Friday, September 8, 2006

Evening briefs

* The governments of Brazil and the U.K. agreed to help with ethanol production in South Africa. (Image of Brazilian ethanol pump at a gas station via this site).


* California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger apologized for claming that Puerto Ricans and Cubans are temperamental due to their mix of “Latino blood” and “black blood.”

* The BBC visits villagers in Ecuador almost a month after the eruption of the Tungurahura volcano.

* Recent polls show that Paraguayans would defeat President Nicanor Duarte if the constitution gets changed to allow for presidential reelection.

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