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A
fire in Pavas destroyed 45 homes and left
some 360 homeless, mostly Nicaraguans,
yesterday afternoon.
[Foto: Gerardo Montero / para LA NACIÓN]
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updated by 7:00 a.m. CST each day
Fire
Burns 45 Homes in Pavas
Yesterday afternoon, a fire destroyed 45
homes in Villa Libertad, Pavas, west of San
José. About 360 people were lest without
home, mostly Nicaraguans. >more
Martin
Trial Begins Today
At
8:00am this morning, the trial in the murder
of Shannon Martin, will begin in the Tribunal
de Juicio de Golfito. >more
Disgraced Priest
Finds Home in Secretive Sect
It's a twisted trail that leads from Texas to
San Isidro de Grecia, and along it stretches the strange and disturbing odyssey of Father Alfredo Prado.
>more
Talks Bring Hemispheric
Agreement Closer to Reality
U.S. trade
negotiators meeting last week in Houston came one
step closer to a free-trade agreement with Central
America and their real target - a free-trade
agreement for the entire Western Hemisphere. >more
Cloud of solar gas strikes our planet
Airline navigation systems and satellite phones are feeling the effects of unexpectedly turbulent solar weather, but no widespread problems were reported Friday when a cloud of superheated gases reached Earth's upper atmosphere.
>more
Early results show most Colombians vote "yes" in referendum
The referendum on Saturday, called by Colombian President Alvaro Uribe to seek an in-depth political and fiscal reform, has obtained a majority of favorable votes with nearly 16 percent of the votes counted, the electoral authorities said.
>more
Wildfires destroy 270 homes, forcing more evacuations in California
Driven by the Santa Ana
winds, raging wildfires have scorched more than 270 homes in San Bernardino, southern California, and left thousands of residents homeless.
>more
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SPECIAL
REPORTS: ARGENTINA
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Women
Go Public for Legalized Abortion
Abortion
is illegal in Chile, but according to
various estimates 75,000 to 200,000 are
performed in this country every year,
often in conditions that endanger the
health and lives of the women who choose
to undergo the procedure.
However, activists' efforts to bring the
issue into the public arena of debate
have run into a wall of silence in this
predominantly Roman Catholic country. >more
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