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Loaded
Fuel Tanker Truck Falls Over Bridge
Shortly
before noon Saturday, a loaded fuel tanker
truck traveling at high speed spilled over
when crossing the bridge known as
Pitiguirrá, a kilometer before the entrance
to Naranjo, on the Interamerican highway. >more
Photographer
Dies in Canopy Accident
Photographer
Johan Quirós Rodriguez, 23, died yesterday
afternoon from injuries sustained from a
fall from a canopy at the Centro Turístico
Los Lagos, 4 kilometers west of San Carlos
in La Fortuna. >more
U.S.
rallies to down Costa Rica, 3-2, for third
place
Bobby
Convey scored his first goal for the United
States to give it a 3-2 win over Costa Rica
Saturday night at Miami's Orange Bowl and
claim third place in the Gold Cup. >more
Leftwing
Leaders Stimulate Land Invasions
Even
though there have been four forced
evictions, three Supreme Court
Constitutional Chamber sanctions against
them, two deaths, and some of their products
have been destroyed, squatters in the
Bambuzal farm in Sarapiquí have not left. >more
Government
will Review Alterra's Expenditures
The
relationship between the government and the
multinational company responsible for the
administration of the Juan Santamaría
International Airport, Alterra Partners,
appeared to have grown closer last week. >more
Mexico to reinforce security for WTO meeting
Mexican authorities said Saturday that they will reinforce security in the southeastern tourist resort of Cancun, in Quintana Roo state, which will host the 5th Ministerial Meeting of the World Trade Organization
(WTO). >more
Cuba celebrates 50th anniversary of National Rebellion Day
President Fidel Castro made a speech here on Saturday night, highlighting the country's celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the National Rebellion Day which is in remembrance of a guerrilla attack led the Cuban leader.
>more
New Yorkers
join "stop violence" rally in
memory of slain councilman
Hundreds of people gathered for
a"Stop the Violence" rally
Saturday to honor Councilman James Davis,who
was killed Wednesday by a political rival
inside New York City Council chambers. >more
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REPORTS: ARGENTINA
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Ex-Military
Leaders Have Fearful Eye on Spain
The
most notorious military officials of
Argentina's last dictatorship
(1976-1983) are prisoners of fear as
they await decisions on their
extradition to Spain for trial on
charges of human rights crimes, a real
possibility due to the annulment Friday
of a decree that barred such
extraditions.
Alfredo Astiz, known as the ”angel of
death”, Antonio Pernías, Antonio
Bussi (mayor-elect of the northern city
of Tucumán) are some of the
dictatorship-era officers who were taken
into custody on arrest orders issued
Thursday by an Argentine federal judge
in compliance with a request from
Spanish judge Baltasar Garzón, via
Interpol (international police). >more
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