Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Daily Headlines: August 18, 2009

* Colombia: Proof-of-life videos of two hostages held by the FARC rebels were released yesterday with the possibility of more videos to be given later this week.

* El Salvador: The amount of remittances sent to the Central American country dropped by 11% this year according to central bank figures.

* Cuba: A group of Catholic bishops are visiting Cuba this week with the hope of improving relations between the island and the U.S.

* Latin America: Mexican president Felipe Calderon urged local and Brazilian business interests to back a proposed bilateral free trade pact.

Image- BBC News
Online Sources- BusinessWeek, MSNBC, Bloomberg, Reuters

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