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Latin Love: Elderly Man Refuses to Leave Corpse of His Deceased Wife
February 15, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
78-year-old Angel Garcia Dominguez had to be pried away from the decaying body of his 88-year-old wife even after authorities broke into their apartment after complaints of severe odors from the neighbors. continue reading »
Latin America News: Colombian FARC Guerillas Release Kidnapped Police
February 15, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Colombia's FARC rebels on Friday released two police officers taken prisoner last month, the International Committee of the Red Cross said. continue reading »
Cafe Tacvba Set to Rock Music Festival in Panama
February 15, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Mexican rockers Cafe Tacvba will be on hand for the 4th Green Festival of Musical Culture on Feb. 23 in Ciudad del Saber on the banks of the Panama Canal. continue reading »
Carnival Triumph Returns to Alabama, Passangers Rejoice
February 15, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The 4,229 exhausted passengers and crew on the disabled cruise ship Triumph are now on their way home from Mobile, Alabama, where they disembarked in the wee hours Friday after almost five grueling days at sea in the Gulf of Mexico. continue reading »
Chilean Poet Pablo Neruda’s Body to be Exhumed in Murder Investigation
February 15, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The remains of the great Chilean poet and Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda, will be exhumed as part of a murder investigation. continue reading »
Bill Gates Discusses Difficulties of Education Investment in Spain
February 14, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Spain "is a good country" that is "going through tough times" amid economic stagnation and a 26.1 percent unemployment rate, philanthropist Bill Gates said in an interview with Efe in Mexico. continue reading »
Taco Bell to Release Cool Ranch Taco in March
February 14, 2013 | by The Celebrity Cafe | Latino Daily News
It’s finally here! On March 7, Taco Bell restaurants will finally release a Cool Ranch taco. Last year, Taco Bell released its Doritos Locos Tacos, and it quickly became the company’s most successful product launch ever, selling more than 350 million in under a year, reported BusinessWire. continue reading »
Brazil Rejects Apple’s Bid to Register iPhone Name in Country, Already Belongs to Someone
February 14, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Apple has filed a challenge with Brazil's INPI trademark and patent office in a bid to secure the right to sell smartphones with the iPhone name in the giant South American country. continue reading »
Eurocopter Celebrates 30-Years In Mexico by Investing $550 Million for Expanded Operations
February 14, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Eurocopter plans to invest up to $550 million in Mexico over the next few years, the European aviation company's president and CEO, Lutz Bertling, said. continue reading »
Pemex Lends $39.3 Million to Workers’ Union Interest-free
February 14, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Mexican state-owned oil monopoly Petroleos Mexicanos made a 10-year, interest-free loan for 500 million pesos ($39.3 million) to the union representing its employees, Mexico City daily Reforma reported Thursday. continue reading »
International Press Delegation Urges Mexico to Protect Journalists
February 14, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
An international press delegation visiting Mexico has called for more protection for journalists in light of their inability to defend themselves against abuses in the country. continue reading »
9-Year-old That Gave Birth in Mexico, Raped by Step-Father
February 14, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The girl who gave birth last month at a hospital here is at least 12 years old - not 9 - and the pregnancy resulted from rape by her step-father, prosecutors in the western Mexican state of Jalisco said. continue reading »
Billionaire Buddies Carlos Slim and Bill Gates in Mexico to Inaugurate New Bioscience Center
February 14, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Bill Gates and Carlos Slim, who control the world's two largest fortunes, inaugurated a bioscience center in Mexico that will conduct research to improve wheat and corn seeds to fight hunger. continue reading »
Men Confess to Raping Spanish Tourists
February 14, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Mexico's attorney general said Wednesday that six detainees have "fully confessed" to raping six Spanish women in the Pacific port of Acapulco and that one other suspect is being sought in the case. continue reading »
Latin America News: 7 Colombian Soldiers Killed in Clashes with FARC Guerillas
February 14, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Seven Colombian soldiers were killed and five more wounded in clashes with leftist rebels in the southern province of Caqueta, the military said continue reading »
Rio Chooses Vila Isabel Samba School as Carnival Winner
February 14, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Unidos de Vila Isabel samba school was named the winner of the Rio de Janeiro Carnival for its attractive and colorful parade highlighting rural life and the customs of the Brazilian interior. continue reading »
Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez Undergoing More Treatment Labeled “Very Complex and Tough”
February 14, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is undergoing "very complex and tough" medical treatment in Cuba, where he has been hospitalized since Dec. 11 after undergoing cancer surgery for the fourth time, Venezuelan Vice President Nicolas Maduro said Wednesday. continue reading »
Russian Ballet to Perform “Sleeping Beauty” Throughout Mexico
February 13, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Russian Ballet of St. Petersburg is in Mexico for an 18-city tour that will feature "Sleeping Beauty," with the first performance scheduled for Wednesday in Mexico City, organizers said. continue reading »
Archaeologists Discover Pre-Hispanic Sculptures at Sun Pyramid in Mexico
February 13, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Mexican archaeologists found several sculptures in a ditch at the Sun Pyramid in Teotihuacan that were used to decorate the temple about 1,500 years ago, the National Anthropology and History Institute, or INAH, said. continue reading »
Mexico to Consider Lower Age of Criminal Prosecution Down to 16-Year-Old
February 13, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A Mexican state prosecutor wants Congress to consider making the age of criminal responsibility lower than 18 after authorities were required by law to release a 13-year-old boy who confessed to participating in nearly a dozen homicides. continue reading »
