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Pineapples Surpass Coffee
The amount in dollars of Costa Rican pineapples
sold abroad surpassed that for coffee for the first time last year.
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A Taste of Coffee
Representatives from 10 gourmet coffee firms from England, Scotland, and
Finland visited Costa Rica to learn about the high quality of the Tico beans
and the production system.
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Economy at Slow Pace
According to the Central Bank, the rhythm of production of Costa Rica
continues ebbing.
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Sales to Asia Increased
Costa Rican exports to Asia reached $611 million last year, 94 percent more
than in 2002, mainly because of the influence of sales by Intel.
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Did Bogus Doc Kill the Woman?
Dean Faiello didn't have a
doctor's license, didn't have a medical degree and in fact was a college
dropout.
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Costa Rica Open Produces Two Course Records and an Ace
Rafael Echenique of Argentina
leads the Costa Rica Open after a thrilling second day at the Valle de Sol
Golf Club produced two course records and a brilliant hole in one.
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Bush Notifies Congress to Sign CAFTA Pact
U.S. President George W. Bush
notified the U.S. Congress on Friday that he intends to sign a new free
trade agreement with five Central American countries, but did not say
whether he would seek a potentially divisive vote on the pact ahead of this
year's elections.
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US requests extradition of Colombian paramilitary
The United States urged
Colombia to arrest and extradite senior chiefs of the paramilitary group
United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) Carlos Castano and Salvatore
Macuso, the local radio Caracol reported Friday.
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.Argentine jet makes
safe emergency landing
An Argentine Austral Airlines jet
landed safely at Ezeiza International Airport Friday after being declared in
a state of emergency when it lost a wheel on takeoff, an Air Force spokesman
said.
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Mexico bans Canadian poultry imports due to bird flu
Mexico Friday banned poultry
imports from Canada's British Columbia Province following the discovery of
bird flu in the region, the local press reported.
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Schwarzenegger seeks stop to gay unions
After a judge Friday declined
to put an immediate end to same-sex marriages in San Francisco, Gov. Arnold
Schwarzenegger ordered California's attorney general Friday to "take
immediate steps" to get a court ruling to make the city stop.
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