Friday, October 23, 2009

Daily Headlines: October 23, 2009

* Cuba: In what appears to be a major shift in attitudes a recent poll found that most Cuban-Americans favor permitting people in the U.S. to travel freely to Cuba.

* Latin America: The presidents of Peru and Ecuador met yesterday in a “historic” bilateral meeting designed to calm over a century of diplomatic tensions.

* U.S.: Spain’s Prisa purchased a minority stake in U.S. Spanish-language network V-me with the possibility of full control.

* Mexico: Greenpeace activists rallied against the Mexican government's move to allow cultivation of the first genetically modified corn.

Image- Mercopress
Online Sources- Miami Herald, Xinhua, CNN, Reuters

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

from Clermont
Regarding the Cuban-american shift to favour travel to Cuba, that is NOT new. It has been that for many years. There are basically 2 different types of cuban americans. One is the group that exited Cuba after the Cuban Revolution and the beginning of Castro's horrible repression, and the 2nd group that years later escaped, say after the early 70's. There are now many more of the 2nd group than the 1st group.