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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 »
North Carolina Surgeon Donates Medical Equipment, Trains Hospital Staff in Central America
January 5, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A Hungarian cardiac surgeon with a "Latino heart" is directing from North Carolina a program that donates medical equipment to hospitals in Central America and provides training for their staffs. continue reading »
CO2 Emissions From Amazon Deforestation Drop 16 Percent this Year
December 22, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere as a result of Amazon deforestation dropped to 352 million tons this year, or 16 percent less than in 2011, Brazil's state-run National Space Research Institute, or INPE, said. continue reading »
“Macho” Camacho’s Case Raises Debate of Brain-Death Guidelines in Puerto Rico
November 29, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Puerto Rico's health ombudsman announced the creation of a commission to examine the creation of guidelines on the procedure to follow in cases of patients diagnosed as brain dead. continue reading »
Mexico Unveils New High-Tech Federal Prison
October 4, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The government has inaugurated a federal prison featuring state-of-the-art technology in the northern Mexican state of Sonora, the first penitentiary built with the participation of the private sector. continue reading »
Colombian President Santos Enters Hospital For Cancer Surgery
October 3, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos checked into a Bogota university hospital Wednesday morning to undergo surgery for prostate cancer. continue reading »
Nobel Laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez Awarded Mexico’s Top Fine Arts Medal
October 3, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Mexican government announced Tuesday that it had awarded the country's Fine Arts Medal to Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez, who has been living in Mexico since the 1970s. continue reading »
HONDURAS: 91% of Those Over 60 Are Without Income
October 2, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Ninety-one percent of Honduras' 700,000 residents over the age of 60 have no income, the National Association of Elderly Adults, or ANAM, said Monday. continue reading »
U.S., Mexico Conduct Prisoner Exchange
September 30, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Mexico and the United States swapped 27 convicts to have them continue serving their sentences in their own countries, as a result of bilateral cooperation on the execution of prison sentences, Mexico's Attorney General's Office said. continue reading »
Wealthy Guatemalan Businessman Killed in Helicopter Crash
September 29, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Wealthy businessman Jose Habie was killed Friday when the helicopter he was piloting crashed in the Guatemalan capital, authorities said. The 56-year-old Habie, who owned textile plants and a five-star hotel in Guatemala City, died of multiple traumatic injuries while trapped amid the wreckage of the chopper, paramedics told the media. continue reading »
U.S. Considering to Terminate 1996 Tomato Accord with Mexico
September 29, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The United States is leaning toward scrapping a 1996 tomato accord with Mexico that has provoked complaints from growers in Florida, the Commerce Department said. continue reading »
Chevron Pays $17 Million Fine for Oil Spill in Brazil
September 28, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
U.S. oil supermajor Chevron Corp. said it has paid the 35.1 million reais ($17 million) fine imposed by Brazil's ANP regulator for an oil spill last November. continue reading »
Nobel Prize Winner Jody Williams Stands With Mexico’s “Caravan for Peace”
September 28, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Caravan for Peace with Justice and Dignity demanded an end to the drug war in the capital of the nation that launched the war. After setting off from AFL-CIO headquarters where the nation's largest federation of unions saluted its efforts, the caravan planted itself in front of the White House, then proceeded to Freedom Plaza. continue reading »
Argentina Seeks Energy Partnership with China
September 28, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Argentina's planning minister sought Thursday to attract Chinese interest in his country's ambitious energy program, which includes plans to build a large hydroelectric complex in 2013 and two nuclear reactors. continue reading »
Mexican Government Neglecting Incarcerated, Prison System
September 27, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Inmates in Mexico's corrections system have been effectively abandoned by the government, a crisis reflected in frequent breakouts and fights and "self-governance" by prison gangs, the independent National Human Rights Commission said. continue reading »
Cuban Dissident Accuses Government of Smear Campaign
September 27, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Former political prisoner Marta Beatriz Roque on Wednesday said that Cuba's Communist government "is using low and dirty methods" to discredit the opposition and confuse public opinion. continue reading »
