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The Rain Didn't Stop
the Show!
Passersby enjoy the sounds of The Big Band in front
of the Teatro Nacional Monday night as part of the
seasonal festivities.
Click here for a video clip of
the show.
[Foto: insidecostarica.com]
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| NEWS |
updated by 8:00 a.m. CST each day
Alleged Ex-Nazi
Dies Awaiting Extradition
A
Ukranian-born man accused of killing Jews in
Nazi territory during World War II has died in
Costa Rica while awaiting extradition.
>more
More than
40.000.000 Colones Will Hit The Streets This
Week
The
Aguinaldo is equivalent to one month's pay
that is due to all employees and is paid
between December 1 and 15.
>more
America West
and Air Canada Begin New Service To Costa Rica
...
Montie Brewer, executive vice president,
commercial, said Air Canada is taking
advantage of recent changes to U.S. government
laws that oblige non-American travelers going
though U.S. hubs to have visas. >more
Central America
Has Highest AIDS Rate in Latin America
Belize,
Honduras, Panama and Guatemala are four of the
six Central American countries with the
highest AIDS rate in Latin America, Jane
Armitage, director of the World Bank for
Central America, has said.
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Venezuela reports
30,000 AIDS cases
Venezuela has 30,000
AIDS cases in the country, its Health and
Social Development Ministry reported on
Monday, World AIDS Day.
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Mexican president
remains popular, acceptable to people: polls
Mexican President
Vicente Fox has maintained an acceptable
popularity despite a drop of the approval
rating from 70 percent to 58 percent,
according to opinion polls released on Monday.
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US to build anti-drug
coordination center in Peru
The United States plans
to build an anti-drug coordination center next
month in the Peruvian Amazon in a bid to crack
down on illegal plant growing and drug
smuggling in the area, Peru's official Andina
news agency reported on Sunday.
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SPECIAL
REPORTS: LATIN AMERICA |
Access to Anti-AIDS Drugs Varies Widely
in Latin America
A year ago, 52 Bolivians living with
HIV/AIDS complained to the
Inter-American Commission on Human
Rights that their government refused to
provide anti-AIDS drugs free of charge,
in violation of the country's
international commitments. Only 33 of
them are alive today.
David was the last to die, in November,
when his hopes were extinguished, along
with his battle, as the leader of the
VIHDA network in the central Bolivian
city of Santa Cruz, for the
antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) that could
have extended his life.
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