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Nicaragua President, Enrique Bolaños,
met with fellow Nicarguans yesterday
following his meeting with Costa Rica
president Abel Pacheco and other government
officials.
[Foto: Prensa Libre]
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Man Shoots Wife and his Two
Children
A man took the life of wife and his two daughters
Tuesday morning, in Llorente de Tibas, a quiet
neigbourhood just north of downtown San José. The
man is in police custody. >more
Nicaraguan
President
in Costa Rica
The
president of Nicaragua, Enrique Bolaños
arrived in in Costa Rica yesterday for
official talks with Costa Rican president
Abel Pacheco and other government officials.
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Partial
Support for Protest
The rains kept away thousands of public
service employees who were being called to
protest in front of the Ministerio De
Hacienda in downtown San José in an effort
to show their displeasure at the
government's announced of increasing public
employee salaries only 3.5% this half of the
year. >more
China proposes greater cooperation with Latin America
China looks forward to further promoting international cooperation with Latin America, said the Chinese delegate to the 16th meeting of the Latin American Economic System (LAES) on Tuesday.
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Six police, one soldier killed in rescue attempt in Colombia
Six policemen and one soldier were killed during an operation to rescue 22 individuals who were kidnapped by guerrillas from a western Colombia highway, authorities announced on Tuesday.
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France
confirms humanitarian intervention for
kidnapped Colombian
French Interior Minister Nicolas
Sarkozy confirmed on Tuesday that his
government made a humanitarian intervention
to try to free former presidential candidate
Ingrid Betancourt, kidnapped 17 months ago
by guerrillas. >more
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SPECIAL
REPORTS: CUBA - ARTS/FILM
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The
Stark Beauty of 'Havana Suite'
Day-to-day
life in the Cuban capital is a doctor
who changes into a clown costume when
his hospital shift is over, a railwayman
who plays saxophone at a church, a
mother who every night readies her
transvestite son's costume, and an old
woman whose only income comes from
selling peanuts.
All are real-life characters. As are
Francisquito, a boy with Down syndrome,
a dancer trying to get his house back,
and the shoemaker who by night dons a
suit and is known at the local dancehall
as El Elegante. >more
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