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Costa Rican 'Harley riders' take part in a
celebration of the 100th anniversary of
Harley Davidson Motorcycles in Santa Ana,
Costa Rica, 20 kilometers west of the
capital of San Jose, Saturday Aug. 23, 2003.
(Foto: Kent Gilbert)
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U.S. Embargoes Costa Rican Shrimp for Failure to Use Turtle Excluder Devices
The US State Department will announce today that Costa Rican shrimp exports to the US will be banned until further notice because of Costa Rica's failure to enforce a US law that requires shrimp fishers to use Turtle Excluder Devices.
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Texan gets 24
years for fraud
A key player in a scam that
catered to tax protesters and members of the
so-called "patriot movement" was
sentenced to 24 years in federal
prison. >more
Summit
Concludes with Coffee Fiesta
-Thousands of revelers treated to a night of Latin American music, delectable cuisine
Who could say "no" to such an invitation, especially if it means sipping a cup of this fragrant brew with presidents from seven countries?
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Brazil, Peru vow to strengthen bilateral ties
Brazil and Peru vowed here on Sunday to strengthen cooperation in the political and economic fields between the two countries.
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Brazilian
plane with slain UN envoy leaves for
Geneva
An airplane carrying the body of Sergio Vieira de Mello, the top UN envoy killed in a bomb blast in Baghdad, left here Sunday for Geneva, a day after a memorial ceremony in his hometown.
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Hurricane hits coast of Mexico, forcing evacuation and closure of ports
Hurricane Ignacio Sunday hit Mexico's Baja California peninsula, forcing the evacuation of low-lying areas and the closure of all ports.
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Bomb kills seven in Colombia
A powerful bomb on Sunday killed seven people, including two children, and injured 38, police said,attributing the explosion to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
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War
Against the Poor
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Landless workers are constantly targeted
with violence MST
Amnesty International compares levels of
violence to Israeli-Palestinian war
zones.
Antônio Alves da Silva, aged 43, was
shot dead by gunmen on June 4. He and
nearly 1,500 other landless workers had
been planting a field they had occupied
when men under the direction of the
land’s owner, Marcos Napoleao,
attacked them. The attack left 10 other
people wounded, including a woman and a
14-year-old girl.
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