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Fashion
caps at British horse race
The British top-class annual Royal Ascot
horse race was held at Ascot, England,
June 17.
Apart from the event itself, beautiful
fashion caps in different styles and colours
become another spotlight drawing
media's attention
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Teacher's Strike
Continues: Day 18
Given
that the Government is not moving on the
issue of pensions, the teachers will be
deciding to continue with the strike or
return to classes. >more
Strong
Rains Cause
Severe Damages
Intense
rains in different parts from the country
yesterday caused great destructions. >more
Heavy
Security for Visit of Colombian President
Some
400 police officers, dogs trained in the
locating of explosives and special
equipment, is part of the safety precautions
that will take place this morning, when
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, arrives at
Juan Santamaria airport. >more
Rio
De Janeiro Tops List of Simpatico Cities
It's crowded
and dangerous but Rio de Janeiro is the
friendliest city in the world, followed by San
Jose in Costa Rica and Madrid, according
to a new study. >more
Canadian nurses association issues SARS warning
The nurses association in Canada's Ontario province has expressed grave concerns about the effectiveness of masks against severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), including the possibility of further infections, it is reported on Wednesday.
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US, Colombian navy seize large haul of cocaine in Caribbean Sea
The US Coast Guard, in collaboration with the Colombian navy, arrested five people and seized 2.3 tons of cocaine stashed in their speedboat in the Caribbean Sea off Colombia's coast on Wednesday, a Colombian Navy spokesman said.
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Argentine economy to grow 4.5 percent: minister
The Argentine economy is expected to grow by 4.5 percent this year, Economy Minister Roberto Lavagna said Wednesday.
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Finland's first woman prime minister resigns over political scandal
Finland's first woman prime minister, Anneli Jaatteenmaki, resigned on Wednesday amid accusations that she used leaked secret information on Iraq to help win parliamentary elections in March, local reports said.
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Italian
parliament set to approve premier immunity
bill
Italian Parliament is set on
Wednesday to approve a hotly-contested bill
which would freeze a corruption trial
against Italy's center-right Premier Silvio
Berlusconi.
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SPECIAL
REPORTS: COLOMBIA
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Targeted
teachers
Civil war
wreaks havoc on schools in Colombia - one of
the most perilous places on the planet to
teach
Colombian teacher Maribel Enríquez didn't
leave her hometown, Barranquilla, when callers
threatened her with death if she kept teaching
high schoolers and organizing local residents.
She didn't even move from the northern coastal
city last October after a bullet landed in the
living room of the home she shares with her
husband and six children. >more
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SPECIAL
REPORTS: BOLIVIA - COCA
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Coca
Stages a Comeback
After
five years during which increasingly large
areas of coca were eradicated in Bolivia under
United States pressure and with support from
Washington, the crop is making a comeback,
despite the government's continuing efforts.
Coca farmers in Bolivia, encouraged by the
strong showing of their leader Evo Morales in
the June 2002 presidential elections, in which
he came in second, have been planting more and
more coca. >more
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