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Carnival Dealing With Another Troubled Cruise Ship in the Caribbean
March 15, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Carnival decided to evacuate about 5,000 passengers and crewmembers from its cruise ship Dream after they were stranded at the Caribbean island of St. Maarten, where the enormous vessel has been docked since Wednesday night after experiencing technical problems. continue reading »
Human Rights Abuses Against Cassez Force CNDH to File Criminal Complaint in Mexico
March 15, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Mexico's top human rights body has called for a probe into more than a score of current and former federal law-enforcement officials for alleged rights violations of Frenchwoman Florence Cassez, who spent seven years in prison on a kidnapping conviction before Mexico's high court ordered her released in January. continue reading »
WHO: LatAm Making Progress on Highway Safety, but Problems Remain
March 15, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Latin America is "making great efforts" to improve highway safety, but they are still "not sufficient," World Health Organization Department of Injuries and Violence Prevention director Etienne Krug said Thursday. continue reading »
NHU Partners With StraighterLine to Expand Access to Higher Education
March 14, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The National Hispanic University (NHU) and StraighterLine announced today an articulation agreement that will enable students to transfer StraighterLine's American Council on Education (ACE)–recommended courses for credit at NHU. continue reading »
Jose Cuervo to Switch U.S. Distributor in July
March 14, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
U.S. firm Proximo Spirits will begin distributing Jose Cuervo brand tequilas in the United States, replacing Britain's Diageo, Mexico's Casa Cuervo S.A. said in a statement. continue reading »
Monarch Butterflies Occupying 59 Percent Less Area in Mexico
March 14, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The areas occupied by monarch butterflies during the 2012-2013 season at the reserve in the western Mexican state of Michoacan have been reduced by 59 percent, the National Protected Natural Areas Commission, or Conanp, said. continue reading »
Italian Firm, Venezuela’s PDVSA To Begin Production at Orinoco Field
March 14, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
State-owned oil giant Petroleos de Venezuela, or PDVSA, and Italy's Eni have commenced production ahead of schedule at their joint venture in the Orinoco Belt, while other projects with China's CNPC and U.S. supermajor Chevron Corp. should start producing crude soon, Oil Minister Rafael Ramirez said. continue reading »
Michelle Obama Makes Second Appearance on Vogue’s Cover
March 14, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
First lady Michelle Obama will appear on the cover of Vogue's April edition, marking the second time she has graced the cover of the fashion magazine, media reports said. continue reading »
Plans to Embalm Hugo Chavez May Have Failed
March 14, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Acting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Wednesday that it would be "rather difficult" to embalm the body of Hugo Chavez because the decision to do so was made too late and the procedure was not started in time. continue reading »
Argentine President Congratulates Francis I on Papal Election
March 14, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Argentine President Cristina Fernandez on Wednesday congratulated countryman Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the new Pope Francis I, on his election as Catholic pontiff, saying she wished him success in his pastoral duties. continue reading »
Malaga Advances to Champions League Quarterfinals
March 14, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Malaga will be playing in its first Champions League quarterfinals after a 2-0 win Wednesday over Porto in the second leg of their elimination contest. continue reading »
Former Brazilian President Lula Begins Africa Tour
March 13, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is beginning a tour of Africa on Wednesday, the Lula Institute said in a statement. The erstwhile head of state will visit Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Benin and Nigeria and will meet with political leaders, businessmen and representatives from civil society. continue reading »
Costa Rican Zoo Welcomes First King Vulture Born in Captivity
March 13, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Costa Rica's Zoo Ave has managed the first birth in captivity in Latin America of a king vulture, the zoological park said Wednesday. Zoo Ave, a respected animal rescue center, operates a zoological park located about 30 kilometers (18 miles) from San Jose, the capital of Costa Rica. continue reading »
Environmental Experts Warn Mexico of Increased Sea Turtle Mortality Rates
March 13, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
International experts have warned President Enrique Peña Nieto that Mexico is experiencing high mortality rates among sea turtles off the coast of the northwestern state of Baja California Sur, the Mexican Center for Environmental Law, or CEMDA, said. continue reading »
Mexico to Launch “National Crusade Against Hunger”
March 13, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The federal government plans to launch a new program to fight hunger next month, with the initial focus on 400 cities, Mexican Social Development Secretary Rosario Robles said. continue reading »
Lady Gaga Uses Gold Wheelchair Post Hip Surgery
March 13, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Lady Gaga commissioned a prominent New York jeweler to build a gold-plated wheelchair so she could get around after a Feb. 20 operation to repair an injured hip. continue reading »
NASA Rover Discovers Conditions Suitable for Life on Mars
March 13, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Mars could have harbored life, according to the analysis of a rock sample collected by the robot probe Curiosity, NASA reported Tuesday. continue reading »
13-Year Old Latino Boy Left Paralyzed by LAPD to Receive $24 Million Settlement
March 12, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A thirteen-year-old boy from Mexico has been awarded the highest single case settlement from the Los Angeles Police Department, after being left paralyzed when he was shot as he carried a toy gun. continue reading »
Spanish Oil Company Steps Up Legal Action to Defend Interests in YPF
March 11, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The legal battle launched by Spanish oil company Repsol to defend its interests in YPF, which was nationalized by the Argentine government in 2012, has intensified with the filing of a lawsuit against Argentine petroleum firm Bridas. continue reading »
Coast Guard Detains 71 Haitians Off of Coast of Puerto Rico
March 10, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Border Patrol officers and U.S. Coast Guard personnel detained 71 Haitian migrants who arrived on several islands off the coast of western Puerto Rico, officials said. continue reading »
