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A man is
dragged by police and forcibly removed from
the "Bambuzal" farm in Sarapiquí de Heredia.
The land is owned by the Standard Fruit
Company, where more than 100 persons where
known to occupy the lands claiming their right
to be there. The Police action resulted in the
peaceful removal of the persons, with no need
for violence. (Foto Graciela Solís/Diario
Extra)
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Estranged Husband Doesn't Return Son from Costa Rica
A sense of dread clutched Anna Sims one
Saturday last April as her husband walked to the door with their 4-year-old
son for what was supposed to be a vacation to Costa Rica.
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The Big Cola is Coming
Coca Cola to have a new
competitor in Costa Rica - the Big Cola.
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Costa Rican Gays Seeking Haven in Canada
Canada is seeing a surge in the number of refugee claimants who say they are
homosexuals and will be persecuted if they are returned to their homelands.
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Cable TV Captivates Ticos
While 204,311 Costa Rican households enjoy cable television, 43,783 others
want to be hooked to the network.
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Keeping an Eye on Central America
NASA-supported researchers
have developed software anyone can use to fly, video game-style, over
Central America and survey its current environmental conditions.
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EU to finance observation of Dominican presidential
elections
The European Union (EU)
announced on Friday it will finance with 206,000 US dollars the observation
of the presidential elections in the Dominican Republic.
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1.8 tons of cocaine seized in Venezuela
Venezuelan Scientific, Penal
and Criminal Statistics Corps (CICPC) seized 1,874 kg of cocaine in two
operations on Friday, a government spokesman said.
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Brazilian president meets with Chinese businessmen
Brazilian President Luiz
Inacio Lula da Silva met with a group of Chinese businessmen on Friday as
part of a series of bilateral exchanges before his visit to China in May.
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