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Cyclist, José Adrián Bonilla,
lit the torch indicating Costa Rica's
acceptance to participate in the next
Olympic Games to be held in Atens, Greece in
2004.
[Foto: Wilfredo Vega]
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updated by 7:00 a.m. CST each day
OIJ Agent
Arrested for Drug Trafficking
Police
detained this Tuesday a judicial agent,
Edwin Santana Cortés, with 65 kilos of
cocaine and heroin, near the border with
Nicaragua. >more
A Fruit
Fight?
Del Monte Produce Inc., which claims to have produced the sweetest and most perfect pineapple in the world in Costa Rica, has patented its production method.
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To Control HIV/AIDS Epidemic, Central America Must Invest More In Prevention
... According to the document titled HIV/AIDS in Central America: An Overview of the Epidemic and Priorities for Prevention, HIV adult prevalence is highest in Belize (2 percent), followed by Honduras (1.6 percent), Panama (1.5 percent), Guatemala (1 percent), El Salvador (0.6 percent),
Costa Rica (0.6 percent), and Nicaragua (0.2 percent), based on UNAIDS estimates.
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Washington denies involvement in coup against Venezuelan president
The special envoy of the White House for the Western Hemisphere, Otto Reich, on Tuesday denied accusations that his government had participated in an April 2002 coup attempt to oust Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
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Brazil’s death squads shame a nation that demands progress on human rights
Gunmen have killed two witnesses who gave testimonies about Brazil's death squads to UN special rapporteur, Asma Jahangir, visiting to investigate gross rights violations and allegations of police collusion.
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US Supreme Court rejects administration appeal over medical marijuana
The US Supreme Court rejected Tuesday an administration appeal that seeks to punish doctors who recommend medical marijuana to patients.
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SPECIAL
REPORTS: LENTRAL AMERICA
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U.S.
Policy in Latin America: Low-Intensity
Conflict
From
El Salvador to Colombia, how has U.S.
foreign policy changed, what should we
do about it, and how do we stay hopeful?
A Q&A with Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer.
Nelson-Pallmeyer is an author, professor
and longtime member of the Resource
Center of the Americas, of which
AMERICAS.ORG is a program. His books
include War Against the Poor (1989), and
School of Assassins (2001). >more
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