February 07, 2007 | VivirLatino

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Mexico City government official: 1,619 rapes is nothing

19:42 H — Jennifer

1,619 rapes per year in Mexico City is apparently not such a big deal for the head of the Woman's Institute (Instituto de las Mujeres del Distrito Federal), the city government entity that promotes programs for women and supposedly defends... Read more »

Topics: Controversia - Mexico - Women

Fried Chicken and Floods in Jakarta

14:28 H — Maegan la Mala

Jakarta may be underwater but that didn't stop Guatemalan chicken chain, Pollo Campero from opening its first Asian branch in the Indonesian capital. According to a press release ,the locale opened its doors in Sarinah, a historical department store in... Read more »

Topics: Food - Guatemala - Marketing

Viggo Mortensen blasts Almodovar

13:40 H — Jennifer

Actor Viggo Mortensen has issued, via a publisher's web site, a scathing criticism to Spanish director Pedro Almodovar for "disrespecting the Spanish people" by not attending the Goya Awards ceremony, Spain's equivalent of the Oscar:The notable and possibly calculated absence... Read more »

Topics: Celebrities - Chismes - Movies

Brazilian Children to have Condom Access in Schools

12:28 H — Maegan la Mala

Brazilian school children soon may get more than just reading, writing, and arithmetic. Yesterday the health minister of the South American nation vowed to place condom vending machines inside schools. A new study conducted by the United Nations body UNESCO... Read more »

Topics: Brazil - Children - Sex