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CHILE: Gold Mining Company Fined $16.5M for Environmental Violations
May 25, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Chile's SMA environmental watchdog said Friday that it had imposed an 8-billion-peso (roughly $16.5-million) fine on Canada's Barrick Gold and ordered it to halt its Pascua-Lama mine project over environmental violations. continue reading »
Undocumented Cuban Migrants Rescued in Puerto Rico
May 24, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Six undocumented Cuban migrants landed illegally on the Mona islet, in western Puerto Rico, U.S. authorities in San Juan reported Thursday. continue reading »
Sofia Vergara Returning to her Roots - To Star in Spanish-Language Telenovela
May 24, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Colombian actress Sofia Vergara has completed a five-episode telenovela in Spanish that will air throughout Latin America except for Brazil starting in July, her agents said. continue reading »
Nearly 5,000 Pre-Hispanic Cave Paintings Found in Tamaulipas, Mexico
May 24, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Anthropologists from Mexico’s Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia (INAH) have announced the discovery of nearly 5,000 cave paintings in the Sierra de San Carlos in the town of Burgos in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. continue reading »
Joaquin Sorolla’s “Ninos en la Play” Earns $4.1M at Auction
May 24, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The oil painting "Niños en la playa" (Children on the Beach) by Spanish painter Joaquin Sorolla (1863-1923), considered by experts to be one of his greatest works, brought 2.77 million pounds ($4.1 million) at auction here on Thursday. continue reading »
Four Mexican Zeta Narcos Plead Guilty to Murder, Attempted Murder of U.S. Agents
May 24, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Four Mexican cartel members of the vicious Los Zetas have pleaded guilty in U.S. Court to the murder and attempted murder of U.S. federal agents working in Mexico. continue reading »
Most Powerful Latinas in the World According to Forbes
May 24, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Forbes has released it's annual list ranking the world's most powerful women. Ranging from politicians to activists to celebrities, this is a comprehensive list of who's who of female leaders in the world. continue reading »
Llama Meat Maybe Coming to a Restaurant Near You Soon
May 24, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Llama meat, a traditional part of many Andean residents meals, is getting more attention outside the region. continue reading »
Extreme Trafficking on High Seas: Nearly $1 Billion in Coke Seized Over Weekend
May 24, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The U.S. Customs and Protection agency (CBP) was involved in stopping four cocaine smuggling attempts that yielded more than 10,000 pounds of coke with an estimated street value of $841 million in just one weekend. continue reading »
Ex-Officials Face Corruption Charges in Mexico
May 24, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A Mexican judge ordered eight former officials to stand trial for massive cost overruns in the construction of a monument in this capital. The defendants are all erstwhile employees of III Servicios, a subsidiary of state oil monopoly Pemex. continue reading »
Doctors to Perform LatAm’s First Ovary Transplant in Mexico
May 24, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A Mexican woman received Latin America's first transplant of ovaries in a hospital in the western city of Guadalajara, the director of the Mexican Infertility Institute, Luis Arturo Ruvalcaba, announced. continue reading »
Photographer Annie Leibovitz Honored By Asturias Foundation in Spain
May 24, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
U.S. photographer Annie Leibovitz was named in Madrid as this year's recipient of the Prince of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities. Leibovitz, 63, who is known for portraits of celebrities such as music icons Mick Jagger, Michael Jackson, Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen, is one of the world's most acclaimed contemporary photographers. continue reading »
Chile Launches Bid for 8,525-Ft Suspension Bridge Across Chacao Channel
May 24, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Chile's government has launched a bid process for the construction of a 2,600-meter (8,525-foot) suspension bridge linking Chiloe Island to the mainland, a project with an investment limit of $740 million. continue reading »
Mexican Governor Says His State is Calmer Thanks to Army
May 24, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
This week's deployment of Mexican army soldiers in Michoacan has brought "tranquility" to the violence-wracked western state, Gov. Jesus Reyna said Thursday. Acknowledging the state is not "100 percent" calm, the governor told MVS radio that "the results have been good." continue reading »
Pope Francis Receives President of El Salvador, Speak of Murdered Archbishop Romero
May 23, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Today the President of El Salvador, Carlos Mauricio Cartagena was granted an audience with Pope Francis I at the Vatican were both spoke of assassinated Archbishop Oscar Romero. continue reading »
