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Starbucks
to open quality control center in Costa
Rica
U.S.-based
coffee giant Starbucks will open a quality
control center in Costa Rica to better
monitor the coffee it buys from producers
across Central America, a newspaper reported
Saturday. >more
Commercial
Giants
The
area East of San José has undergone the
largest commercial transformation in Costa
Rica over the last few years. Price Smart,
MultiPlaza East, Hipermás, Terra Mall, among others,
haved caused that the residents Curridabat and
Tres Rios, live a true commercial explosion.
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Chocolate may help preserve rain
forests
Preservation is one of the keys to a
successful museum. Keeping animal
hides safe from insect defilement,
wicking moisture from precious texts
and shielding oil paintings from
temperature extremes are daily battles
for any diligent curator.
>more
Developing members find strength in blocs at WTO meeting
Developing members have formed three major blocs at the 5th ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in a bid to raise their voices in negotiations with the developed members of the multilateral body.
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Argentina leads in drugs related AIDS cases in Latin America
Argentina has the biggest percentage of AIDS cases related to the consumption of intravenous drugs in Latin America, according to official figures released Saturday by the daily,
Clarin. >more
Drug tunnel found under Mexico-US border
A tunnel used by traffickers to move drugs from Mexico to the United States was discovered Saturday under the common border.
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US extradites three
suspect traffickers from Colombia
Three Colombians accused of drug
trafficking and money laundering have been
extradited by Colombian authorities to the United
States, local media reported Saturday.
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SPECIAL
REPORTS: NICARAGUA
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Plan
for Inter-Ocean Canal Reborn
Nicaragua
is once again dreaming of building an
inter-ocean route -- one that would make
the Panama Canal look tiny. But the
mega-project, which would take 10 years
to complete and would cost more than 25
times the national budget, could be
catastrophic for the environment, say
ecologists.
There are four projects under
consideration for connecting the
Atlantic and Pacific oceans via
different routes across Nicaragua. The
goal is to be able to transport volumes
of cargo that the Panama Canal cannot
handle
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