In Ecuador, the right-wing opposition has begun a national strike. Bolivian president Evo Morales arrived a few hours ago in Havana. In Brazil, former president Luis Ignacio Lula da Silva, has blamed the United States for the economic crisis rattling the Latin American country and its president Dilma Rousseff. Over 35 thousand women and activists packed a stadium in brasilia to express their support for president Dilma Rousseff as she faces her worst crisis as head of state. A massive explosion rattled a large area in Tianjin, China killing at least 45 people.
