Monday, July 13, 2009

Daily Headlines: July 13, 2009

* U.S.: Did you know that “reggaeton” is one of the approximately 100 new words added to the latest edition of the Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary?

* Brazil: Police in Recife have arrested the wife ex-boxing champion Arturo Gatti and could charge her in the murder of her husband.

* Peru: At least 246 children have died in the southern part of the country as a result of the harsh winter cold.

* El Salvador: Despite remittances being an important part of El Salvador’s economy, money transfers to that country plummeted by 10.3% in the first half of the year.

Image- AP
Online Sources- MSNBC, LAHT, CNN, Reuters

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