Monday, January 26, 2009

Daily Headlines: January 26, 2009

* Brazil: Rest in peace Mariana Bridi da Costa; the model whose feet and hands were amputated due to an infection died on Saturday.

* Mexico: Despite assurances from Mexican officials that their country isn’t a "weak and failing" state violence throughout the country continues to run rampant.

* Central America: Worries over the deadly salmonella outbreak in the U.S. has led Kellogg's to recall several brands of cookies from Central America.

* Spain: Immigrants living in Spain- including hundreds of thousands from Latin America- worry that the global economic downturn and an immigration crackdown will opaque their future.

Image- BBC News
Online Sources- New York Daily News, AFP, Xinhua, Los Angeles Times, The Latin Americanist

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