Friday, November 2, 2007

Daily Headlines: November 2, 2007 (PM Edition)

With the weekend around the corner here are a few more news stories that have caught out attention:

* The Mexican navy seized over 23 tons of cocaine in a ship traveling from Colombia.

* Hundreds of Latinos in Oklahoma rallied against a recently passed state law with measures like stopping government subsidies like health care for illegal immigrants.

* Emerging-market bonds worldwide including in Latin America tumbled today.

* Thousands of anti-Chavez protestors clashed with police yesterday in Caracas while the legislators proposed a two-part vote for 69 constitutional changes.

* Is Haiti about to enter into a deep political crisis?

* Follow-up: At the behest of the Spanish government, Uruguayan officials have delayed the opening of a controversial Finnish-owned paper mill.

Sources (English)- The Latin Americanist, BBC News, Bloomberg, Associated Press, MiamiHerald.com, Pryor Daily Times

Sources (Spanish)- El Diario/La Prensa

Image- BBC News

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