Latin America

Devaluation in Venezuela, A New Theater

Our memory is short sometimes, and I know that in about a month the story of the devaluation will be forgotten completely. We will have given another sign of how quickly we can adapt to different situations that present themselves, while we’ll remodel our comfort zone to feel once again like fish in water.

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Correa Wins Big in Ecuador Elections

Rafael Correa won reelection in Ecuador with 56.5% of the vote on Sunday, reported Publico.es on Monday with 95% of the ballots tabulated. Correa appeared before thousands of cheering Ecuadorians on Sunday evening in Quito’s Independence Plaza saying: “I’m not going to disappoint you” and “nobody or nothing will stop this revolution.”

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Mass Held in Cuba for Hugo Chavez

Parishioners at the National Shrine of St. Lazarus, in Havana, prayed for the health of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez during Lent Mass, which takes place every February 17th on behalf of the sick, reported Prensa Latina. Chávez made a surprise return to Venezuela early on Monday.

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Chavez Makes Surprise Return to Venezuela

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, announced today via his Twitter page that he has returned to Caracas after receiving treatment for cancer in Cuba, reported DPA news. “I have returned to the Venezuelan homeland. Thank God!! Thank you beloved people! I will continue the treatment here.”.

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Canada FM Visits Cuba

Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird will visit several Latin American countries next week including Mexico, Venezuela, Peru, Panama and also Cuba, where he is expected to arrive on Friday, Feb. 22. The timing of the first visit by a top Canadian diplomat since Joe Clark’s trip in 1986, coincides with economic reforms in Cuba.

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Meteorite Hits Russian City 700+ Injured

The top international news item of the day is the falling of fragments of an exploded meteorite over Russia’s Ural region, leaving at least 700 injured and considerable material damage in the city of Chebarkul and surrounding areas.

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