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DIPLOMACY
Obama joins southern neighbours at Americas Summit
US President Barack Obama and most of his Latin American counterparts gathered for the first time at the Fifth Summit of the Americas, where he hopes to reinvigorate Washington’s shrinking ties and influence in the region.
DIPLOMACY
Obama to join southern neighbours at Americas Summit
US President Barack Obama will meet most of his Latin American counterparts for the first time at the Fifth Summit of the Americas, starting on April 17, where he hopes to reinvigorate Washington’s shrinking ties and influence in the region.
USA - CUBA
Fidel Castro wants end to 'cruel' embargo, not 'charity'
Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro called for an end to the US embargo on Cuba, scoffing at US President Barack Obama's lifting of some restrictions between the two nations. He said: "Obama could use his talents toward a constructive policy."
TRADE
Argentina considers dumping dollar in Latin American trade
Argentina is to propose to the Latin American Integration Association the idea of ditching the dollar in Latin American trade. It would be an extension of an existing treaty between Argentina and Brazil.
VENEZUELA
Opposition chief Rosales 'in hiding'
Faced with corruption charges, Venezuela's opposition leader Manuel Rosales (pictured) will remain in hiding until he can defend himself, his party's president Omar Barboza said on Tuesday.
AMERICAS
US will no longer 'dictate unilaterally' to Latin America, Biden says
Meeting with Latin American leaders in Chile, US Vice President Joe Biden (pictured) said the United States would no longer dictate "unilaterally" and announced a new partnership between the Americas, including a shift in policy on Cuba.
ECONOMIC CRISIS
Latin America will enter recession in 2009, predicts IMF
The International Monetary Fund's director for the Western Hemisphere, Nicolas Eyzaguirre, predicted that average economic growth in Latin America will be in slightly negative territory in 2009, dampening earlier forecasts.
CUBA
Latin American leaders demand end to US embargo
Presidents of 33 Latin American and Caribbean countries have made an unprecedented joint declaration demanding an end to the USA's 46-year-old economic embargo on Cuba.
LATIN AMERICA
Cuba formally embraced by Rio Group of nations
Cuban President Raul Castro welcomed Cuba's formal acceptance into the Rio Group of Latin American nations on Tuesday, calling it a "transcendental moment", along with renewed calls for an end to the U.S. embargo against the island nation.
FOREIGN DEBT
Ecuador defaults on foreign debt
Calling foreign creditors "monsters," Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa declared a default on his country's foreign bonds and called for a restructuring of Ecuador's foreign debt.
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