Articles Posted in the International Category
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Magnitude 6.9 earthquake near the coast of central Peru
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake near the coast of central Peru Friday afternoon at 1:54 p.m. local time. There are no immediate reports of damage or injures, accoring to the Associated Press. The quake was located 178 miles SSE of the country’s capital city of Lima. Stay with Dos Lives for updates. What do you think? [...]
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Telemundo Outbid Unvision for 2018 and 2022 World Cup games; Univision CEO Responds
Univision has aired the World Cup games since 1978, but on Friday, Telemundo outbid Univision for the Spanish-language U.S. rights to broadcast the 2018 and 2022 World Cup games, the Wall Street Journal reported. “We were aggressive with our bid, but it would not have been rational for us to go higher,” Univision Chief Executive [...]
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Video: Los Latinos Apoyan Protestas Anti Wall Street
El video muestra entrevistas con Latinos que participan en las protestas Anti Wall Street: What do you think? Leave comments below or share them with us on Twitter and Facebook.
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Video: Ouch! Young Man Beats Landlord’s Daughter over Electric Bill in Dominican Republic
A Dominican Republic television station aired graphic footage of a young man beating a young woman with a stick because of a dispute over the electricity in the building they both shared. The woman’s mother told the man’s mother she could not use electricity in their second floor apartment until she paid the bill. Her [...]
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Gap Inc. Opens First Gap in Latin America in Santiago, Chile
Gap Inc., the largest U.S. clothing chain, opened its first Gap store in Latin America Friday with a store in Santiago Chile. The store opening comes the same week the struggling retailer detailed plans to close 189 stores or 21 percent of its U.S. chain by 2013 while expanding globally, the Associated Press reported. “Chile [...]
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Two Chilean Miners Remember One Year Later from Washington D.C.
Esteban Rojas and Luis Urzura, two of the 33 Chilean miners, are spending the one-year anniversary of their rescue at the Chilean Embassy in Washington, DC and talking about the past year, according to WUSA9.com. Rojas is one of 33 miners who became trapped 2,300 feet below the surface for nearly 70 days. He is [...]
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Video: Spanish Bullfighter Survives Horrific Face Goring
Spanish bullfighter Juan Jose Padilla, 39, survived a horrific goring (VIDEOS BELOW) in the city of Spanish city of Zaragoza and is recovering from a five-hour operation to repair his face, according to the Associated Press. Television images (we have screenshots) showed when the bull’s left horn ripped into Padilla’s lower jaw to come out [...]
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DL Podcast: Alabama’s Immigration Law, Mexico “Se Siente”, Sad News for Latino Kids, Happy News for Shakira, Ricky Martin & Mexicans Taking Cabs
THIS WEEK: Another busy week as Jon (@jonbyington) and Julio (@julioFSU1903) discuss the week’s Latino happenings including: Key Parts of Alabama Immigration Law Stand (2:24) Our review of the Marcelo Lucero documentary that aired on PBS last week (5:00) New Pew Research Shows Latino Children have it the Worst in the Recession (7:07) New [...]
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5.0-Magnitude Quake Rattles Northern Peru
A 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck near the Northern coast of Peru about 528 miles north of Lima at 8:35 p.m. EDT, according to the United States Geological Survey. It struck about 20 miles below ground. There are no reports of damages/injuries yet. Check back for updates. A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck Guatemala earlier this week. Source: USGS [...]
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Widespread Power Outage in Santiago Chile; Ricky Martin Concert Starts without Delays
Update: Anglo American’s Los Bronces mine and Codelco’s Andean Division were halted by the blackout, Reuters reports. The Chilean capital of Santiago experienced a widespread power outage Saturday that shut down subway service and lights across the capital city, but it didn’t shut down a Ricky Martin concert at the Movistar Arena which started without [...]
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Chilean Air Force Plane Crashes with 21 Aboard; All Feared Dead
A Chilean military plane crashed Friday in the Juan Fernandez islands off Chile’s Pacific coast with 21 people aboard, including a popular television host, authorities said. The CASA military plane tried twice to land at the airport on the remote island but strong wind gusts buffeted the aircraft and it later was lost from sight, [...]
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Video: Meet a Latina Same-Sex Couple Impacted by Obama Immigration Announcement
Last week’s immigration announcement from the Obama administration had an immediate impact on a case in Denver, where an immigration judge on Friday postponed the deportation of Sujey Pando, a lesbian from Mexico legally married in Iowa to an American from Colorado, Violeta Pando, the New York Times reported. Although federal law does not recognize [...]
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Listen: DL Podcast – Immigration and 2012, Top Cities for Young Latinos, Bull Semen shuts down TX Highway and more!
THIS WEEK: Another busy week as Jon (@jonbyington) and Julio (@julioFSU1903) discuss the week’s Latino happenings including: This week’s earthquakes on the East Coast and Peru. U.S. Issues New Deportation Policy’s First Repireives; what does this mean going into 2010 Song with Funny Lyrics Marc Anthony Rep Denies Affair with Jada Pinkett Smith Top 15 [...]
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Listen: DL Podcast – Congrats Uruguay, Recession, Romeo news, no more minority Vaginas…and more!
THIS WEEK: Another busy week as Jon (@jonbyington) and Julio (@julioFSU1903) discuss the week’s Latino happenings including: Congrats to URUGUAY! The Copa America Champions! A look back at Joe Arroyo… Latinos see the largest Losses in the Recession… California Governor Criticized for not recommending a Latino for California Supreme Court… Casey Anthony Halloween Mask going [...]
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DL Podcast: Carmagedden, Magnet Boy, Chavez, Arizona, Father Albert
THIS WEEK: Another busy week as Jon (@jonbyington) and Julio (@julioFSU1903) discuss the week’s Latino happenings including: Carmagedden hits LA this weekend….what you can do to prepare… The Brazil Magnet Boy video… 15 Undocumented Immigrants rescued off the coast of California wait till you find how who notified authorities… Gov. Jan Brewer sets Recall Election [...]
