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Iranian, Shirin Ebadi, defender of
human rights and democracy, was distinguished with the Nobel prize
for Peace this year.
In Paris, where she was yesterday, she declared that there is no contradiction between
Islam and the universal character of those rights.
The regime in Tehran kept silence on the
news.
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Rica Foods
Creates Trust to Pay Debt
Miami-based Rica Foods said it has agreed to restructure $36.3 million in debt, pledging or contributing substantially all the assets of its subsidiaries to a trust to secure the debt obligations the poultry and animal feed producer owes to nine financial institutions.
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Monitoring Explosions
An abandoned gold mine in Abangares, Guanacaste
- northwestern Costa Rica - is home now to a monitoring station that can detect and locate any nuclear explosion or major earthquake anywhere in the world.
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Corruption
Ranking
Far from improving, Costa Rica lost 10 positions in the world corruption index that Transparency International makes every year.
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Inflation
Slowed Down
Even though prices continued increasing, the rhythm was slower in September.
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G-22 meet for common strategy against farm subsidies
The Group of 22 (G-22) began a meeting
in Buenas Aires, Brazil, on Friday to come up with a common strategy against agricultural subsidies in rich nations for the negotiations of theWorld Trade Organization (WTO). >more
Pacific Rim Exposition in Peru attracts 300
At least 300 participants from 14 countries signed up to participate in the 25th International Pacific Rim Exposition which will be held on Nov. 17-22 in Lima, Peru, executives of the exposition center announced on Friday.
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US to tighten travel restrictions to Cuba: Bush
US President George W. Bush announced Friday that the United States will tighten its travel restrictions on US citizens' travel to Cuba.
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US cable
network to shoot movie on Schwarzenegger's
campaign for governor
A US TV network has decided to
shoot a two-hour biographic movie based on
the successful campaign by Hollywood action
star Arnold Schwarzenegger in the
just-concluded California gubernatorial
race, the Hollywood Repoter reported Friday.
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REPORTS: CUBA
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with Europe
War of words has little impact on
economics.
While few people raise an eyebrow at the
insults and accusations that fly between
the Cuban and US governments,
deteriorating relations between Havana
and the 15-member European Union over
recent months are taking many by
surprise.
It began on June 5, when European Union
(EU) nations announced a review of
relations with Cuba following 75
dissidents being sentenced to long
prison terms and the execution by firing
squad of three men who hijacked a ferry
(LP, April 23, 2002). >more
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