Monday, October 15, 2007

Daily Headlines: October 15, 2007

* A recovering Fidel Castro telephoned into Hugo Chavez’ weekly television show yesterday, and discussed topics like U.S. hegemony and ChĂ© Guevara.

* This has to be the corniest sentence to lead an article: “Move over, Joe Six-Pack. Make way for Josefina Five-Pack.”

* At least 21 miners died in Colombia after a mine collapse, while floods killed 23 people in Haiti and 14 in Costa Rica.

* Will Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva run for a third non-consecutive term in 2014?

* Follow-up: The Argentine rugby team’s Cinderella run in the World Cup fell short after their 37-13 semifinals loss to South Africa.

Sources- The Latin Americanist, Guardian UK, International Herald Tribune, Associated Press, AFP, People’s Daily Online, Bloomberg, Xinhua

Image- BBC News (Fidel Castro and Hugo Chavez met during the latter’s visit to Cuba over the weekend)

1 comment:

Burro Hall said...

Sorry, but this is the corniest sentence ever to lead an article:

"An immigration judge in the Twin Cities (the same Minnesota community recently traumatized by a deadly bridge collapse) today built a bridge to the truth in the House of Death."