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Italian
tenor Luciano Pavarotti sings during his
'Pavarotti In Freedom'' concert at the
National Stadium in San Jose, Saturday.
Pavarotti opened his world tour 'Pavarotti In
Freedom' in Costa Rica, which is scheduled to
be his last tour before he retires in 2005.(AP
Photo/Kent Gilbert)
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La Carpio Operation Nets 22 Deportations
During the police sweep of the La Carpio, west of San José, that took place
Friday morning some 600 persons were submitted to a police operation where
they asked to produce documentation for their legal status to live and work
in Costa Rica.
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Civil Marriages Overtake Catholic Marriages
Civil marriages have overtaken religious marriages in Costa Rica. According
to figures released y the Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones (TSE), there were
24.057 marriages registered in 2003, 488 more than in 2002.
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1.200 Visitors Land at Liberia Airport in One Day
The Liberia airport in Guanacaste - offcially named Aeropuerto Daniel
Oduber - inaugurated it's expansion of the facility yesterday afternoon with
the arrival of more than 500 tourists to the area in a few minutes in the
early hours of the afternoon.
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Drugs, Terrorism and Flesh Trade Agreement at Forum
East Asian and Latin American countries have agreed to fight against
terrorism, drugs and human trafficking at a meeting in Manila.
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US Continental Airlines cancels flights from Scotland
to LA
Saturday's Continental Airlines
Flight 17 from Glasgow, Scotland, to Los Angeles International Airport, was
canceled because of continuing fears of terrorism, authorities said.
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Air France cancels flights between Paris, Washington
Air France announced Saturday that
it has canceled two Paris-Washington flights and two return flights on
Sunday and Monday due to security concerns.
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WHO refutes claims that bird flu virus originated from
China
There is no evidence whatever to
support the claims that China is the source of the bird flu virus, and there
is no clear answer yet as to where the virus originated, World Health
Organization (WHO) spokeswoman Fadela Chaib said.
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