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Miss Costa Rica Marianella
Zeledón.
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Marianela Zeledón, from Palmares, was awarded Third Place in the Miss Earth
contest held in the Phillipines.
The winner was Miss Honduras and runner-up
Miss Brazil.
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here for fotos of all the contestants.
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| NEWS |
updated by 7:00 a.m. CST each day
Miss
Afghanistan Wins Award at Miss Earth; Miss
Costa Rica Comes in Third Place
Miss Afghanistan Vida Samadzai, condemned in her homeland for parading in a bikini at the Miss Earth contest, won the pageant's first "beauty for a cause" award on
Sunday. >more
Guatemala's Portillo: US-Central America free trade pact to be delayed
Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo told AFP that a US-Central America free trade deal would not be signed in December as scheduled.
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Israel warns of possible terrorist attacks in Latin America
Israeli Minister without Portfolio Uzi Landau has
warned the Latin American countries of possible
terrorist attacks during a recent tour in the
region, the daily La Nacion reported on
Sunday. >more
Berger
most likely to win Guatemala's presidential
election outright
Oscar Berger, a former Guatemala City mayor, is mostly likely to win Guatemala's presidential election outright as preliminary results showed Monday that he has gained 47.6 percent of the vote.
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Guatemala gets through peaceful election, with high turnout
Guatemalans got through their election day Sunday mostly peacefully, with the turnout being so high that the voting time was extended for five more hours.
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Peru to participate in UN peace-keeping missions
United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan and Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo will sign on Tuesday a memorandum of understanding for the Peruvian troops to take part in the UN peace-keeping operations.
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SPECIAL
REPORTS: LATIN AMERICA
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Indians
Shake Up the Political Scene
In
less than a decade, Latin America's
indigenous movements have toppled two
presidents, carved out new pathways in
political processes and left their mark
on parliaments, ministries, municipal
governments and even a vice-presidency.
Through protests, electoral
participation and ever-stronger
organisation, in the past decade the
region's Indians have put more than one
political and economic system up against
the wall. >more
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ENTERTAINMENT:
MOVIES
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'Matrix'
dodges critical bullets, debuts strongly
| Dodging
critical fire faster than Neo evades bullets, "The Matrix
Revolutions" debuted to sold-out theaters on Wednesday in a
global opening that had fans lining up for blocks to be first to see
the film. >more |
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