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Editor's note:
yesterday (Sunday) gremlins seem to have gotten into our system and the
dailynews page was not visible to most readers. We thank you for all those
who wrote in to tell us and all was restored by the end of the day. We
apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.
Back to School!
Notwithstanding the difficulties being faced at the Ministry of Education,
where the lack of funds is leaving some schools and classrooms with a
shortage of desks and inadequate services, the 2004 school year begins
today.
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Casinos Under Fire
A plan to reduce casino hours to 11 hours a day from the current 24 hours of
operation is finding opposition from the Casino Association of Costa Rica
(La Asociación de Casinos de Costa Rica).
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Nobel Prize Winners to Meet in Costa Rica
In unprecedented event, tomorrow (Tuesday), Nobel prize winners former Costa
Rican president Oscar Arias, Rigoberta Menchú y Adolfo Pérez, will meet in
Costa Rica to discuss the challenges faced to reach world peace.
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Costa Rica is Honeymooners Destination of Choice
American magazine Modern Bride has labeled Costa Rica the number-one
destination for honeymooners in the category of Best Adventure, according to
an annual poll taken among travel agencies from that Central American
country, the Costa Rican Tourism Institute informed.
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U.S. to Seek 14-Country Trade Deal Within FTAA
U.S. trade officials said on Saturday they planned to negotiate a high-level
trade agreement with 13 other countries in the Americas, after efforts to
craft a free trade pact covering 34 countries in the Western Hemisphere
suffered a setback this week.
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Chavez names Paris envoy as foreign minister
Venezuelan President Hugo
Chavez on Sunday named Jesus Perez, the current ambassador to France, as the
country's new foreign minister, local media reported.
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Rome, Milan ban cars on Sunday to reduce pollution
Cyclists cruised and families
strolled around the centers of Italian cities of Rome and Milan on Sunday,
as cars were banned in moves to reduce pollution in the two main cities.
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FAO provides emergency aid to China for bird flu
control
The UN Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO) has approved an emergency assistance project to China for
the control of bird flu, according to the China Office of the FAO here.
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