” Economic Strategy
1/6/2010 Argentina Fines Telefonica More Than $27 Million
1/6/2010 Wal-Mart de Mexico Opens 78 New Stores
Oil & Minerals (Click here for more)
1/16/2010 Colombia Posts Decade-High Oil Production in 2009
1/16/2010 Petrobras’ Proven Reserves Down 1.5% in 2009
1/16/2010 Repsol Board Expresses Confidence in Brufau
1/15/2010 Ecuador Expects 2010 Oil Output of 480,000 bpd
1/15/2010 Petersen Backs Brufau’s Performance at Repsol
Opinion (Click here for more)
1/15/2010 VenEconomy: Crippled Fundamental Rights
1/15/2010 VenEconomía: Derechos Fundamentales en Minusvalía
1/15/2010 VenEconomía: Rojo y Negro
1/15/2010 VenEconomy: A Monumental Mess
1/13/2010 VenEconomía: Metidos en el Tremedal
Sports (Click here for more)
1/9/2010 Spain’s Nadal Falls to Davydenko in Doha Final
1/8/2010 Nadal Reaches Doha Final with Easy Win
1/7/2010 Nadal Advances to Doha Semifinals
1/6/2010 Spain’s Nadal Cruises into Doha Quarterfinals
1/4/2010 Boxer Cotto Taking Father’s Death Hard
Living (Click here for more)
1/16/2010 Almodovar’s “Broken Embraces” Wins Critics Choice Award
1/15/2010 1000-Year-Old Monument with Image of Mayan Ruler Found
1/13/2010 Cruz y Loren Recall “In Situ” the Scenes from “Nine”
1/13/2010 Web Site Creates Spanish Linguistics Atlas
1/13/2010 Julio Iglesias Kicks Off World Tour in Uruguay