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Yang
Liwei, China's first astronaut in space. The
home-trained astronaut was the first Chinese
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Costa Rica Firm
On Telecommunications Sector
President Abel Pacheco Wednesday asked his countrymen to support the free trade agreement with the United States, but stressed that telecommunications will not be included in the negotiations.
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Couple Arrested in Viagra Scam
An American and his Costa Rican wife were arrested
on Wednesday by the Organismo de Investigación
Judicial (OIJ) on suspicion of an internet swindle
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Astronaut Chang-Diaz Wins Discover Magazine Award
Costa Rican
born NASA Astronaut, Franklin Chang-Diaz, has won Discover magazine's 2003 Innovation Award for Space Science and Technology, in the Space Explorer category.
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Cuba says ready to establish "healthy" relations with US
The Cuban government said Wednesday it is ready to establish "healthy" relations with the United States, which imposed a full unilateral embargo on the Caribbean country four decades ago.
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Venezuela sets date for referendum petition on Chavez presidency
Venezuela's elections council Wednesday set a date for the opposition to stage a petition demanding a recall referendum on Hugo Chavez's presidency.
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Colombian government mediator says meeting with rebels "positive"
A leading government mediator on Wednesday described as "positive" the meeting between guerrillas of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
(FARC) and his negotiating commission on a possible swap of hostages for imprisoned rebels.
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MSF doctors
say ambulances held up in Bolivia
The international
non-governmental organization Doctors
Without Borders (MSF) Wednesday expressed
its concern over difficulties faced by
ambulances attending the injured during
protests in Bolivia. >more
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America Marked by Pope's 25-Year Tenure
In
his 25 years in the papacy, John Paul II
visited as many countries in Latin
America and the Caribbean, and his
travels changed the face of the Roman
Catholic Church in the region, pushing
to the sidelines its once vigorous
progressive wing.
In late September, the pope increased
the number of Latin American cardinals
from 21 to 24, a decision that observers
interpret as another step towards
shoring up doctrine-based positions in
the predominantly Roman Catholic region
as his health deteriorates.
The 83-year-old pontiff suffers from
Parkinson's disease and arthritis and
recently has had difficulty speaking.
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