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The
heavy rains of the past few days has made
most of the rivers dangerous due to strong
currents. Many bridges have collapsed or
been damaged.
The foto above is of the Tiribi River
crossing under the Sabana - Escazu bridge.
[Foto: insidecostarica.com]
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updated by 7:00 a.m. CST each day
Central American Trade Talks See Progress
Negotiators said Friday they are increasingly confident that a free-trade agreement will be reached between the United States and five Central American countries by the end of the year.
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Intel
Invests Another $100 million
Among its plants
throughout the world, Intel chose Costa Rica to make
an additional $100-million investment, in order to
develop new technologies here. >more
K9 Unit Reinforced
The Embassy of the
United States donated four dogs and two vehicles to
the Costa Rican police, with an overall value of
$100,000. >more
Solar
Panels
Small villages in the
most distant parts of Costa Rica are enjoying
electricity now. >more
World
Bank warns of social inequality in Brazil
Brazil remained the Latin American country with the most marked social inequalities, the World Bank said in a report Friday.
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Colombian authorities seize 700 km of explosives
The Colombian military seized on Friday over 700 km of explosives from the region of Lagunas
Verdes, Santander, northeast of Columbia.
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California judge fines spammer 2 million US dollars
A California judge on Friday ordered a marketing firm to pay 2 million US dollars in fine for allegedly sending out millions of unsolicited e-mails telling people how to make money through
spam.
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SPECIAL
REPORTS: ARGENTINA
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Third
Justice on Corruption-Tainted Supreme
Court Resigns
The
political offensive in Argentina to
restore the prestige of the Supreme
Court led to the fall of yet another
judge, who handed in his resignation
Thursday to avoid an imminent
impeachment trial for malfeasance.
Judge Guillermo López said he would
leave his post on Dec. 1. The
announcement came just hours before the
start of a meeting of the Chamber of
Deputies impeachment commission. >more
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