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Quack Found In Costa Rica
The quack cosmetic surgeon wanted
for the death of a Manhattan banker found entombed under concrete at his New
Jersey home has been spotted in Costa Rica, a law-enforcement source said
yesterday.
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Costa Ricans Look for Refuge in Canada
Each year, many Costa Ricans scrape enough money together to buy passage to
Canada, which is often used a stepping stone to enter the United States.
Canada does not require visas for Ticos who wish to visit Canada for a
period of time. However, many, once in Canada, find a way to cross any one
of the many borders that join Canada and the U.S.
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Divorce Rate Doubled in 8 Years
Just in 2003, the Judiciary Actions
Office of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal received 9,442 applications for the
recording of divorces, 1,656 more than in 2002.
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Forty Three Percent More Flights
In the inaugural ceremony of United Airlines new
non-stop flight linking Washington D.C. and Costa Rica, President Abel
Pacheco pointed out the fact that from 232 weekly flights linking Costa Rica
and the world in April 2002, the number is now 332.
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Pro-free Trade Agricultural Nations to Meet Ahead of
World Trade Talks
Agricultural exporting
nations that favor free trade will meet in Costa Rica early next week to
plot how to get world trade talks back on track, Australian Trade Minister
Mark Vaile said Friday.
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Accused in corruption case, ex-president leaves
country
Guatemala's Former President Alfonso Portillo, facing allegations of massive
corruption, left Guatemala one day after the country's highest court agreed
to suspend his legal immunity as a member of the Central American
Parliament.
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Bus accident kills 40 in Brazil
The fall of a bus
Saturday in the Cipo dam in Brazil's northeastern Ceara state, near its
Barros municipality, killed at least 40.
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