Friday, August 21, 2009

Daily Headlines: August 21, 2009

* U.S.: Six European Union nations have privately committed to taking in Guantanamo detainees according to unnamed White House sources cited by the Washington Post.

* Mexico: Mexico passed a law decriminalizing the "personal use" of certain narcotics like marijuana. cocaine and LSD.

* Venezuela: Finance Minister Ali Rodriguez said that Venezuela’s financial industry needs to be reformed in order to improve the country’s economy.

* Argentina: The country’s soccer body and the Kirchner administration reached a deal permitting the soccer season to start after a one-week delay over finances.

Image- AFP
Online Sources- MSNBC, Al Jazeera English, Bloomberg, BBC News

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